December / January Schedule

So so sorry for the late post ...

I have some days coming up that I will be out of town, so I will need someone to volunteer to lead for me. I appreciate all  of the help everyone always gives.

Also, Thank you Nancy for hosting the holiday gathering... We had a great time!

Sunday December 20th -- We will meet at the old Starbucks parking lot at 64th and Ward at 7:30 am to carpool up to Angela's house. We will be running, the temps are getting to warm and not enough to snow shoe.

Sunday December 27th -- We will meet at the Dog Park at 8:00 am at 64th and just west of Virgil Way. We will decide if we run around the lake or if we run Fairmont, depending on the weather.

Friday January 1st -- There have been lots of mentions that people are running this 5K in Arvada at Memorial Park ... 3W puts on this race, and it always has been a fun one.

Sunday January 3rd -- This is one of the days I'll be out of town. Seems that the Clear Creek trail works well, so meet at Anderson Park at 8:00 am... Volunteers for the aide station and leading, please let me know.

Sunday January 10th -- It has been requested to run the Cherry Creek trail, I believe we will carpool down to the parking lot between REI and the Aquarium ... Mary will be helping me coordinate this run.

Sunday January 17th -- We will meet at the Arvada Tennis courts (64th and Miller) at 8:00 am to run the Ralston Creek Trail. Volunteers for the aide station?

Sunday January 24th -- We will meet at the dog park on 64th at 8:00 am and run around the reservoir... Please let me know if you can do the aide station 

Sunday January 31st -- Right now it is undecided if I will be able to make it to this run, so I may need a volunteer ... Either way, we will meet at Anderson Park at 8:00 and run the Clear Creek trail ...

Sunday February 7th -- I'm thinking we can go run around Sloan's lake (maybe twice) ... so we can carpool from the old Starbucks at 64th and Ward ... let me know thoughts on this... We could maybe do a breakfast afterwards?

October / November Schedule

Hi Ladies,

Here is me being Ms. Last Minute again! Sorry!

First ... Congratulations to Mary ... running the Detroit marathon next week! We will all be sending positive vibes to you for a great race! Congratulations to Garrette, who is getting married next week as well ... Happy upcoming adventures! Finally, Congratulations to Melissa ... We can't wait to meet that sweet baby!

The Hot Chocolate Race!

Sunday October 18th -- We will meet at the tennis courts at 64th and Miller at 7:30 am and run the Ralston Creek trail... I will do the aide station at Elderidge...

Sunday October 25th -- We will meet in the parking lot at the old Starbucks at 64th and Ward at 7:30 am and carpool up to Elk Meadow.

Sunday November 1st -- We will do the 5K fundraiser for the scholarship fund. Rosa or I will let you know details as they become available.

Sunday November 8th -- We will meet at the dog park at 64th and Virgil Way (just west of) at 7:30 am and run around the Arvada Res ... Let me know if you would be able to do the aide station.

Sunday November 15th -- We will meet at Anderson Park at 44th and Field at the south parking lot at 7:30 am and run the Clear Creek Trail ...

Sunday November 22nd -- We will meet at the old Starbucks parking lot at 64th and Ward at 7:30 am and carpool to Lookout Mountain to run some trails.

Sunday November 29th --  We will meet at the dog park on 64th just west of Virgil Way at 7:30 am and run the Fairmont trail. Volunteers for the aide station?

Sunday December 6th -- We will meet at the Arvada Tennis Courts at 64th and Miller at 7:30 am and run the Ralston Creek Trail.

A not very good picture of our friend we came across while running the Apex Trail

As always, watch FaceBook for last min changes / additions.

August / September Schedule

Hi Ladies,

So Sorry for the incredibly late post… It’s all on me this month…

August and September Schedule

August 6, 2015 – 7:00 pm Hill repeats at 71^st and Pierson

August 9^th, 2015 – 6:30 am – Meet at Anderson Park … running the Clear Creek Trail … Please notify me if you can do the aide station. I will be out of town so any help is greatly appreciated.

August 11^th, 2015 – 6:30 pm – Oberon Middle School … track workout

August 13^th, 2015 – 7:00 pm – This is potentially going to be cancelled but if I’m available I will be running hill repeats at 71^st and Pierson. Please watch FaceBook for the latest update.

