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I was in COS a few times last year on business (and will be there a few times this year as well). My favorite run is at the Garden of the Gods.  Great trails and mountain runs.

I’ll second that. Just be sure you have a GOOD map of the trails. Last year I got lost on the trails… It was a nice long run, but I ran out of water — in JULY There is a tri-club in the Springs. I used to have a bookmark to their web site, but I can’t find it. IIRC, the name was the Pikes Peak Tri Club, or something like that. Anyway, it might be worth emailing someone from that club for info/hints on running, too. David / FEY2K IMCAL2000 16:53 I hate junk email. I’m trying VERY hard to avoid it with my new ISP. So, to reach me, reply to wuth followed by grp, all as one word (ie namegrp) at bellsouth dot net. Let’s see any bot figure out how to get my email from that!

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Dave: I was in COS a few times last year on business (and will be there a few times this year as well). My favorite run is at the Garden of the Gods.  Great trails and mountain runs.  Watch where you step though, these are also used by horses.  This is my #1 pick. You can also run the Pike’s Peak trail used in the COS marathon.  Check the website for the exact location, or ask at the hotel where you are staying.   There is also a running trail right near the downtown Adams Mark hotel, just past the library, I forget the street name, but it starts at a park (maybe this is Memorial park?) and runs the length of a stream.   It is paved in parts but mostly gravel and dirt.  About 5 miles total.   I usually stay at the downtown Adams Mark hotel and that has a pool so I don’t know about swimming, but I think some place near the Garden of the Gods you can rent a mountain bike for some cycling fun.   Let me know if you need more exact info and I’ll contact a few people I know that live there. Enjoy the altitude training.  It does wonders for building endurance!! Jim Porco Dublin, Ohio – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Hi all,    I’ll be visiting Colorado Springs around the third weekend in March. I’m looking for info. on local swimming facilities open to the public. Also easy to access running trails and Hotels near such trails.                                                                    Thanks, Dave

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Didn’t think they would let a bum like you in that state!!! Good luck out there DJ, we’ll miss you back east! BTW, tell your old man I said hey. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi all,     I’ll be visiting Colorado Springs around the third weekend in March. I’m looking for info. on local swimming facilities open to the public. Also easy to access running trails and Hotels near such trails.                                                                     Thanks, Dave

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You can swim at the YMCA in COS and one of the best running trails in the USA is the Monument trail. Ask at the hotel on directions but basically just head towards the mountains and you will run into the trail. It is right by the YMCA. So you could swim and then run to the trail. Beautiful. Alan ley

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Hi all,     I’ll be visiting Colorado Springs around the third weekend in March. I’m looking for info. on local swimming facilities open to the public. Also easy to access running trails and Hotels near such trails.                                                                     Thanks, Dave

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