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I think it would be great if we could get an intercontinental 5k running race happening amongst the members here.

 

If I can get some support of who would like to take part then more detailed plans can be made, but for the moment the way I see it happening is:

-we get a pool of contestants

-each contestant uses gmap-pedometer to map out an approx 5k course

-these course are submitted for everyone to see, making sure gradients are consistent

-we set a week or so for this course to be completed and the contestants can record their times online

 

depending on the number of entries we could have age categories or even a bike category for those that dont like running!

 

Wadda'ya think?

 

:phones:

 

J

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why not, used to be my favorite discipline in athletics...but don't be scared I stopped a few years ago, the training is gone but the head is still there (I don't know if in english this means what it means in italian, what I mean is that endurance is also a mind thing, ie: keep running even if all your body tells you to stop)

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Here is my route. I will be walking at a brisk pace with the dog. There will be no running. I have no illusions of having the best time, but I am going to participate. I have been taking the dog for daily walks slightly shorter than that. This will be a nice stretch. There is even a beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright original that I pass just before the turnaround. It is at the end of Redbird. Kids in the neighborhood also report that Sharon Stone has recently purchased one of the houses along the lake that I will be passing; who knows?

 

Bill

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Okay... I have a couple potential courses mapped out, but I want to know what the restrictions are for changes in elevation....

...if any exist?

If you start and end in the same place then what is the worry about elevation changes? If it is a one way course you could go all downhill I guess. :turtle:

 

Bill

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Okay... well here's one of my options.

I opted out of a circuitous route (straight paths are easier to come up with:hihi:). My only concern is that this has a lot of hills... so I may have to change it.

 

I do live in a hilly area though, so I'm not sure how "flat" I can make my final course.

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