August 16^th, 2015 – 6:30 am – Meet at the old Starbucks parking lot at 64^th and Ward. We will carpool to Elk Meadow.

August 18^th, 2015 – 6:30 pm – Oberon Middle School … track workout

August 20^th, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Hill repeats at 71^st and Pierson

August 23^rd, 2015 – 6:45 am – Meet at the Arvada Tennis Courts on 64^th and Miller … we will run the Ralston Creek Trail …

August 25^th, 2015 – 6:30 pm – Oberon Middle School – track workout

August 27^th, 2015 – 6:30 pm – Hill repeats – 71^st and Pierson

August 30^th, 2015 – 6:45 am – Meet at the dog park at 64^th and just west of Virgil Way, we will run the Fairmont trail.

September 1^st, 2015 – 6:30 pm – Oberon middle school … track workout

Skipping hills this week….

September 6^th, 2015 – 6:30 am – Meet at the old Starbucks parking lot at 64^th and Ward and we will carpool to Elk Meadow (Or three sisters if people are up for driving a bit further) … Watch FaceBook after I get feedback.

September 8^th, 2015 – 6:00 pm – Oberon middle school … track workout

September 10^th, 2015 – 6:00 pm – Hill repeats … 71^st and Pierson

September 13^th, 2015 – 7:00 am – Meet at Anderson Park to run the Clear Creek Trail … I will also be out of town this day so I will need someone to do the aide station.

September 15^th, 2015 – 6:00 pm – Oberon middle school … track workout

September 17^th, 2015 – 6:00 pm – Hill repeats … 71^st and Pierson

September 20^th, 2015 – 7:00 am – Meet at the old Starbucks parking lot at 64^th and Ward and we will carpool to Angela’s house for a Lookout Mountain run.

September 22^nd, 2015 – 6:00 pm – Oberon middle school … track workout

September 24^th, 2015 – 6:00 pm – Hill Repeats at 71^st and Pierson

September 27^th, 2015 – 7:00 am – Meet at the Arvada Tennis courts at 64^th and Miller and we will run the Ralston Creek trail …

 

I will remind for help for the aide stations on FaceBook … Thank you to everyone that helped me out throughout the summer. I really appreciate it!

June / July Schedule

Hello Ladies,

 

First I would like to send a great big Thank you to all of you that participated in the ‘gift card’ that I received at the last scholarship fundraiser. I’m truly honored to have the opportunity to work with you ladies.

Also, I would like to Thank everyone that helped with the awarding of the scholarship. This year we were able to award (2) $600 scholarships to (2) very deserving girls. Erin Thomas and Alicia Thompson both submitted incredible applications and will both be going to University of Northern Colorado to run.

Another side note … we will be moving some times around to try to avoid some of the heat that has finally appeared these last few days. Please make sure to check Facebook or send me a message to make sure what time we are running.

 

June / July Schedule

Tuesday June 9, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Oberon Track for a track workout …

Thursday June 11, 2015 – Nancy has convinced many of us to try out the Adventure Run at the Westminster Promenade. Please let me know if you would like details.

Sunday June 14, 2015 – 7:00 am – Meet at the dog park on 64^th just east of Virgil Way and we will run the Fairmont trail… Please let me know if you can do the aide station.

Tuesday June 16, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Oberon Track – track workout

Thursday June 18, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Hill Repeats at 71^st and Pierson

Sunday June 21, 2015 – 7:00 am – Meet at the old Starbucks Parking Lot at 64^th and Ward … we will carpool to Elk Meadow and run that loop.

Tuesday June 23, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Oberon Track – track workout

Thursday June 25, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Hill Repeats at 71^st and Pierson

Sunday June 28, 2015 – 7:00 am – Meet at the Tennis Courts at 64^th and Miller and we will run the Ralston Creek Trail. Please let me know if you can do an aide station.

Tuesday June 30, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Oberon Track – track workout

Thursday July 2, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Hill Repeats at 71^st and Pierson

Sunday July 5, 2015 – 7:00 am – For those of us in town we will meet at Anderson Park at 44^th and Field and run the Clear Creek Trail. Let me know if you can do the aide station.

Tuesday July 7, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Oberon Track – track workout

Thursday July 9, 2015 – Adventure Run in Westminster

Sunday July 12, 2015 –7:00 am – Meet at the old Starbucks parking lot at 64^th and Ward and we will carpool to Angela’s house to run around Lookout Mountain.

