Weekend Workouts - March 9th and 10th

After a stellar weekend for the group climbing Tam and taking home some hardware at Alcatraz and Merco, its time to stretch the distance once again and build our endurance.  Weather should cooperate and warm up nicely for the weekends events.

Saturday Run - Tennessee Valley Repeats - 8 - 12 miles

Meeting at the gravel parking lot 50 yards on your right after turning onto Tennessee Valley Road.  The group will take a warmup run up to the Tennessee Valley parking lot, and proceed to perform an interval workout comprised of overspeed training along Tennessee Valley trail to the beach, and then working the gradual climb back up to Fox Trail and left to the camp ground.  Two repeats is 12 miles, so pick you poison on the distance.  



Sunday Ride Option 1 - MV - Hwy 1 - Pt Reyes - Nicasio - Fairfax
58 Miles

Climb to Pantoll for a warmup and descend to Stinson where we'll regroup briefly and practice pacelining along the Lagoon and Highway 1 up to Pt. Reyes Station.  Returning through Nicasio and Fairfax with good varied terrain to continue building fitness and endurance for the final charge up Camino Alto and back to Mill Valley.  Add a bonus 10 miles by doing Paradise Loop!

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Option 2 - MV - Hwy 1 - Pt Reyes - Nicasio - Fairfax - Alpine Dam
70 Miles

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M2 Group Training members are of course welcome for all rides/runs and events.  Gold Pass members who wish to join in on weekend rides and runs can upgrade their pass $25/month each.  10-15 pass members can use a class pass to attend either.  Please email deacon42@gmail.com or mccormack.m@comcast.net for details.

Weekend Workouts - March 2nd and 3rd

Two months into the year and the group has had some great success stretching the distance.  

This weekend we take a step back in mileage, but increase some intensity while having some fun up on Mt. Tamalpais!  

Saturday Ride

Mill Valley - Bolinas Lagoon - Mt. Tam TT
47 Miles

A staple in M2 routes, we'll get a good warm-up cruising Highway 1 to Bolinas, return back through Stinson for a short regroup, then form up for an informal Time Trial up the mountain along Panoramic, to Pantoll, then West Peak.  Perfect test for fitness that is easily repeatable throughout the year.  Pacing is paramount as it is a long, grinding climb where you want to finish the last portion of the climb with an "Edge".

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No Sunday activities as Escape From Alcatraz is going on.  Go out and get a good 8-12 mile run and cheer on our Bay Area athletes taking on the challenge!  Should be a great day out there with sunshine and a slew of top rate pro's from short and long course disciplines racing too.

Men:

Andy Potts

Javier Gomez Noya

Matt Reed

Jesse Thomas

Matt Lieto

Pete Jacobs

Women:

Leanda Cave

Linsey Corbin

Sarah Groff

Lauren Goss

Heather Jackson

Jenny Fletcher

Participating in M2 Group Events

M2 Group Training members are of course welcome for all rides/runs and events.  Gold Pass members who wish to join in on weekend rides and runs can upgrade their pass $25/month each.  10-15 pass members can use a class pass to attend either.  Please email deacon42@gmail.com or mccormack.m@comcast.net for details.

Weekend Workouts - Feb 9th and 10th

Another banner weekend up in the North Bay, just have to let these pesky rain showers pass, but Saturday and Sunday are looking good!  This weekend brings us to Wilson Hill for our ride, and most peoples' first dip into Aquatic Park for a swim/run brisk Sunday morning as we help our Escape From Alcatraz athletes acclimatize to the colder waters.

Saturday Ride: Lucas Valley - Wilson Hill - Petaluma
56 and 71 mile options

56 Mile Option

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Sunday Swim/Run - Aquatic Park & Escape From Alcatraz Run Course 10 to 11.5 miles

30 minute swim in Aquatic Park, followed by a tour of the Escape From Alcatraz run course, you have two options when returning after the Sand Ladder.  For 10 miles you can follow the course back, or for 11.5, take a more scenic and challenging route through the Presidio.

AP - EFA Course with Presidio Return

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Participating in M2 Group Events

M2 Group Training members are of course welcome for all rides/runs and events.  Gold Pass members who wish to join in on weekend rides can upgrade their pass $25/month.  10-15 pass members can use a class pass to attend either.  Please email deacon42@gmail.com or mccormack.m@comcast.net for details.

Weekend Workouts - January 19th and 20th

Big fun in the cold last week.  Temperatures rising for us this coming weekend so its time for some adventures along the coast and up on Mount Tam!

Saturday Ride - 9:30 am

Down south this weekend for some more paceline work along Half Moon Bay to Pescadero.  Great chance to catch a view of the 20 foot swell coming in for Mavericks Sunday.  Last week we had some great continuous paceline action from our group and we look to build on that, as well as build miles and confidence.  Directions can be found here, but we will start at the first dirt parking lot on your right after driving south from Devil's Slide on Hwy 1.

Montara - Pescadero: 51 Miles

Simple, but varied and beautiful route along the coast and the foothills.

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Montara - Pescadero - La Honda: 64 miles

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Sunday Run - 9:30 am

An M2 group favorite, we will do a tour of Mount Tam's south slope starting from Mt. Home Inn.  You can park in a dirt lot about 50 yards past Mt Home Inn on the right.  The driveway is the firehouse entrance as well, hard to miss. 

Running the Matt Davis Trail to Pantoll, the group will return along a higher route on Stagecoach, through West Point.  For those wanting some additional miles, you can continue towards the coast on Matt Davis for a good out and back to the intersection of Coastal Trail.

Route:
- From the parking lot, starting uphill past the firehouse and taking a left on Matt Davis - .75 miles
- At about mile 2.5 you enter the Bootjack picnic area, continue through it, and pick up trail on the other side of the parking lot that continues to Pantoll Ranger Station.
- You get to Pantoll Ranger Station at mile 3, you can continue straight across the road (Pantoll Road) on Matt  Davis
- Extend this out and back as much as you want, but we like to run to the Coastal Trail intersection at Mile 4.6 and return to Pantoll.
- Cross back over Pantoll Road and go straight onto Stage Coach Road (fire road) at Mile 6
- You will climb up to West Point at Mile 8
- Returning to Mt Home in, run downhill on Old Railroad Grade
- You pick up Gravity Car Road at Mile 10 and continue downhill to the dirt parking lot

Participating in M2 Group Rides
M2 Group Training members are of course welcome for all rides/runs and events.  Gold Pass members who wish to join in on weekend rides can upgrade their pass $25/month.  10-15 pass members can use a class pass for a ride.