Delta Ground Pounders

SOUTHWEST BRITISH COLUMBIA YOURS TRULY 50K & 25K 2008

Malcolm Knapp Research Forest

Saturday Jan 26th 2008 8:30am

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Thanks to Blurr for providing draw prizes for this event

This is an unorganized non-event. There are no fees of any kind or clubs to join.

The Yours Truly 50K is an honour system fun run first held in 1993 by David Blaikie. Runners complete a known 50K course on one of two dates and e-mail their finishing times to the Race Director who compiles the worldwide results. In 1997 Tero Toyryla, of Finland, took over the RD task.

DATE: Saturday, Jan 28, 2006

TIME: 8:30-9:00 am. Faster runners are encouraged to start later.

PLACE: Malcolm Knapp UBC Research Forest Parking Lot. DIR: Off Lougheed Hwy. Follow signs towards Golden Ears Park but go straight through on 232 to Silver Valley Road (on the right) and follow to the end.For a map of how to get there go to:

http://www.mkrf.forestry.ubc.ca/

Click on "Directions"

AID: None. Loop course so use your car.

RULES: This is an active research forest. No dogs, bikes, AG’s , horses or smoking. Please stay on course and do not disturb any research areas. There may be road construction and logging on the course – obey all signs.

RESTROOMS: There are two primitive outhouses at the start – none on course.

WATER: There is NO WATER at the start. BYOW.

TIMES: Please keep your own and report it to me.

COURSE: To be determined according to weather/snow conditions. It will be multi-looped between 10-25 km per loop. There will be NO COURSE MARKINGS. Maps will be provided at the start. You are strongly encouraged to run with a partner as cougars and bears have been seen on the course. Surfaces vary between HILLY gravel roads and forest single track. Expect to run on snow.

To see the 25K Loop go to:

http://communities.msn.com/DeltaGroundPounders/yt25kloop.msnw

To see the 10K Loop go to:

http://communities.msn.com/DeltaGroundPounders/yourwebpage1.msnw

ENTRY: Please e-mail by Jan. 22nd.

e-mail: rlang00@hotmail.com