JAMS Club

MacCready is great because it’s a great surface, the trails are 1.4, 1.6, 2.5 miles, and no traffic.  You always finish a loop thinking it had to be short because it didn’t seem to take enough time.

MacCready Reserve – on Skiff Lake Rd north of Jefferson.

8:00 a.m.

Last time we ran about 10 miles altogether.  Come do whatever you want.

Two weeks ago the restroom was shut down because the well was down, I don’t know the current status.

Matthews

Saturday, SPIN, 8:00am, YMCA, , 75:00 minimum maybe longer

Saturday, SWIM, 12:30pm, YMCA, 4000 yd ( join us, you can leave early!)

Sunday, RUN, 10:30am, JCC ( field house parking lot) 12-14 miles,( we’ll do a loop,6-7 miles and repeat)

Sunday is the YMCA Indoor Triathlon at 1:00pm – come to participate

Sunday, BIKE, following the indoor tri, JCC, 40 miles?

Let’s hope for good weather, Beag

We meet at Parkside JR High Track on Wednesdays and do speed work.  We run fast, then slow, alternating until we have had enough.  Occasionally we can’t/don’t use the track and find something else nearby, but we always meet at the track.  Bring a drink.

6:30 p.m. every Wednesday starting March 25.

Parkside Middle School Track

Mark Ott won another marathon.  Fortunately for us he always feels like writing about it.  A local extraordinary runner with a great blog.  http://www.docott.com/run/

Good time last week at MacCready!  We finally had a great weather weekend.  How about some hills south of Jackson?

We will run on Mapledale Rd from Hatch Rd south to Tygh Rd, 1-1/2 miles, and then back for 3 miles round trip.  Then get a drink and do it again.  Looks like it will be a nice morning.

Place: Meet at Mapledale Rd just south of Hatch – we park along the edge of the road 100yds south of Hatch.
Link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1590135
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Distance:  3.0, 6.0, 9.0 miles or more!

Weather

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South southwest wind between 7 and 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Saturday 9:00am, Bike from JCC, 40 miles or so.

Saturday 12:30 SWIM @ YMCA, 4000yd

Sunday  11:00am, RUN @ Sharp Park, Hills, 6-8 miles

No Decision on Wednesday Speed Work Time YET!

C-YA on the Side Dude……Beag

Run at MacCready Reserve this Sunday  at 8:00 a.m.   MacCready is great and not far.  This is training, but not too intense – if you stop someone else or all will stop too.  Depending on how much I do on Saturday I’ll run up to 15 miles.

Last week we had lots or rain.   I didn’t even go look at the trails and deferred to the road.  With the time change sunrise is about 7:50 a.m.  This week’s weather prediction looks good.

Some haven’t been to MacCready – the entrance is on Skiff Lake Rd just north of Jefferson Rd.  Here’s a link to the website post with maps.  There are 3 trails in there totaling 5.5 miles.  MacCready has parking and restrooms.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Beagle has a lot going on.  Longer and faster.  Check the other posts on site to see.

MacCready is a wonderful place to to run trails.  It’s located in the southern part of Jackson County, Michigan.  X-ski is good, too.

There are three loops of trails that total 5.5 miles.  The loops have from a little to quite a bit of hills.  There is a parking lot, nice restroom, and water.

They have a brochure with the trails at the site.  The trails are marked very well.

It is owned and maintained by Michigan State University. MSU will be use the property for demonstration purposes by the Department of Forestry, the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU Extension, and University Outreach.

This link tells how it came to be open to the public.

MacCready Reserve is located at 9243 Skiff Lake Rd, Jackson MI.  Microsoft Map below, and here’s a Google Map link

Saturday, 8:00am, SPIN / 75:00, @ YMCA

Saturday, 12:30pm, SWIM / 4000yd @ YMCA

Saturday, 5:00pm, BIKE / 30-40 miles @ JCC

Sunday, 11:00am, RUN / 12 miles @ Sharp Park

C-YA!….Beag

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Let’s go to MacCready Reserve and see if it’s okay on the trails.  If not, we can run up Skiff Lake and around JCC.   Weather might be a factor … see Thursday nights forecast below.  Sunday at 7:30 a.m. 

Some haven’t been to MacCready – the entrance is on Skiff Lake Rd just north of Jefferson Rd.  There are 3 trails in there totaling 5.5 miles.  MacCready has parking and restrooms.

Here’s a link to the run route from MacCready up the road and around JCC, 6.5 miles.  You can see where MacCready is on this map.  http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2508156

Saturday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 55. East wind 8 to 15 mph becoming south southwest. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy and breezy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%.