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10 years ago 11/20/2013 8:06am EST

Hi!

Im a 41 yrs old guy from Sweden going to Taos, NM for a scientific conference i January. I will be in the middle of marathon preparation and need to do a long run of 2hrs 45min. I can do it on a treadmill, but that would be slow death of boredom.

How's the situation weather wise for running in this area in january? Since I'm swedish, snow and cold is second nature to me..

Anybody in the area that is intrested to give me guided tour? I also need to do a threshold interval run during the week.

I'm a 2.50 marathoner. With the altitude factor of 7000 ft, I guess my long run will be around 8:00/mi and threshold around 6:20/mi.

10 years ago 11/20/2013 8:18am EST

re: El G

does i=in in swedish talk?

10 years ago 11/20/2013 8:19am EST

re: El G

Mornings will get very cold but by midday it should be nice and mild in the sun(by Swedish standards). There shouldn't be a ton of snow unless you venture up into the surrounding mountains.

10 years ago 11/20/2013 8:20am EST

re: seriously.....

Que? What do you mean.

10 years ago 11/20/2013 8:28am EST

re: El G

Hicham El Guerrouj, you still can't understand English?

10 years ago 11/20/2013 8:49am EST

re: Bigtool05

Thanks for the info. Sounds good. Hate go indoors to run.

10 years ago 11/20/2013 8:50am EST

re: GOLDSTANDARD

Hey GOLDSTANDARD.

Big deal that I missed an "n"...

I speak five languages, but apparently english isn't one of them...

10 years ago 11/20/2013 8:56am EST

re: El G

El G wrote:
Hey GOLDSTANDARD.
Big deal that I missed an "n"...
I speak five languages, but apparently english isn't one of them...

Actually you missed an "n" twice

Five languages and one isn't english? That's like having five art degrees.

10 years ago 11/20/2013 8:59am EST

re: seriously.....

10 years ago 11/20/2013 9:19am EST

re: El G

There is good running out by the gorge. And just out of town towards Angel Fire there is a parking lot with some good trails. The North side trail should be good even in winter. Lots of vertical. Try the Cowboy Budda marg at Doc Martins.

10 years ago 11/20/2013 9:30am EST

re: El G

There are a couple of neighborhoods where you can do some rolling dirt loops that I've used in the past.

The first one is a grid that is gradually downhill heading north, uphill going south. It's a few miles south of Town. You can also run around the country club road there.

The second one is more rolling, and is also a favorite for fartlek and tempo. It's closer to town, over by the hospitals.

http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=531546

www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=531547

10 years ago 11/20/2013 4:12pm EST

re: Lughead

I'd go to the gorge as well for your long run. Impossible to get lost and most likely the only trail not covered in snow. Only down sides - out and back and it is completely exposed to the wind.

10 years ago 11/21/2013 1:18am EST

re: Prozac Nation

Thanks for the input! I will try to find the gorge trails for my long run and the hospital loop for the threshold run. Looks really nice up there! Looking forward to get on the board as well.

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