Tuesday July 14, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Oberon Track – track workout

Thursday July 16, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Hill Repeats at 71^st and Pierson

Sunday July 19, 2015 – 7:00 am – Meet at Goddard School at 87^th and Indiana and we will run either Candelas Hill or an old familiar loop or another route that we can think of.

Tuesday July 21, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Oberon Track – track workout

Thursday July 23, 2015 – Hill Repeats at 71^st and Pierson

Sunday July 26, 2015 – 6:15 am -- Change in Schedule! Sorry Ladies. We will be running the Clear Creek Trail from Anderson Park meeting at 44th and Field. Cindy will do an aide station at Youngfield.

Tuesday July 28, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Oberon Track – track workout

Thursday July 30, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Hill Repeats at 71^st and Pierson

Please remember that this schedule will be adjusted as needed so please watch FaceBook or contact me if there are questions.

May Schedule

May Schedule –

Hello Ladies …

The May Schedule is as follows…

Tuesday May 5^th – 6:00 pm – Oberon Middle School – Track workout

Thursday May 7^th – anytime after 6 pm – Mary is hosting our fundraising Wine and Cheese Party … We are taking donations for our scholarship and conversing over Wine and Cheese – feel free to bring a snack. Mary’s address is 2828 Zuni Street #316. Please let me know if you need phone numbers or directions. I will also bring our applications for this years scholarship so we can vote.

Sunday May 10^th – 7:30 am – Meeting at the Arvada Tennis Courts to run the Ralston Creek Trail. I will be at a dance competition, so anyone willing to do the aide station please let me know.

Tuesday May 12^th – 6:00 pm – Oberon Middle School – Track workout

Thursday May 14^th – 7:00 pm – Triple Ripple Hill Repeat – 71^st and Pierson. Let me know if you need directions.

Sunday May 17^th – 7:30 am – Meeting at the corner store at 88^th and Garrison, we will run the Big Dry Creek.

Tuesday May 19^th – 6:00 pm – Oberon Middle School – Track workout

Thursday May 21^st – 8:00 pm – Triple Ripple Hill Repeats – 71^st and Pierson

Sunday May 24^th – 7:30 am – Meeting at Anderson Park  -- We will run the Clear Creek Trail. Let me know if you can do the aide station.

Monday May 25^th – Bolder Boulder – If you are racing this let me know if you would like to carpool.

Tuesday May 26^th – 6:00 pm -- Oberon Middle School – Track workout

Thursday May 28^th – Triple Ripple Hill Repeats – 71^st and Pierson

Sunday May 31^st – Meeting at 7:00 am at the old Starbucks parking lot at 64^th and Ward – We will run at Ang’s house – Details will follow concerning the route.

Tuesday June 2^nd --  6:00 pm – Oberon Middle School, Track workout

Thursday June 4^th – 7:00 pm – Triple Ripple Hill Repeat workout

Sunday June 7^th – 7:00 am – Meeting at the Arvada Tennis Courts and running the Ralston Creek Trail. Let me know if you are available for the aide station.

April Schedule

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the busy spring season!

For the track workouts we will be rotating who will be leading between Nancy, Lori and myself ... We will try to post the workout on FaceBook for whoever would like to do them on their own.

Remember to watch the Facebook page for last min changes to the schedule...

April's Schedule

Tuesday April 7th -- 6:00 pm -- Oberon Track -- Track workout ...

Thursday April 9th -- 7:00 pm -- Triple Ripple hill repeat workout ... let me know if you need directions

Sunday April 12th -- Some of us will be running the Frank Shorter 5K in Broomfield ... The rest will meet at the Arvada Tennis courts at 64th and Ward at 7:30 am and run the Ralston Creek Trail.

Tuesday April 14th -- 6:00 pm -- Oberon Track -- Track workout

Thursday April 16th -- 7:00 pm -- Triple Ripple hill repeat workout

Sunday April 19th -- 7:30 am --- we will meet at the old Starbucks parking lot at 64th and Ward and carpool to Lookout Mountain to run a nice downhill course. Make sure your quads are strong ;).

Tuesday April 21st -- 6:00 pm -- Oberon Track -- Track workout ...

Thursday April 23rd -- 7:00 pm Triple Ripple hill repeat workout ...

