Here is the new course for the long distance running relay Market To Market Relay. It is kinda a reverse mullet, long in front short in back.
Stage 1
Stage 2: New
Stage 3: New
Stage 4
Stage 5: New
Stage 6: New
Stage 7: New
Stage 8: New
Stage 9
Stage 10
Stage 11
Stage 12: New
Stage 13: New
Same as last year from here on in
Stage 14
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ne/lincoln/480226615854
Stage 15
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ne/lincoln/942379301332
Stage 16
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ne/lincoln/926498212084
Stage 17
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ne/eagle/821522822060
Stage 18
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ne/lincoln/117726106972
Stage 19
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ne/lincoln/414150441123
Stage 20
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ne/lincoln/552098392075
Stage 21
http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ne/lincoln/857996931542
Group Finish
Difficulty: Easy
Length: 0.15 miles
Surface: Paved Recreation Path and Paved Road
Exchange Point: 8th and T St.
Description: The last and final exchange point. A short jog to the finish line, we encourage entire teams to cross the finish line together to celebrate their accomplishment.
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On leg 11, I was one of the runners who got off course just south of the exchange point in South Bend. The route is good, as long as there is clear signs marking the route or volunteers directing runners where you convert from the trail to gravel roads at the parking lot off the trail.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Good point I think we will spray paint a line from the trail to the gravel this year. It sounded like it was confusing for multiple people.
ReplyDeleteI was a follow the crowd wrong turn guy as well.. Check my aaronhouseholder blogspot about it.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, without pulling out my book from '08 it looks like you cut the brutal 5 miles into the wind (stages 12 & 13 above) into two shorter stages & lengthened some other previous stages. Is that a good quick assessment?
Will these changes better suit smaller teams of 6 or 7 with better trained runners?
How many teams are you thinking for '09? And do we--08 competitiors--get a first shot before the general public? We don't want to miss this race! It was a great day. Thanks so much for your all your planning, effort, & leadership.
Aaron
Is there any way to transfer some of the 5.7 miles in 6 to stage 7, and some of #11's 4.6 to #12?
ReplyDeleteMy group really liked that few legs were over 5 miles and I think this would help to balance out the total miles a little.
Our runner took a wrong turn on #11 as well, so I echo the request for better marking there, it also was one of the most brutal runs due to wind & hills.
While the church was a good marker for an exchange point it was very busy on that road, is there room to move it off of Mynard road instead? This would extend the 2.6 miler that follows, and we noticed on legs less than 3 miles it was a rush to get to the next exchange in time.