Mightier Marathon Monday

Case of the Mondays? This “Goldilocks” run, which starts and finishes at Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co, will cure it!

The regular route is a 4-mile road loop (Strava segment "Happy Ben") that’s not too easy, not too hard, but just right:

Mile 1: 125’ climb up Trap-elo
Mile 2: Rolling recovery mile
Mile 3: Nice and easy descent or leg it out, the beer is near
Mile 4: Flat with a final kick up Mighty Squirrel Mountain

Sometimes we do the reverse. Strava segment "Happy Manny".

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If you see PLUS in the title & are an experienced trail runner, then grab your trail shoes & join us for 4ish mi of rocks, roots, mud, & hills in Beaver Brook / Rock Meadow / Lone Tree Convservation. (Think Prospect Hill 4 Miler with 1/2 the elevation.) The PLUS group leaves @6:00-6:10 & runs ~9 min/mi trail pace to be back around 6:50.

Run the trails for an extra challenge, run the road course for the regular challenge, or be extra mighty & grind 8+ mi & 500'+ of vert.
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If you see Mightier in the title, an optional 0.5 - 1 mi / 100' hill will be available to extend the regular run. Mightier hills:

🦉 Owl Hill (Happy Manny, Happy Ben)
🦫 Beaver Hill
🐟 Mackerel Hill
🐦 Pigeon Hill (Doty, Harrington, Pigeon)
🦅 "Falcon" Hill (Counterclockwise, Clockwise)
🌲 Cedar Hill
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NOTES:

• We consider this an intermediate-level route for runners. (And the PLUS an intermediate-level route for trail runners.)
• Sweeper Policy: No sweeper. (See the first bullet.)
• If you're not feeling Mighty, there's a shorter 2.5 mi route you can run.
• The avg. pace of the group is between 8-9 min/mi. Some run faster (6-7 min/mi), some run a little slower (9-10 min/mi).
• If it's your first Mighty Monday, introduce yourself & let us know what pace you run so you can buddy-up or find the person you'll be chasing down.
• Here's what's brewing.
• Here's what's cooking.
• Est. Nov 4, 2019