Duke City Marathon, Albuquerque New Mexico

10/21/2012 - Review and a course map of Duke City Marathon, Albuquerque New Mexico, (SingleH)

The Duke City Marathon was a flat race in the high desert in Albuquerque New Mexico. The course is an out and back, along the Paseo del Bosque Trail .
Weather was perfect, shiny day with temperatures in the 50's, a mile high altitude  helped this race to earn SingleH on my hRank system!

More details and review of the course with a map are below, but first photos from the course:

The starting line

Hot air balloons made the course even pretier

This photo was taken facing west from the turn around point

Finish Line

Ranking: SingleH, high altitude.  

Distance: 26.2 miles

Course: The Duke City marathon run started at Albuquerque's Civic Plaza and then 13.1 miles mostly on the Paseo del Bosque trail and back to the plaza. Flat course shared with bikes and other Sunday morning recreational runners/walkers. see map and details below (click on it...).

Crowd: Mostly locals, marathon maniacs and 50 staters, I, once again, ran into a guy that ran the Highest Marathon in the USA and Little Grand Canyon Marathon with me in July and September.

The easy part: great weather, flat

The challenging part: High altitude, can do a better job with the aid stations

Price: $80

Pacers:No

Timing: Chip

Qualifying: None

Official website: Duke City Marathon

My 2 cents: won't be a bad a idea to carry some fluids on you

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Yonkers Half Marathon, Yonkers, NY

9/16/2012 - Review and a course map of the Yonkers Half-Marathon, (DoubleH)

I ran the Yonkers half-marathon after deciding in the last minute that running the full was way too much given the cold I was battling, a decent race, DoubleH on my hRank system!
More details and review of the course with a map are below.

Ranking: DoubleH, humid and hot.  

Distance: 13.1 miles

Course: The half marathon run started 2 blocks off the metro-north Yonkers station. We ran north along the Hudson river and then  up over the hill to run ~6 miles in the busy streets of Yonkers to the finish line. See map and details below (click on it...).

Crowd: Mixed crowd, some people ran the full which was 2 loops of the half.

The easy part: fairly flat, one steep hill climbing from the river

The challenging part: Humid, hot (and I was under the weather)

Price: $75

Pacers:No

Timing: Chips

Qualifying: None

Official website: Yonkers Half and Full Marathon

My 2 cents: Save your legs to the hill in mile 4-5, pick up your pace thereafter...

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Moose's tooth Marathon, Anchorage Alaska

8/19/2012 - Review and a course map of the Anchorage Alaska Moose's tooth Marathon, (nixH)

The Anchorage Alaska Moose's Tooth Marathon was a fast and flat course. Although, arguably, it is an urban course in the city, 99% of it was on paved trails surounded by evergreen trees - I liked it!
Cool weather, great aid station and a flat course at sea level position this course as a targeted PR race, if that's your goal jump on a plane to AK and run! NixH on my hRank system!

More details and review of the course with a map are below.

Ranking: NixH, really favorable course to set your PR.  

Distance: 26.2 miles

Course: The marathon run started and ended on the corner of 6th and F in downtown Anchorage. We ran on the waterfront south west past the airport, about 10 miles from the start, and back up to the intersection with Chester Creek trail, total of 16 miles, where we turned right for about  4 miles and then back to the intersection and to the end. Detailed elevation and course map is below (click on it...).

Crowd: Mostly locals, marathon maniacs and 50 staters, I actually ran into a guy who ran Bear Lake ID with me in June - fun times....

The easy part: flat, cool

The challenging part: It rained towards the end, it may rain all along - it's Anchorage!

Price: $85

Pacers:No

Timing: Chip

Qualifying: None

Official website: Moose's tooth, Anchorage AK marathon

My 2 cents: If you are not local and you traveled all the way to Anchorage take the week off, travel off the beaten path and see how amazing this state is.


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Review and a course map of the Madison Marathon, Montana

7/22/2012 - Review and a course map of the Madison Marathon, Montana (SextH / HHHHHH)

Madison Montana marathon is the, arguably, highest road marathon in the USA. It took place in Montana near the town of Ennis on NF-290 also known as Gravelly Range Road. The very scenic course provided unparalleled views of mountains and valleys. This is a limited-support, high altitude course with the low point as low as 8,334ft above sea level and as high as 9,558 ft. I can't stress enough these 2 points, so once again limited-support, high altitude course. SextH / HHHHHH on my hRank system!

More details and review of the course with a map are below.

