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Cedar City, Ut (6,000) to St George, Ut (2500) and amazing weather from mid-Sept through June.

Shaver Lake, CA---->Clovis, CA

So Ut wrote:

Cedar City, Ut (6,000) to St George, Ut (2500) and amazing weather from mid-Sept through June.

And ~40 minute drive is all.

Or, you could live at Duck Creek, UT (10,000') and be in St. George, UT (2000') in about 90 min. Just don't expect to run much up there in the winter.

Thanks for the suggestions so far. I should have stated that we are looking to be around 2000m so 6,700-6,800ft at a minimum. Some more input would be appreciated, especially on the track accesibility at the sea level locations and how easy or difficult up and down the mountain the trek would be.

Truckee/Tahoe is at 6,000-7,000 feet depending where you go with lots of trails. Straight shot down I-80 from Truckee toward Sacramento and you can be in Colfax(2,400') in 45-50min or Auburn(1200') in about 60min. There are tracks at the HS in both of those locations.

Shaver Lake(5500') to Clovis (sea-level) is also a short drive, but Shaver is not good for running.

So Ut wrote:

Cedar City, Ut (6,000) to St George, Ut (2500) and amazing weather from mid-Sept through June.

You failed reading didn't you?

You probably need more like 2300m for a safe bet.

The problem I see there is snow in the higher elevation. Also, road conditions in some places.

luv2run wrote:

So Ut wrote:

Cedar City, Ut (6,000) to St George, Ut (2500) and amazing weather from mid-Sept through June.

You failed reading didn't you?

I'm going to assume he meant September through June, as in everything but July and August. Everything else fit the OP's criteria.

I did Park City/Salt Lake City many years ago. I lived in Deer Valley (which is about as "far back" into PC as you can go, and worked near the airport. It was a 38 mile drive and I used to do it in 35 mins, with the fastest at 33 mins, slightly speeding down the pass but nothing crazy. But in the winter if it was really snowy, you could spend 1-2 hours going up or down the pass.

If you lived in the part of Park City closer to the freeway and used a track in east SLC (East High School is where I ran workouts) you might be able to get there in as little as 20 minutes. 30 minutes for sure.

Also, I believe Salt Lake City is 4500ft. Not sure if some areas are lower than that.

Good luck and have fun!

luv2run wrote:

You probably need more like 2300m for a safe bet.

The problem I see there is snow in the higher elevation. Also, road conditions in some places.

I once went to Colorado Springs. It was a disappointing redneck town

Hows the drive from Flagstaff to Sedona/ Camp Verde when there's snow on the ground?

Summerhaven, AZ to Tucson

Thyon 2000 in Switzerland is certainly one of the best places for this type of training protocol. The place lies at 2100m (6900 feet) and you can drive down to the City of Sion (1600 feet) in 25 minutes! That town has a 6-lane 400m tartan track as well as tons of opportunities for training. It lies at the bottom of a valley offering therefore endless flat running routes. In Thyon itself there are various light hilly trails and an 18m long swimming pool.

Sion is located at about 1h45 from the International airport of Geneva that offer daily flights overseas.

Nederland Colorado 8,236feet---Boulder Colorado 5,436feet in 30min.

Running Springs, CA (6,100 feet) -> San Bernardino, CA (1,000 feet); only a 25 minute drive

I take my teams to Taos NM in the summer for Camps. We rent houses in the Ski Village @ 10000'... drive down mountain 30-45 min for relatively flat runs @ 6000'-8000' with beautiful views. Been doing this for 10 years with great community support...

FlyingFast wrote:

Running Springs, CA (6,100 feet) -> San Bernardino, CA (1,000 feet); only a 25 minute drive

But there's no good places for running in Running Springs (despite the name). All blind narrow neighborhood roads that go nowhere.

Big Bear Lake at 6800-7400 ft is much better. Lots of dirt roads and nice places. If the winter is like the last three, then no snow to worry about either; tons of great trails when snow is absent.

Tartan tracks are 50 min away and lots of them too at 1100 ft elevation.

Normal winter highs are 45F.

Pradollano, Spain (2,100 m) --> Granada, Spain (700 m)

You don't even need a car, since in these tourist towns, there are many regular daily buses that take only around 45 minutes.

Pradollano, Spain will do the trick.

The bottom of the town is at 2,100 m, and the upper part is at 2,400 m. Most of the hotels and apartments are in the 2,200-2,350 m range. You can get some good affordable apartments at 2,350 m (7,700 ft).