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Posted by gary allen on October 4, 2006, 10:21 am, in reply to "Re: Mount Desert Island Marathon course preview : Kudos and a question" We are currently in the process of planning for better elevation measuerments for future editions. hope this helps.. see you very soon! gary --Previous Message--
Message modified by board administrator October 4, 2006, 10:25 am
Steve..I'm the guy that designed the course and have run it several times in training in it's entirety. I would never subject anyone to anything I wouldn't do myself with that said the 3 hills between 8.5 and 10.2 are tough ones. If you run smart (conservative) over the first 8 miles and then work through these hills as best you can you should come out the other side with minimal damage. Most that follow this sound advice run a negative split (many Boston Qualifiers and even PRs!) on the second half of our course. The hills beteen 20-24 look absolutely terrible as drawn on our course profile but the profile is misleading as our GPS readings where taken each mile and don't show downhill breaks thru this particular section. It seems like for every climb you get over this part of our route you also get a energy redeeming downhill to recharge for the next climb..so leave you oxygen cylinders and climbing ropes at home...laugh! we'll be waiting on the finish line (summitt) with a medal for you!
: I'm a runner from Washington D.C. and am
: counting the hours until heading up for the
: race. I just wanted to let those behind the
: course previews know how useful and
: informative these updates have been--not
: just in terms of enlightening us as to the
: vicissitudes of the course, but also helping
: us plan our weekend in Bar Harbor and
: giving some last confidence building advice.
:
: You could, however, have given us a heads-up
: about the earthquakes. When I signed up
: for the race, I grudgingly bought into the
: hills. But it was with the understanding
: that the hills would remain, more or less,
: stationary (like my running).
:
: And that leads me to my question: How about
: some straight talk about the hills. Though
: the on-line race descriptions use terms like
: "challenging," "tough but
: fair" and "rolling" to
: describe the course, the elevation graph on
: the website makes the hills at miles 9-10
: look like three little Matterhorns, all in a
: row. And the hill at miles 20-24 looks like
: K2 (Okay, I exaggerate-- K1.5).
:
: The Matterhorn is not "tough but
: fair." Its tall and steep. Should I
: stash oxygen bottles along the course?
: Should I bring my own sherpas? Should I
: make out a will?
:
: Of course, if the earthquakes continue and
: we get a few breaks, the hills may not be as
: much of a "challenge." Running
: through the Atlantic Ocean, however, may
: prove more problematic.
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