The start

Black Butte

Monument Ridge

Mile 9

Sample aid station - limited support indeed

Course views

Mile 20 hill

Ranking: SextH, high altitude marathon, very few aid stations (mostly just with water) and even fewer staffed with electrolytes, hilly course, late start so you will hit temperatures in the 70s, humid, windy.  

Distance: 26.2 miles

Course: The marathon run started on NF-290, Gravelly Range rd, near the base of Black Butte. We ran on NF-290 north passing the finish line after 13 miles and headed north for additional 6 miles where we turned around for the last 6 miles to the finish line at Clover Meadows. Detailed elevation and course map is below.

Crowd: many  Mostly locals, I didn't confirm this but heard that I was honored to run alongside Larry Macon (Most sanctioned marathons in a calendar year Guinness record holder, and more than 900 of them in total), Bill Whipp (280 marathons) and Angela Tortorice (288 marathons)

The easy part: Scenic, fresh air

The challenging part: 9,000 ft above sea level, bring your own water and food, hilly with total elevation gain of more than 2,500.

Price: $80

Pacers:No

Timing: Stop watch

Qualifying: None

Official website: Madison Montana Marathon

My 2 cents:
1) This is a difficult course, in 2012 there was an early start option to start at 7am this can help with the heat.
2) I had less air running that high, but the little I had was the freshest I could ask for.
3) My training included running Mt. Baldy twice once for distance and once for time.
4) If you are a pure road-runner and would never step a foot off the blacktop - this is not a road marathon


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14 miles trail run Mt. Baldy, review and a course map

7/4/2012 - 14 miles trail run Mt. Baldy, review and a course map  (QuintH / HHHHH)

Happy 4th! The genesis of the decision to spend the holiday running up Mt. Baldy, the highest mountain in LA county, goes back about 4 weeks ago when I signed up for the, arguably, highest altitude road marathon in Madison MT. The marathon course averages approximately 9,000 feet above sea level. So I thought that the Mt Baldy 14 miles, out and back, running up to more than  10,000 feet, can be a great prep run. I'd rank the run QuintH / HHHHH on my hRank system!

YES! this run and course up to the summit follows almost identically the course of the "Run To The Top" race. Hope this review can be helpful for those of you who plan to participate in "Run To The Top". (I ran last year, but the race got canceled b/c of thunder storms at the summit so I ran only up to the ski hut)

More details and review of the course with a map are below.

The start of Devil's Backbone Rd.

Mt Harwood to the right of this trail

Mt Baldy - steep and technical run

Cloudy day....no views

Really?

Ranking: QuintH, High altitude course starting at 6,448 ft, Heat- started running in the low 80's,  Hydration was carried on my back - no aid station, extremely Hilly course, running to more than 10,000 ft from about 6,100 ft, the first half of the run up to about 8,000 ft above sea level was Humid.

Distance: +14.19 miles (the reason for the "+" is because the GPS didn't measure all the curves and rather straight lined between points, so all in I ran more than 14.19 miles but that's the figure that was measured so listing that here)

Course: The trail run started in the end of Blady Rd at the parking lot of the chairlifts. I ran down on the paved road and made a right hand turn towards Baldy Falls, from there I ran on the fire road up to the ski hut. This part was about 4.5 miles and elevation gain of about 2,000 feet. This part of the course was hot and humid (I started at 2pm...) but the course was not technical with moderate slope.The fun part started when I got on Devils Backbone Road, though temperatures dropped and humidity was lower, the course got much more technical and the run up the mountain much steeper. Did I mention, much less air? You get the point. This leg up towards Mt. Harwood and then Mt Baldy was strenuous and challenging. Regarding the course, I just kept running up hill until there was no more hill to climb :). The way back to the starting point follows the same course up but reversed.

Crowd: recreational hikers, I was the only runner

The easy part: nothing was easy in this trail run

The challenging part: 6,000 to 10,000 above sea level, bring your own water and food, steep hills, technical course in the second half of the climb from 8,000 ft to 10,000 ft.

Price: Just recreation pass if parked down at Manker Flats.

