Thank you @Inukshuk for assisting with the schedule for the Cruise Moab Prerun 2026 Trail Leader Training and many thanks for your help last year!
Thursday - arrive at campsite (Location will be sent to the group early next week when @timmbuck2 arrives. We will be in general vicinity of the Lone Mesa group campground off of 313. Campfire, your favorite beverage, and relaxing.)
Friday
8am - 9am Mandatory Driver's Training Meeting at campsite. This will be an example of how a trail leader conducts the Driver Meeting before a Cruise Moab run, and there will be breakout groups for you to run scenarios. Towards the end we will divide into the trail assignments for the day.
9am - 4pm (ish)
Option A: Trail runs! Ideally each will be led by an experienced Cruise Moab trail leader. Please think about what trails you know well, and what trails you want to learn.
Option B: Trail Leader 101 trail, especially for those of you with limited experience leading trails, or limited experience with Moab trails.
4pm? - 6pm - dinner and a beer around the campfire (Thanks to Moab Brewery for their beer donations!) BYO grub and other drinks
6pm - 7pm Driver's meeting around the campfire. Debrief the day, more leader training, quick overview of Saturday plans
Saturday
8am - 9am Mandatory Driver's Training Meeting at campsite. This will be an example of how a trail leader conducts the Driver Meeting before a Cruise Moab run, and there will be breakout groups for you to run scenarios. Towards the end we will divide into the trail assignments for the day.
9am - 4pm (ish)
Option A: Same as Friday.
Option B: 9am - noon, Scenario based trail leader training at or near campsite. We will set you up to situations similar to ones really encountered at Cruise Moab to work together as a group and resolve.
Option C: Trail Leader 101 trail, especially for those of you with limited experience leading trails, or limited experience with Moab trails.
4pm? - 6pm - dinner and a beer around the campfire (Thanks to Moab Brewery for their beer donations!) BYO grub and other drinks
6pm - 7pm Driver's meeting around the campfire. Debrief the day, more leader training, quick overview of Sunday plans
Sunday
9am Same as Friday but shorter. Debrief on the weekend and discuss Cruise Moab.
9am - ? Same as Friday but with planning so you get home at the time you need.
Caravan home after the trails. Feel free to takeoff earlier if needed!
PLEASE NOTE:
We did not include time sightseeing or getting dinner in town. That is intentional but not forgotten. The idea of the weekend is come together as a group, work as a group, learn as a group, have a heckuva great time as a group. The morning and evening sessions are important. If you want to be part of the group but not do the work - go elsewhere! Type 2 fun here!
Regarding fun, gotta have that too. Plenty of time after 7PM. We are camped less than 30 min from town. Also, if you run just one trail Friday and Saturday you likely have time to relax at camp before 7PM OR check out town a bit and still be ready to go at 7PM. If you run two trails each day you will be hustling back to camp after trail two. If you don't run a trail Sunday, that's a great time to check out town after the morning meeting.
ATTENTION! All attendees please email me ASAP at timmbuck2@gmail.com with the following info:
Name, Forum Handle, Cell, Email, If you are a CM 2026 attendee
THANK YOU!!!
Please bring your FRS/GMRS radio (Ham Radios are very welcome too!) and take a look at the vehicle requirements from the cruise moab site to make sure you are compliant. We will not be doing an official inspection at the pre-run, but we will call out anything we see that is unsafe.
www.cruisemoab.com
Thursday - arrive at campsite (Location will be sent to the group early next week when @timmbuck2 arrives. We will be in general vicinity of the Lone Mesa group campground off of 313. Campfire, your favorite beverage, and relaxing.)
Friday
8am - 9am Mandatory Driver's Training Meeting at campsite. This will be an example of how a trail leader conducts the Driver Meeting before a Cruise Moab run, and there will be breakout groups for you to run scenarios. Towards the end we will divide into the trail assignments for the day.
9am - 4pm (ish)
Option A: Trail runs! Ideally each will be led by an experienced Cruise Moab trail leader. Please think about what trails you know well, and what trails you want to learn.
Option B: Trail Leader 101 trail, especially for those of you with limited experience leading trails, or limited experience with Moab trails.
4pm? - 6pm - dinner and a beer around the campfire (Thanks to Moab Brewery for their beer donations!) BYO grub and other drinks
6pm - 7pm Driver's meeting around the campfire. Debrief the day, more leader training, quick overview of Saturday plans
Saturday
8am - 9am Mandatory Driver's Training Meeting at campsite. This will be an example of how a trail leader conducts the Driver Meeting before a Cruise Moab run, and there will be breakout groups for you to run scenarios. Towards the end we will divide into the trail assignments for the day.
9am - 4pm (ish)
Option A: Same as Friday.
Option B: 9am - noon, Scenario based trail leader training at or near campsite. We will set you up to situations similar to ones really encountered at Cruise Moab to work together as a group and resolve.
Option C: Trail Leader 101 trail, especially for those of you with limited experience leading trails, or limited experience with Moab trails.
4pm? - 6pm - dinner and a beer around the campfire (Thanks to Moab Brewery for their beer donations!) BYO grub and other drinks
6pm - 7pm Driver's meeting around the campfire. Debrief the day, more leader training, quick overview of Sunday plans
Sunday
9am Same as Friday but shorter. Debrief on the weekend and discuss Cruise Moab.
9am - ? Same as Friday but with planning so you get home at the time you need.
Caravan home after the trails. Feel free to takeoff earlier if needed!
PLEASE NOTE:
We did not include time sightseeing or getting dinner in town. That is intentional but not forgotten. The idea of the weekend is come together as a group, work as a group, learn as a group, have a heckuva great time as a group. The morning and evening sessions are important. If you want to be part of the group but not do the work - go elsewhere! Type 2 fun here!
Regarding fun, gotta have that too. Plenty of time after 7PM. We are camped less than 30 min from town. Also, if you run just one trail Friday and Saturday you likely have time to relax at camp before 7PM OR check out town a bit and still be ready to go at 7PM. If you run two trails each day you will be hustling back to camp after trail two. If you don't run a trail Sunday, that's a great time to check out town after the morning meeting.
ATTENTION! All attendees please email me ASAP at timmbuck2@gmail.com with the following info:
Name, Forum Handle, Cell, Email, If you are a CM 2026 attendee
THANK YOU!!!
Please bring your FRS/GMRS radio (Ham Radios are very welcome too!) and take a look at the vehicle requirements from the cruise moab site to make sure you are compliant. We will not be doing an official inspection at the pre-run, but we will call out anything we see that is unsafe.
VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS - Cruise Moab
Vehicle Requirements In order to maximize everyone’s safety and everyone’s [...]
It was a very long day. The tunnel and Vail pass were a sloppy icy mess. And speaking of sloppy, poor Buddy dog had the runs and didn't tell me in time once..... My poor back seat....
Type 2 fun here!
