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duanerussell posted:

Gary, the map looks great!  I wonder, though, how you got the course to be the right length, if the Start and Finish are the same spot, and there is no turnaround point. Did you ride some of the curves multiple times, to get the correct route to get to the right length?  Lots of work, that way, but a much more runner-friendly course.

The turnaround point is easy to miss on this complicated course. It's within the first mile at the end of the first ramp on the E side of Cooper St. On my two rides, I measured the turnaround right at the base of the ramp but then adjusted it 35'  away from the base of the ramp to adjust for correct length. There was a tree basin in the way preventing so my spur actually ended up being about a 1.5' too long. 

As far as curves go - this course has way too many turns (I don't envy the runner who tries to run this course fast). I realized quickly the potential for a lot of error so I really focused in on taking the shortest possible route around all corners. I was thrilled after my second ride to discover that my variance between the two was only 0.00011.

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