Sunday April 26th -- 7:30 am -- We will meet at Anderson Park and run the Clear Creek Trail. Please let me know if you can do an aide station...

Tuesday April 28th -- 6:00 pm -- Oberon Track -- Track workout ....

Thursday April 30th -- 7:00 pm -- Triple Ripple hill repeat workout ...

Sunday May 3rd -- This is the Colorado Marathon that many people are running ... I may be at a dance competition so we will see who is left to run ...

Tuesday May 5th -- 6:00 pm Oberon Track -- Track workout ...

Thursday May 7th -- Instead of a hill workout we will have a wine and cheese fundraiser. Mary will host ... I will put an address and possibly a carpooling idea and post when it gets closer.

Please let me know if you have other places you would like to run.

March Schedule

March Schedule …

 

Sorry ladies, this was a struggle for me this month.

Please note, there was a date change for the next Scholarship Fundraiser … Mary will host the next one at her house on May 7^th … more details will follow…

Also, I will start the hill repeat workouts with the longer days in a few weeks. Track workouts will still wait for a little bit.

Schedule …

Sunday March 15^th, 2015 – Clear Creek Trail --- Meeting at Anderson Park at 8:00 am. I will be at a dance competition this weekend, so you will need to decided your distance and hopefully someone will volunteer for the aide station.

Sunday March 22^nd, 2015 – Ralston Creek Trail – Meeting at the Arvada Tennis courts on 64^th and Miller at 8:00 am. I will again be out of town for work so I will need a volunteer to do the aide station and ‘lead’ the run.

Thursday March 26^th, 2015 – First Hill Repeat workout of the year. We will meet at the ‘triple ripple’ hill on 71st and Pierson at 7:00 pm

Sunday March 29^th, 2015 – Meet at the old Starbucks on 64^th and Ward at 7:30 am and we will carpool to Elk Meadow (as long as the trail is clear).

Thursday April 2^nd, 2015 – Hill Repeat workout at 7:00 pm at 71^st and Pierson.

Sunday April 5^th, 2015 – Meet again at Starbucks at 7:30 am and we will carpool to go run at Red Rocks.

If you have a place you would like to run please let me know.

February Schedule

Hi Ladies,

I'm so sorry for the delay ... I think my life should be getting back to normal soon ...

A few reminders -- the snowshoe races at Eldora ski area are every Wednesday ... watch on FaceBook for meeting times and locations ... They really are a fun event!

Also, please make sure to let Nancy know your mileage at the end of the month for those of you doing the 2015 miles in 2015...

February 8th, 2015 -- We will meet at Starbucks at 64th and Ward at 7:30 am to go run Lookout Mountain.

February 15th, 2015 -- We will meet at Goddard school at 87th and Indiana and Run Candelas at 8:00 am ... It has been a long time and I have had some requests, to get the extra mileage we can go through the neighborhood or run one of the old routes... I will do the aide station at the top of the hill.

February 19th, 2015 -- Buffalo Wild Wings day for the Running Club

February 22nd, 2015 -- After all the hills we will be wanting some flat ground ... we will run the Clear Creek trail, meeting at Anderson Park at 8:00 am . Let me know if you can do the aide station.

February 26th, 2015 -- Fundraiser for the Running Club Scholarship Fund ... Wine and Cheese social hour at Trisha's house, donation towards the scholarship fund is the entrance to the gathering ... let me know if you need the address... ltkrapes@msn.com

March 1st, 2015 -- We will try for the Fairmont trail once again. Meeting at the Dog Park at 64th and just west of Virgil Way ... We will figure out the aide station when we get closer.

Also, mark your calendar for May 3rd at Fairmont Park ... the Faimount 5K benefitting Fairmount Elementary ... If someone is looking for a 5K close and going towards a good cause this would be a great opportunity.

Please let me know if I missed anything and I will get it posted.

Notes from the Annual Meeting

The following is the notes from the annual meeting that was held on January 22nd, 2015.

If there are any notes or suggestions that someone would like to add please let me know. Ltkrapes@msn.com

The Arvada Running Club will have a group of runners at the following races ...

• Colorado Marathon and 1/2 Marathon -- May 3rd -- Fort Collins
• Bolder Boulder -- Memorial Day -- Boulder
• Hot Chocolate 5k and 15k -- October 3rd ish -- Denver -- Sign up now for the cheaper rates

Other races we are looking at include (but not limited to)...

