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Reply to "Non-pavement courses"

Pete, you hit on two very important considerations when discussing courses with non-paved setions. The non-paved sections are slower, as there is less stability on the non-paved surface to anchor the push-off of the trailing foot. Thus, the non-paved section is a hinderance towards a record.

The other important factor was discussed last year, which is that the non-paved sections will be longer for the same measured distance than a paved section, provided the calibration was done on a paved surface. To support this, I have ridden on a concrete surface which is straight, and next to both a cinder trail in one location, and grass/dirt in another. In both instances, the concrete yielded a shorter course for the same number of clicks than either the grass/dirt or the cinder trail.

Therefore, a course with non-paved sections will be slower than a course which is all pavement, and it will be longer through the non-paved sections than a paved course measured to the same number of clicks. Any records set on a course of this type will have been earned.
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