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Author Topic: Mammoth Lakes Vacation/Training Camp  (Read 4759 times)
Andrea North
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« on: February 06, 2012, 10:18:26 am »

So Jake and I have been thinking about what we want to do for summer vacation. By vacation, I mean the ultimate fun training camp. We thought it would be super fun if we got a crew to join us this year and why not open it up to FRB to see if anyone is interested.

Destination -
Mammoth Lakes! Elevation 7000-9000ft at the base of the Sierra Nevadas.





Here is a blog post of our adventure last year http://wasatchandbeyond.blogspot.com/2011/07/mammoth-lakes.html (although there probably won't be nearly as much snow).

Dates -
July 21-29, 2012

Opportunities -
Dirt trails, here's a link to lots of popular routes in the area http://www.runmammoth.com/running_routes_main.html
Thousand Island Lakes 17-20 Mile Trail Run http://www.othtc.com/fav_runs/1kislrun/run_main.htm - this is some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen.



Over 70 miles of mountain biking on Mammoth Mountain http://www.mammothmountain.com/docs/assets/BPTrailMap2011.pdf
Day trips to June Lake, Mono Lake, Yosemite, secret hot springs, etc.

Possible Rental -
Definitely a place with a hot tub and right next to the creek for ice baths...something like this http://www.vrbo.com/70448. Estimated price is probably $250-$300/person for the week.

We are actually very serious about this! We are 100% going so if anyone is even remotely interested, let one of us know in the next few weeks.
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Jake Krong
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2012, 10:45:34 am »

Other thoughts...

-Mammoth Lakes has a Safeway, and they have the best moose tracks ice cream.
-The Mammoth Track Club essentially offers this same trip in the form of a running camp that costs $3000 per person!
-Unlike Colorado or the PacNW during the summer, you're pretty much guaranteed sunny skies and dry weather 95% of the time in the Sierras that time of year.
-The best local runners (Meb, Morgan Uceny, etc) will be leaving for London around that time, so we won't be the slowest people in town  Wink
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Jon Allen
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2012, 06:17:02 pm »

I should have known Jake's number 1 reason would be for the ice cream...
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Bonnie
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2012, 08:15:24 pm »

Hmmmm ... unless you would rather consider Flagstaff!! Ryan Hall is usually there at least some of the time in the Summer (meaning it is a good place to train ;-) ) ... and they have good ice cream too!
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