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Don,

Thank you for providing info on running in El Paso. Since I stayed at the Marriot near the airport, the Edgemere route you had on your website was perfect. I was able to put in 9 miles before we went sightseeing. It was very nice and flat compared to my running trail by the Trinity River in Fort Worth. I noticed how cool it was. I felt slight fatigue from the elevation.

I saw a no bicycle sign posted in that neighborhood park and was so elated. In Fort Worth, I do not think we have an area exclusively for walking and running in any of our parks. It was so great not worry about a cyclist whizzing by me.

Instead of running, my husband and I drove the 10 mile route you mentioned on Trans Mountain Road and stopped to eat on the scenic overlook. It was gorgeous. I was tempting not to get my running shoes from the trunk of the car and run part of it, but I knew the elevation would wipe me out. That is a great looking training route for any marathon.

Aster (Stowelltx6@cs.com)

Run & Walk Info

• Half-fast Track Club of El Paso. El Paso's premier track club for local running and walking enthusiasts. Click here for the club's newsletter and related info!
• Regional Runs & Walks . Calendars, rumors, and personals for the El Paso and New Mexico running and walking communities.
• Run Las Cruces, Kris Hanson's site for some places to run in Las Cruces.
• Albuquerque Road Runners, Albuquerque's running club, are our running neighbors to the north, and home of the Duke City Marathon!.
• Runner Visiting El Paso?. If you are new to, or about to visit El Paso, here are some suggested running trails and parks, and some runner contacts.
• A Note To Race Directors. Let's promote running and walking together.
• Why Do I Run?. Reasons why you should run.
• Before you head out for that run or walk, get the local El Paso Weather beforehand.
• The West Texas Davis Mountains Fitness & Training Camp, is a not-for-profit fitness camp in the Davis Mnts. Programs for running, walking, cycling, swimming or hiking. For individuals and families with a wide range of age (8-80+) and experience. I haven't been to this 1 week camp (held in August), but I wouldn't mind attending the running and hiking portions!
  

Running & Walking Links

• AchillesTendon.com. Achilles tendon injury prevention and treatment information for runners and walkers.
• CCC of Dallas. Cross Country Club of Dallas.
• Cool Running. Calendars, results, and much more for North America.
• Dan Kaplan's Run-Down Site. Excellent site with over 1020 running links. Items of note include: The Training Partner/Resource Locator, Event Calendars, Discussion Forums, and Training Information.
• DFW Racewalkers. Dallas Fort Worth Racewalkers is a new club serving the Dallas Ft. Worth metroplex.
• Fort Bayard Wilderness Run. I ran this event in 2000, and the deer in the early morning is a very nice touch! The Wilderness Run is a challenging and scenic course in the foothills of the Gila Wilderness, taking place off-pavement, on trails and dirt roads in the Gila National Forest. The 8-mile Wilderness Run, as well as the 2-mile run and 5-K walk, start and finish at the historic parade grounds of Ft. Bayard.
• Fort Worth Runners Club. Web site for the Fort Worth Runners Club.
• Inside Texas Running Magazine. Detailed calendars, training tips, race results, state rankings, columns and features.
• Run El Paso. A source for El Paso area computerized race results. This is about the only local site for recent race results.
• Racewalk.com. Racewalk.com, the official race walking home page of USATF, provides all the information you need to start and improve your walking program.
• Racewalking's Link List. 'An Internet portal and guide for racewalkers -- and friends.' Very large site for racewalkers with site overviews, intro to racewalking, and much more.
• Road Runners Club of America. A national association of not-for-profit running clubs dedicated to promoting long distance running as a competitive sport and as healthful exercise. On-line publications.
• Runner's Log. You will find this site very useful for logging all your distance activities: running, walking, biking, swimming, hiking, etc.
• Runners World Online. Pretty much like the magazine!
• Running, Walking and Fitness Publications. Good source of running related info.
• Running Page. Extensive site in the US with international coverage.
• Team Oregon. Go here to get training techniques for running. An excellent page!

Other Links

Some local sites:

• El Paso, Texas. Where it's at.
• Ft.Bliss at El Paso. In El Paso since 1851. Home of U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center.

Fine arts sites for during or after the run:

• NPR's Performance Today. In El Paso: KTEP @ 88.5 FM, Mon-Fri, 6:00-10:00 PM.
• The Classical Music Net.

Don's Ancillary Web Pages:

• Don's Alumni Page. If your a 1963 graduate of Bellows Free Academy High School - Saint Albans, Vermont, then go to this page.
• Don's Beethoven Page. My all time favorite composer.
• Don's East El Paso Desert. A photo essay of the Jobe running route and plant life in the east El Paso desert.
• Don's Genealogy Page. If your researching the surnames of GOULETTE or GOULET, go to this page.
• Don & Gloria's Grandkids!. My web site wouldn't be complete without them!
  

E-mail Donald Goulette at goulette@juno.com for comments or questions.