• Autumn Color Run -- Buena Vista -- September
• Basalt 1/2 Marathon -- Basalt -- August
• Steamboat 1/2 Marathon -- Steamboat -- June 
• Van Arsdale 5k -- Arvada -- May
• Westwoods 5k -- Arvada -- September

Trisha and Wendy will work on getting the word out for the scholarship by sending letters to counselors and coaches at the Arvada High Schools and Trisha will follow up with an email to get application for the money we have to award from 2014.

For Fundraising for the Scholarship this year we have decided, in addition to the 5K (Rosa will continue to plan) and Buffalo Wild Wings (third Wednesday of every month), we will also host a wine and cheese social gathering once per quarter ... The admission to the event is a donation to the Scholarship Fund. We decided to go this route because it was discussed that most people would rather spend their time socializing versus volunteering at a race ... The dates and hosts for each event are listed below ... I will post addresses closer to each date ...

• February 26th -- 6:30 pm -- Trisha's House
• April 23rd -- 6:30 pm -- Mary's Apartment
• August 6th -- 6:30 pm -- Nancy's House
• October 8th -- 6:30 pm -- Chris's House

Book Club -- The current Book is still Terri Fox's run across Canada -- When I get a date from Jo Ann I will post it. Please think about if you would like to host the next book club.

Nancy will also be posting on the FaceBook site a workout each week that we would be a great cross training tool.

Wendy will be updating the featured runners in her spare time.

It was discussed that we like the current routes and trail systems that we have been using. There will be a new one opening in North West Arvada soon, so we will try that out as well.

It was talked about for the Tuesday track workouts to try and move them or change the time so more people could attend. It was decided to keep them on Tuesday's but maybe make the time at 6 to make it easier for people. Also, it was brought up that some people don't attend because they think they are too slow. Everyone agreed that no one was too slow and it is much more fun with more people. Lesley has agreed to leading the workouts for another year and Dina has talked about coming to help out as well.

We will also continue the Thursday Hill Repeat workouts (when it is lighter). Those will be at 6:30 every Thursday.

I would like to thank everyone who helps out with the club, the organization, the fundraising, the suggestions and ideas. Without everyone we wouldn't be where we are ...

January 2015 Schedule

January Schedule!

Happy New Year Ladies! I’m so excited to have the opportunity to get to run with you all and have you continue to support, inspire and encourage each other. It has been an amazing journey thus far and I look forward to what the future holds.

I have been put in charge of starting a running club at Weber Elementary School and am looking for volunteers that could possibly help run with kids, encourage kids etc. The school club will be running the Frank Shorter 5K in April. I’m looking for high school kids (maybe needing volunteer hours) or adults. Please contact me if you know someone that would be willing to help out, even if it is only once a month or for the race at the end. It will be on Thursday afternoons from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm. Ltkrapes@msn.com

January 3, 2014 – 8:00 am – meet at the dog park on 64^th Ave just west of Virgil Way. If the Fairmont trail is clear you can run that, otherwise the route around the res is always fun and challenging.  I will not be in town during this run, but I will think of all of you! Please post on the FaceBook reminder if you can help out on this run in any way.   

January 11^th, 2014 – 8:00 am – meet at Anderson Park on 44^th and Field, the parking lot furthest south. We will run the Clear Creek trail. If someone can put an aide station at Youngfield that would be great. Some people will be upping their mileage in the coming weeks so it would be nice to have water out there for us.

January 18^th, 2014 – 7:30 am – meet at Starbucks at 64^th and Ward, we will be carpooling up to Lookout Mountain to run a fantastic hill filled run at Angela’s house.

Thursday January 22, 2014 – 6:00 pm – We will have the annual meeting at my house (please email me if you need my address) to discuss new opportunities that have been presented to me, talk about the scholarship that we have to give away, races that we would like to see on the calendar and what changes we would like to see happen. If you are unable to attend and would like to volunteer in some way or have some items you would like discussed please contact me … Ltkrapes@msn.com

January 25^th, 2014 – 8:00 am – meet at the Arvada Tennis courts on 64^th and Miller and we will run the Ralston Creek Trail. If someone can do the aide station on Elderidge that would be great. Please let me know.