East Side Trail Runner

A Trailrunning group on the east side of the Phoenix (Arizona) Metro area.

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If you live in Phoenix and are interested in trailrunning come on in.

Workout Summary

Gym / Health Club: 6
Hike: 1
Road Cycling / Mountain Biking: 198
Run: 81
Sports / Activities: 4
Swim: 47

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by: Free Memberpauldelamancha - Nov 21 2007, 12:00PM

It is around 5.5 miles or so.  There is one spot where you have to duck under some sticker bushes so be careful with synthetic shirts,  I caught my tri-top on one and almost ripped it.  It is basically the first 5.5 miles of the Butcher Jones My Tri Run route that is listed under the group routes.

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by: Free Memberjewelt - Nov 21 2007, 9:50AM

Hey, sounds great! I'll have to take a drive up that way and explore. It's amazing to think there's trails in this area where there's actually places to swim! Nice. What's the roundtrip mileage when you take Butcher Jones all the way out to burro cove and back? It's hard to tell if that's one of the mapped runs, because they don't have the landmarks listed...

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by: Free Memberpauldelamancha - Nov 20 2007, 10:42AM

I run the canals out in east mesa quite bit, but also make the trails of Usery Mountain park a regular workout as well. One of my favorites when I am doing triathlon training is the Butcher Jones trail all the way out to burro cove and back (followed by a refreshing swim in Butcher Jones cove). I also occasionally mix in South Mountain trails when I don't ride my bike into work. Usery  has a really nice collection of trails from flat as a canal almost to really rugged and steep.  I am surprised I don't see more runners out there. It also has drinking fountains available that you can plan your run around which is really nice (and something South Mountain doesn't have). The Butcher Jones trail has a mega hill in the middle of it but the rest is sheer bliss. 

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by: Free Memberjewelt - Nov 20 2007, 10:34AM

Hey Paul, I run in suburban South Tempe - along the canals and research park mostly. Tell me about the areas you run - I'm not familiar with the trails in that area. Are they rugged? Big changes of elevation? ( read that: are there giant hills that will kick my wimpy little butt? Would I need fancy "trail shoes"?) :-) -Julie 

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by: Free Memberpauldelamancha - Oct 4 2007, 11:30AM

Well,  I couldn't find any Arizona groups on here so I made one.   If you happened to find it and joined,  welcome!  Hopefully we'll see you out on the routes one of these days.  Maybe if enough people get on here we can have training groups.


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Group Usage Stats

MapMyPoints: 6125
Total Maps: 146
Total Workouts: 337
Total Distance: 6,465.63 mi.
Total Burned: 344,036 (kcal)

Group Green Stats

Total Workout Days: 258
Distance Traveled: 6,465.63 mi.
Gas Saved: 726.65 gallons
Money Saved: $3,838.17
Carbon Offset: 21,352.6 lbs. of CO2


Group Routes

Butcher Jones My Tri Bike route
location: Mesa, Arizona

distance: 25.26 mi. | Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me! ( votes / 181 views)
created by: Free Member pauldelamancha on 10/04/2007
Tags: Big Climb, Hilly, Mountains
description: Hills hills hills! Very little flat on this route. Extremely scenic though.

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Butcher Jones My Tri Run Route
location: Mesa, Arizona

distance: 6.18 mi. | Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me! ( votes / 112 views)
created by: Free Member pauldelamancha on 10/04/2007
Tags: Back Country, Big Climbs, Scenic, Trail
description: no description provided...

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Butcher Jones My Tri Swim route
location: Mesa, Arizona

distance: 1.00 mi. | Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me! ( votes / 199 views)
created by: Free Member pauldelamancha on 10/04/2007
Tags: Back Country, Beach, Lake
description: no description provided...

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Equestrian/Prospector park 10 miler
location: Apache Junction, Arizona

distance: 9.59 mi. | Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me! ( votes / 115 views)
created by: Free Member pauldelamancha on 10/20/2007
Tags: dirt roads, Gravel Roads, Long climb, Mountains, Rolling Hills, Rural, Scenic, Trail
description: Nice trailrun through the desert with a few miles of pavement mixed in. Good views of the Goldfield mountains and the Superstitions.

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Roosevelt Canal 15 Miler
location: Mesa, Arizona

distance: 15.34 mi. | Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me!Rate Me! ( votes / 90 views)
created by: Free Member pauldelamancha on 11/30/2007
Tags: City, dirt roads, Flat, River, Scenic
description: no description provided...

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