We will meet in the parking lot of Jr. High Park in Brea at 6:00 p.m. This park is located at 400 N. Brea Blvd. Please note: there are 2 parking lots for this park one on Brea Blvd. and one on Lambert Ave. We will be parking in the parking lot on Brea Blvd. The entrance to this parking lot is just north of Lambert Ave on the east side of Brea.

Margaret Run 5 miles

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We’ll meet at the Fullerton Courthouse at 7 am  (near the intersection of Brea Blvd. & Harbor Blvd….behind the Ralph’s) 1275 N. Berkeley Ave. Fullerton, CA 92832. We park in the lower parking lot. We have 4 mileage options…5 miles, 6 miles, 7 miles and 10.5 miles.

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We’ll meet in the Subway parking lot located on the SW corner of Brea Blvd. and Bastanchury Rd. at 6:00 p.m. The address for Subway is: 1088 E. Bastanchury Rd. in Fullerton. Here are the directions and maps for two new runs:

Ed’s run from Subway 4.5 Miles

North on Brea
Right on Birch
Right on Randolph
Cross at Imperial
Left on Imperial
Right on State College
Right on Elm
Left on Brea

Ed’s run from Subway 5.1 Miles

North on Brea 
Right on Birch 

Right on State College 
Right on Elm 

Left on Brea

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We’ll meet near the Snail’s Pace store at 6:00 p.m. We gather in front of the In Flower floral shop (1050 E. Imperial Hwy in Brea), which is located between Snail’s Pace and Tempo Urban Grill.
Directions for Modified Brea 8K – Updated

NORTH on Randolph Ave.
RIGHT on Birch St.
LEFT UP Associated Rd.
RIGHT on Lambert Rd.
RIGHT on Kraemer Blvd.
RIGHT on Birch St.
LEFT on Randolph Ave. and return to Snail’s

A message from Rick received Saturday : “The streak continues! Today was day 414 with a total mileage of 1134.5 miles. Just a light rain this morning with a temp of 40, so I was able to get in 4.2 miles. Yesterday was the worst conditions of the streak. A pounding driving rain with winds of 25+ with even stronger gusts. It was hard to stay upright! Not to mention running uphill into the wind. They’re calling for similar conditions tomorrow, so it will no doubt be a shorter run. Karen & I are planning a trip south the first week in February,so I will plan on joining the Saturday run on Feb. 4th. “

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We’ll meet in the Alicia’s Cookery parking lot (590 Central Ave. in Brea) at 7:00 a.m. The restaurant is located on the SE corner of Central and Berry. There are several runs that start at Alicia’s… so depending on how much mileage you want, here are a few options:
Alicia’s Cookery Scone Run (5 miles)

Rick N’s Scone Run (8 miles)

Rick S’s Scone Run (10 miles)

Raquel will be running Sunday the Pasadena 1/2 Marathon. http://www.pasadenahalf.com/. Happy Running Raquel!!!

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We’ll meet near the Snail’s Pace store at 6:00 p.m. We gather in front of the In Flower floral shop (1050 E. Imperial Hwy in Brea), which is located between Snail’s Pace and Tempo Urban Grill.  We will be running Daisy’s Run!

https://brearunners.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/daisys-run-4-95-miles1.pdf

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We will meet near the Snail’s Pace store at 6:00 p.m. We gather in front of the In Flower floral shop (1050 E. Imperial Hwy in Brea), which is located between Snail’s Pace and Tempo Urban Grill.
Pam’s Run (5.4 miles) 

Directions for Pam’s Run:

SOUTH on State College
RIGHT on Elm St.
RIGHT on Brea Blvd.
RIGHT on Lambert Rd.
LEFT on State College
LEFT on Brea Blvd. (Von’s & 76 Gas Station)
LEFT on Birch St.
RIGHT on Randolph Ave.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HELEN H.   !!! Helen’s birthday is today. Have a wonderful day and celebrate!!!

Brea Runners at Inspiration Point. For more pictures click  

https://brearunners.com/brea-runners-hike-echo-mountain-inspiration-point-january-15-2017/
 

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Brea Runners,

Tomorrow morning is our hike. Most of us will be meeting at 6 am at Snails Pace parking lot and will be carpooling to the trail head, while few will be driving from home and meetings us at the trail head. You can punch in Sam Merrill Trailhead, Altadena and get directions to that. See below for directions.   