Pacers:No

Timing:No

Qualifying: None

Official website: N/A

My 2 cents:
1) If I could sleep the night before in the village to better acclimatize to the altitude I would have done it. I haven't and it made this run much more challenging.
2) I was thinking why this run was harder than Yosemite Falls and Cloud Rest trail runs and think that for different reasons. The Yosemite Falls trail run, though greater elevation gain, the run was at a lower altitude and shorter. The Cloud Rest run, though took place in similar altitudes, it had less elevation gain and I ran it after spending more than 24 hours in high altitude including the Yosemite Falls run.
3) I had just enough water, carrying 2 liters, to make it back to my car.
4) I would start earlier than 2pm when it is not that hot and humid

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Review and a course map of Bear Lake Idaho Marathon

6/8/2012 - Review and a course map of Bear Lake Idaho Marathon (DoubleH / HH)

This was supposed to be my first our of 2 back-to-back marathon totaling a full lap around Bear Lake. I woke up sick on the following day so this was, unfortunately, my one and only marathon for the weekend. This was a flat course up to mile 20 at an altitude of about 6,000 ft above sea level. The course was staffed only every 3 miles so I carried to hydrate between the aid stations. DoubleH / HH on my hRank system!

More details and review of the course with a map are below.

Ranking: DoubleH, high altitude marathon, small marathon so not many aid stations.  

Distance: 26.2 miles

Course: The marathon run started in Garden City, UT in Garden City Park. I ran north along Bear Lake for approximately 13 miles and then turned right/east along the northern shore of Bear Lake for about 6 miles. The last 7 miles were along the hilly eastern bank of Bear Lake.

Crowd: many  Marathon Maniacs and 50 States Marathon Club members
The easy part: Flat, temperatures in the low 40's when I started the run in 6am and rising to low 60's.

The challenging part: 6,000 above sea level, bring your own water and food, rolling hills starting in mile 20.

Price: $75

Pacers:No

Timing:No

Qualifying: None

Official website: Bear Lake Marathon (Idaho)

My 2 cents: I trained in high altitude 2 weeks before this marathon, this was very helpful to get used to the running conditions.


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Review and a course map of San Diego Rock N' Roll half marathon

6/3/2012 - Review and a course map of San Diego Rock N' Roll half marathon (NixH / None)

5 days before my planned back-to-back marathons on Friday and Saturday I decided to take it easy and jog San Diego's Rock N' Roll half marathon with a friend. This was a great course, flat, well staffed which was great for a casual half before an intensive weekend ahead of me. NixH / None on my hRank system!

More details and review of the course with a map are below.

Ranking: NixH, perfect weather, flat, no wind, sea level altitude.  

Distance: 13.1 miles

Course: The half marathon run started at  the corner of Quince Dr and 6th Ave and ended in Sea World. The course had many turns and loops so best would be to see the map below for more details.
Crowd: 35,000 runners

The easy part: Flat, course well organized, great weather

The challenging part: No cars access near the finish line, we walked 1.4 miles to the nearest trolley station

Price: $125

Pacers:Yes

Timing: Shoe chip

Qualifying: None

Official website: San Diego Rock N' Roll

My 2 cents: Can be classic course for a PR


Apologies for the messy pace on my garmin page, I waited to my buddy around mile 8 and then continued to run with him till the end.

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The author of this blog does neither represent nor warrants that the reviews in this blog are accurate or provide accurate representation of the prevailing conditions including but not limited to course, weather, surface condition or animals at the time you will choose to participate in Activities based on the reviewed Paths. The reviews were accurate strictly for the time at which they were explored and ran or walked by the author and should not be relied upon for planning or doing your Activities.

These are mountain, unpaved trails and paved road courses; some are away from medical services. The Paths have numerous risk factors which include, just to name a few out of many others, rattlesnakes, coyotes, mountain lions, ticks, poison oak, and other potentially dangerous and harmful animals, vegetation, fire hazards,  and other dangerous and harmful elements. Wearing sun block will protect your skin and should be taken into your consideration before exposing your skin to the sun.

If you choose to participate in Activities based on one, some or all of the reviewed Paths you assume all risks associated with your Activities, including varying and/or existing potentially harmful or hazardous weather conditions including but not limited to high heat and/or humidity, varying and/or existing conditions of the trails and roads, animals, poison oak, and traffic on the Paths including travel to and from the Paths, and including but not limited to trips, slides or falls of cliffs or steep slopes and contacts with other participants, all such risks being known and appreciated by you, and including all direct or indirect injuries or death that may be suffered before, during, or after an Activities.

It is highly recommended to perform the Activities as part of a group of multiple people. In addition it is highly recommended that you will carry essentials which include but are not limited to at least 64 Oz. of water, 4 energy bars, map of the area with a marked course, watch, GPS, cellular phone and a first-aid kit.

By reading parts or all of this blog and choosing to run, walk or physically follow any of the courses, trails or races reviewed you for yourself and anyone entitled to act on your behalf, unconditionally and with no reservations waive and release the author and owner of this blog, its agents and representatives, and all sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising directly or indirectly out of your participation in Activities based on the reviews in this blog.