Last night, Tim and I discussed one of our concerns about the Duke City Half Marathon. The event website states that the elevation increases by approximately 20 feet between the start/finish of the run and the halfway mark, but it doesn't give any information about how hilly the course is. I run a relatively flat training run and Tim's is more rolling, but neither is what most people would consider hilly.
This morning, I contacted Rodger Sack, a former club president with the Albuquerque Road Runners Club, and requested further details about the course. He was kind enough to send me the following reply:
There are almost no hills on the Duke City 1/2 marathon course. It predominately follows a bike path that parallels the Rio Grande river and the only hills would be overpasses over cross streets - nothing you and your training partners won't be able to easily handle. I would guess that the elevation of the course would be in the 4,500 feet above sea level range and the elevation change of less than 50' for the entire course is probably accurate. It is a pretty course through the scenic south part of Albuquerque. Enjoy.
4 comments:
Thanks for checking that out. That's good news!!
Mary
If you stay up late enough the night before, you can sleep through the actual running part. Or so I've heard.
By the way, I took a preliminary look-around on expedia.com and if you book both the flight and hotel, you pretty well save the price of the hotel stay. Flight alone (from OKC) was around $220/person. Flight and hotel together was $230/person. That same hotel books for $74 a night.
If you like decent Mexican food, go to Sadies..... after the race of course...
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