Feb 9th GTR Pancake Run
Who's down for a trail run, pancakes and beer? Come on out and join us for an 8.5 mile run followed by pancakes over a bonfire. The course will be half roads and half trails, the trail running will be done on the IAT and Greenbush connector trail. Start and finish will be at W8499 Spring Valley Dr. in Greenbush. We'll kickoff the run at 9am.

If your four-legged friend wants to join us please bring them along but you might want to bring a leash for when we are running on the roads. Bring warm clothing and boots to change into for around the fire. Looking forward to spending some trail time with everyone and hearing everyone's running plans for 2013!

I've never attached a Google Map location before so hopefully this works.

Oh, and one more thing. Nic Giebler is planning on eating bacon while running the Pancake Run................... not sure if he's going raw or cooked.

See you on Feb 9th!

It's F.C. out.

I figured I'd post something about where I am in training and what's coming up for the Greenbush Trail Runners...

I'm signed up for the Ice Age Trail 50 Miler in May.  My training plan officially started today with a 45-minute easy effort...which didn't happen.  It's really, really cold out.  I was going to head out tonight to get my time in, but instead I played with my boy and then sat in the warmth of my home.  Tomorrow I'll make up for it by pulling a double.  Promise!

I started to get back in to "running mode" over the last two weeks and am feeling that wonderful soreness of muscles that I really missed.  I had taken off the month of December of any real training, and while I really enjoyed the extra chocolate during the holidays...I'm very much enjoying the sore leg muscles that the training is bringing back.  As I mentioned, this week is the kick-off for Ice Age 50, and with Matt, Tony, and Dan all heading down the La Grange for the run, I'm excited to start the training cycle!

I've officially retired my Hoka Bondi's as of last week.  I ran one last long run in them, and the blistered the heck out of my feet.  I have a new pair of New Balance MT110's (updated version, with less lateral build-up) on the way and am excited to try them out.  Other than that, there's not much to report on training.  I feel chubby and slow right now but hope to build some serious hill climbs in the next couple months to get ready for Ice Age. 

One of my all-time favorite training runs happened in 2011, when Tony and I ran 16 miles of hill repeats on the Ice Age Trail (Glenbeulah Trailhead was the starting point). Snow was still on the trail, but we grinded out 4 repeats to Mile Marker 2 (a serious workout!) and hated the majority of it...but the sense of accomplishment was epic...and I hope to hammer out 20 miles this spring in my training.  Who's in?

As for upcoming GTR runs, we are scheduled to get together on February 9th, March 9th, ... and then the 3rd Annual NK 50k on April 6th, so plan on joining us for all or part of a great day in the woods!

That's about it for now.  Someone will be back with more info on the upcoming group runs.  In the meantime...get out to the Glen Trailhead, and let me know you're coming! 

Happy Trails!

Nic

January Group Run

The January group run will be on Saturday Jan 12th and we'll meet up at the Greenbush group camp parking lot (this is the lot with the large ski shelter) at 11am. The original plan was to run the 9.3 miles of snowshoe trails but the trails continue to get pounded with snow. Plan on running 7-9 miles but as for the course we'll probably decide that day.  IAT, snowshoe trails, snowmobile trails or roads whatever it takes we'll get a run in! Hope you can join us.

Happy New Year!

We're In!

The 2013 Ice Age Trail Races sold out in less than 2 days, but several GTR's made it in:

Nic, Matt, and Dan are running the 50 miler, and Tony is taking on the Half Marathon.  Anyone else I missed?

Now, time to start training...I don't think I've been this nervous about signing up for an event in 5 years!  Here we go...146 days and counting!

Random Run Stuff

The Fox Run Run was a success!  We had a good time on a pretty tough course, and there were even requests to run it again.  Those requests will be obliged!

Here is a list of Trail Races in Wisconsin in 2013.  From distances of 2 miles to 100 miles, you can find what you're looking for:
http://runningintheusa.com/Race/List.aspx?Rank=All&Special=trail&State=WI&Page=1
The Ice Age Races are great events, especially if you're just starting to get your shoes dirty in trail running.  I highly recommend the half marathon.  Just be sure to get registered--Registration opens on December 15th, and last year all races sold out in 10 days!

As for me, I'm looking at the Ice Age 50k (or 50 Mile?) in May and the Glacial Trail 50k (or 50 mile?) in October...along with more Greenbush Trail Runners Group Runs, of course!  Keep an eye on the "Scheduled Events" tab for more information on those.  The next run will be January 12th, and the next NK 50k will be April 6th--get it on your schedule now and join us for all or part of the run!

Finally, Dan has started a blog about his runs in the Northern Kettles.  The first installment is a recap of his attempt to run the entire Northern Kettle Ice Age Trail, out and then back.  Click here to find out how it went and what he learned...PART 1, and PART 2.  Great Job, Dan!

The Fox Run Run

When: Saturday, December 8th, 10:30 AM

Where: N6392 Briar Trace, Plymouth

What: 6 mile trail run, followed by lunch and refreshments

Why: Nothing's better on a weekend than some Trails and Ales


A week from Saturday the Greenbush Trail Runners will be having another group run, and this one will start and finish at my house!

Because I live in the "Fox Run" subdivision, this race is going down as the Fox Run Run.  It'll feature a bit of pavement in the first mile to warm everyone up, and then about 2 miles of Ice Age Trail.  At that point, we'll be exploring some new single track (and I mean single track) trails with plenty of hills and views. 

I'd say the first 2 miles are gentle.  The next 2 miles are a bit more challenging, but at mile 4 you'll be rewarded with "an aid station with a view".  The final 2 miles will make you earn your burger/brat/smore/refreshment that I'll be supplying after the run.  I can guarantee you've never run on the last mile of trail...as I've had to rehab a very old trail quite a bit to make it into something that one could actually follow.

I'd love to get 10 people out there with me, so bring a friend!  We'll be leaving my house (N6392 Briar Trace, Plymouth, WI) at 10:30 AM, rain, snow, or shine!

If you have any questions, let me know, and like I said...bring a friend!  As always, Man's Best Friends are guests of honor.

- Nic

Upcoming GTR Runs

We have a couple group runs on the schedule:

November 10th, Parnell Tower

Come join us November 10th at 8am for a GTR group run at the Parnell Tower. It looks like we'll cover the 3.5 mile Parnell tower loop and another two miles of the IAT for a total of 5.5 miles before returning to the parking lot to pick up anyone wanting to start at 9am to run the loop again. Beer at the finish!

Start times/distances

• 8am for 5.5 miles or 9 miles
• 9am for the 3.5 miles

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December 8th, Nic's "Home Run"

 

December 8 2012, Nic's "Home Run" - Come out for a nice 5 mile trail run/hike from Nic's home, to a spot with a GREAT VIEW (you'll have to come out to find out where it is!), and then some Beer and Brats and Burgers (and other stuff) when we get home. Casual pace, and the run/hike takes place Rain, Snow, or Shine! Nic lives here, and the Run starts at 10:30 AM.

 

Hope to see you out there!