From the 210 West, exit Lake avenue and make a right, going north and uphill towards the mountains. The trail head is where Lake Street ends and takes a sharp left turn and that street is Loma Alta. Parking is along Lake and neighboring streets.   There is a large gate on the right side which marks where we’re meeting. We’re going to meet at the gate at 7:15 am. We will wait for everyone to get there before starting the hike. Text if you are running late.

Since there is no bathroom on the trail, many of us are stopping at the McDonald’s at Lake avenue along the route. Address is 799 N Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA 91104. There is a Starbucks in the area if you prefer to stop there instead. We’re not meeting or waiting for anyone at McDonald’s but we’ll run into each other. Just go to the bathroom, buy a coffee or hash brown and spend no more than 5-10 minutes there before heading back up Lake Street.  

Don’t forget to wear comfortable hiking shoes, bring your water, food, jacket and another layer like a thin fleece or long sleeve shirt. It feels cold only when you stop hiking. Do not wear cotton or denim. Your polyester/synthetic running clothes are fine for hiking.  

We’ll take several breaks along the route and go at a leisurely pace because this is supposed to be fun and not a race. Website says hike takes 4.75 hours but I’m estimating 6.5 hours including our breaks (5 minutes along route, 15 minutes at hotel ruins, 30 minutes at Inspiration point).   

See you tomorrow.

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We will meet at 7 am in the shopping center parking lot located between Gilbert St. and Bastanchury Ave , north of Malvern Ave in Fullerton. Use Starbucks address 1893 W Malvern Ave Fullerton for directions , and park in the lot located in front of Starbucks. Egg Cracker , breakfast and brunch restaurant, is located in the same center. We have three new routes to choose from and they all go by Ralph B. Clark Park where you can add more distance.

Su’s Egg Cracker run (5.1 Miles)

North on Gilbert

Left on Rosecrans

Left on Beach

Quick Left on Los Coyotes

Right on Country Club

Left on Kenwood

Left on Links

Left on Malvern to Gilbert 

Su’s Egg Cracker run (6.4 Miles)

North on Gilbert

Right on Pioneer

Left on Parks

Left on Rosecrans

Left on Beach

Quick Left on Los Coyotes

Right on Country Club

Left on Kenwood

Left on Links

Left on Malvern to Gilbert 

Su’s Egg Cracker run (7.8 Miles)

North on Gilbert

Right on Pioneer

Right on Parks

Left on Bastanchury

Left on Euclid 

Left on Rosecrans

Left on Beach

Quick Left on Los Coyotes

Right on Country Club

Left on Kenwood

Left on Links

Left on Malvern to Gilbert 

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We’ll meet near the Snail’s Pace store at 6:00 p.m. We gather in front of the In Flower floral shop (1050 E. Imperial Hwy. Brea), which is located between Snail’s Pace and Tempo Urban Kitchen. We’ll be doing Mason’s Run (4.6 miles).
https://brearunners.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/masons-run-4-6-mi.pdf

North on Randolph

Right on Birch

Left on State College

Left on Brea 

Left on Elm 

Left on State College

 Brea Runners Hike – Sunday January 15, 2017: 

We will be hiking Inspiration Point in Altadena at a leisurely pace and take breaks. The total distance is just over 10 miles. We will take a 30 to 45 minutes break at Inspiration Point before turning around. We expect the hike to take around 6 hours. The hike will be cancelled if it rains on Saturday or Sunday. Check the link below for more information about the trail.

http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/10/02/hiking-echo-mountain-and-inspiration-point/

So far 10 Brea Runners and friends will be participating. Let us know if you plan on joining us. We wil be meeting Sunday morning at Snails Pace at 6 am and carpool to the trailhead. 

Some recommendations on what to bring on this hike:

1. Hiking shoes/trail runners. you can wear hiking boots if you like but they can be heavy.

2. Hiking poles if you use them but not necessary as no part of this hike is too steep. 

3. Water, 2 to 3 liters depending on how much you drink while exercising.

4. Low weight snacks with high calories like candy, granola, raisins, chips, pretzels, and biscuits.

 5. Sandwich for lunch.  There is seating at Inspiration Point and we’ll spend up to 30-45 minutes there. 

5. Sun protection-hat, sunglasses, sunblock.

6. Extra clothing- Water resistant outer layer like a windbreaker and long sleeve shirt.

7. Polyester clothing is best. Avoid cotton clothing in general.

8. Personal first aid kid- like your asthma inhaler, ibuprofen, leg cramp pills, you epi pen if you’re allergic to bees, anti-diarrhea meds, etc.  

8. Bathroom supplies- toilet tissue,  small plastic bags, small shovel. No bathrooms and trash cans available on this hike.

9. Backpack to carry all. 



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