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Time to start seeing Double?

10-week training regimen begins soon

It’s still 11 weeks before the Durango Double, but if you’re serious about doing it, the time to start training may be nigh.

The Double, in its new and sleeker format for 2014, is set for Oct. 11-12. It’s back-to-back days of running events, with a half-marathon trail event Saturday and half-marathon road event Sunday.

Brendan Trimboli, the event’s first-year race director, said that the pace of registrations for this year’s event is ahead of last year’s.

“We’ve got a lot of people signing up,” he said. “New Mexico runners in particular. That’s exciting to me because it means we’re bringing in more out-of-town runners.”

Trimboli said at least 70 runners have registered for each of the events, and many of those, as the race title would indicate, are doing both.

Trimboli, who also directed the Narrow Gauge 10-mile run on Memorial Day weekend, said he’s been busy contacting potential sponsors and nailing down some of the logistics of the event. He’s been marketing the race to running stores in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona as well as Colorado’s Front Range.

To get runners focused on training, the Durango Double is working in conjunction with The Vault, a fitness center at 810 E. College Drive, on a 10-week training program.

The program begins in August, featuring two workout sessions each week at The Vault, a weekly group run, a couple of lectures, a T-shirt and a 30 percent discount on a Durango Double entry.

Late summer and early fall offers a great time to train for something like the Double, Trimboli said. And it’s a good idea to get going soon, “especially if it’s your first.”

The Durango Double was first held as the Durango Marathon in 2002. It morphed into the Double and continued through 2006. It was resurrected in 2012 with Animas Surgical Hospital as the main sponsor.

In previous years, the Double featured 25- and 50-kilometer trail runs one day, with half- and full road marathons the next. Having shorter courses, and two fewer courses, means less stress on organizers and volunteers, not to mention the runners themselves, Trimboli said.

“Simplifying logistics this year was one of my biggest goals,” he said, “not having to have (volunteers) out there seven or eight hours.”

The event’s primary beneficiary is the Women’s Resource Center, which also helps provide volunteers for the event. Trimboli said volunteers will serve many roles, including providing about three aid stations – some of which will be used twice – during the races.

Another new feature this year is fun runs for kids. These will be about a mile long and will be held before both the trail and road runs.

johnp@durangoherald.com

Upcoming running events

Those looking for a local running event have several to choose from in the next couple months. A quick look:

Kennebec Challenge Mountain Runs, Aug. 2: 15-mile race and 8.5-mile fun run begin at La Plata City Campground and tour the La Plata Mountains west of Durango. Register at Backcountry Experience, Brown’s Sport Shoe or online at www.active.com. For more information, email Gail Harriss at gailh@mydurango.net or call (970) 247-3741.

Muck & Mire 10K, Aug. 9: Third annual event at Durango Mountain Resort features obstacles and mud. For more information, email Sara Bath at sbath@durangomountain.com or call (970) 426-7276.

Ultrasteam Thirsty 13, Aug. 23: Inaugural road half-marathon goes from Hesperus to Ska Brewing Co. in Bodo. For more information, visit www.thirsty13durango.com.

Animas Mug Run, Sept. 6: Race begins at 9 a.m. on 6-mile course that climbs up Animas City Mountain.

Stan the Marathon Man’S Alzheimer’s 5K run/walk, Sept. 13: Race at 9 a.m. at Cottonwood Inn in Three Springs. Fundraiser to benefit La Plata County Alzheimer’s Association. For more information email Paula Lutz at paula@durango.net or call (970) 259-4395.

10K for United Way, Sept. 13: Race at 9 a.m. at Schneider Park. For more information, email Amy Deming at ademing@fnbdurango.com or call (970) 382-5717.

Durango Double, Oct. 11-12: Half-marathon trail and road runs on back-to-back days. For more information, visit www.durangodouble.com.

For more information on the Durango Running Club and group runs visit durangorunningclub.org.

Durango Double information

The Durango Double trail half-marathon begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Rivergate Medical Campus, 575 Rivergate Lane. The road half-marathon begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at Rivergate.

For more information on the Durango Double, visit www.durangodouble.com.

There is a link to register on the website. Early registration is $65 for a single event, or $100 for both. On Sept. 1, prices become $75 and $115, respectively.

Training program

In conjunction with the Durango Double, The Vault is offering a 10-week training program. For $100, the fitness center provides two training sessions per week, access to a weekly group run and more. Entry in the program, which begins Aug. 1, includes a T-shirt and a 30 percent discount on Durango Double registration.

For more information, call Donnis at The Vault, 810 E. College Drive, at (970) 769-0975.

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