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Posted by MDI 26.2 committee on September 30, 2006, 12:44 pm, in reply to "roadkills 09-30-06 quote and pic of the day" Mile 12 to Mile 13.1: Islander's tip of the day: 3 Recommended spectator spots: 1. Seal Harbor Beach route 3, at mile 8.3 (use the park loop road exiting at Stanley Brook entrance for best access) 2. Main Street Northeast Harbor. at Mile 12.3 (use route 233 Eagle Lake Rd, turn left on Rt 198 follow to NE Harbor, Park at Marina (left turn) and walk up Sea St to the course) 3. Rt 198 at Mile 17.4. End of Sargeant Drive (Exit NE Harbor using Rt 198 ONLY, remember the course on Sargeant Drive is closed to all traffic. For casual dining try Geddys Pub located on Main St in Bar Harbor. It has a fun atmosphere and great food and is pretty much an island institution with a very interesting history ( you'll just have to read the menu) http://www.members.boardhost.com/crowathletics/msg/1156962115.top
Appearing periodically until race day, we're launching a new feature which will include a mile by mile preview of the Mount Desert Island Marathon route and strategies that will help participants successfully navigate the course.
We'll also provide ideas for things to see and do over marathon week and of course, insider tips on great places to eat, drink and have fun while visiting Mt. Desert Island.
From Mile 12 your can almost see Main Street Northeast Harbor, it's just ahead as you bear slightly left and you'll be running smack down the middle of town! Be sure and smile and wave as there are loads of fans and support to be had and the more fun you are having (or appear to be having) the more positive energy you will get in return. This mile is fast, there is nothing to slow you down. At the far end of Main St you enter a quiet residential area featuring more glorious 'summer cottages'. You turn right and then take a quick left followed by another quick right, this S turn is fun, very scenic and a great place to put some friendly distance on a rival competitor. An old school trick is to accelerate hard as you disappear around a bend so when your competition rounds the same corner you will have gained ground on them, trust us it can be discouraging. Next you pass the NEH fleet (sailing) as we said earlier folks here take their sailing very seriously. Gilpatrick's Cove is a wonderful little salt water inlet lined with a rustic wooden fence and trees in all their fall glory. You'll climb a short but kind of steep little hill as you exit the cove Mile 13 is 20 feet before you get to the top, turning to the right Mile 13.1 is just across from a quaint while clapboard house. Congratulations you're half way done! 13.1 miles to go! And NOW the real race begins!
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