OK, so this isn't "hot off the press" news, but last year the Open Space District completed a project to re-route the upper mile of the White Oak Trail in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve. We finally ran it today and must report that they did an excellent job. The old trail was an impossibly steep, rutted, exposed, and wide trail. The new trail is shaded and switchbacks were added to make the climb much more enjoyable. They also replaced the horrible "fire break next to Page Mill Road" section with a narrow singletrack through grassland with great views. This new trail gets two thumbs up!!  Click on the map for full size image Add Comment On May 1st, join Barefoot Ted McDonald and ZombieRunner for an informative clinic on Barefoot Running. Barefoot Ted describes himself as an independent athlete committed to re-discovering primal natural human capacities and encouraging others to do the same. He's spent the last 7 years focused on mastering barefoot long distance running, including running 100 mile ultramarathons, such as the Leadville Trail 100 and the Angeles Crest 100. For more information visit the ZombieRunner Events Page! I've decided to run Skyline-to-the-Sea 50k in April. Anyone else up for it? I need more training partners!! Email TrailStompers@gmail.com if interested...  The Mountain View City Council will be considering a proposal to end funding of the Deer Hollow Farm program next year due to budget cuts of "non-essential services." Deer Hollow Farm (DHF) is an educational farm located in the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve.Rancho San Antonio Preserve is the most visited in the open space district because of the unique setting including the farm and adjacent county park. The program offers school year classes in Farm and Garden, Ohlone Native Americans, Wilderness, and serves as a summer day camp. Approximately 5000 children reap the benefits. There are several ways that you can help:
In order to optimize search engine performance, the names of the trail run pages have been updated. For example: www.TrailStompers.com/huddart-phleger.html has been changed to www.TrailStompers.com/huddart-county-park-and-phleger-estate-trail-runs.html. This means that any bookmarked links to individual runs will not work anymore. Please go back to the main Trail Runs page to navigate to the new pages. Thanks! Today was an AMAZING day in the Bay Area! Check out the new photos from the Coal Creek / Russian Ridge / Windy Hill run! Visit the photos page and scroll to the bottom! Everyone - check out the new photos page on TrailStompers.com! We will be posting photos documenting the beauty of trail running in the SF Bay Area! New runs have been added! Check out the "Favorite Runs" page! If you would like to contribute, email TrailStompers@gmail.com! | AuthorsCarl ArchivesJuly 2011 CategoriesAll |
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