Lake Tahoe

I did a lot of running there during the summer of 2000... I remember there being a lot of hills

I ran there for a summer. There is a concrete trail that goes around the entire lake. All I mostly did was run on this trail and midway through the summer I got a stress fracture in my shin. If I could do it over I would have run on the many trails that are on the otherside of the road that goes around Lake Tahoe. These trails are dirt and run through woods and all over the place. I would just worry about getting lost like I did a few times.

Great place for running.....I ran twice a day most days just because it felt so good

i dont live there but i go there a lot in the spring/summer and run. there are trails everywhere. ranging from paved bike trails all around the lake, to windy rocky clifflike mountain trails. you could pretty much run forever and never cross your tracks.

very, very easy to get lost - get a gps, and upload the tracks afterwards and you will quickly learn the surroundings. i usually carry a small printout topo map as i very often miss a "turn" since some of the trails are hard to find.

obviously it's pretty hilly, but you can also find reasonably flat stuff for tempos etc. not certain but i expect there's a track at one of the schools

Thanks!

Do you guys go go the North or South side of the lake when you stayed there?

And does anyone have insight to South Lake Tahoe?

here's some useful links for tahoe running.....

http://www.tahoemtnmilers.org/

http://runlaketahoe.blogspot.com/

http://www.tahoerimtrail.org/

There is also a very nice relay race there called the Tahoe Relays. Teams of 7 run around the lake (about 10 miles/leg). This is a fun one and one with a phenomenal course record. It is doubtful anyone will ever break this one in the next 50 years. The record time is about 6:15 and recent winning times have been right around 7:00.

Check it out here:

http://www.laketahoerelay.com/

yeah the record is 5:13 mile pace at atitude for 72 miles

who was on that team

Supposedly it was the Columbian National team who were living and training at Lake Tahoe. Each of them probably could run under 29 in the 10km and a couple were under 28 minutes. They heard about the race and entered it. After running it a few years they set that remarkable time under the name "Stereoscope Loafers". Also that is a very difficult course because of the elevation changes one leg has a 1000ft+ climb and another has a 700ft climb both which are at the end of the legs.

But since the race does not offer prize money, is not televised, and runs in early June it is unlikely we will ever see America's finest ever competing in this one (and it would take a very elite squad to take down this record).

Thanks everyone!!