Posted by Richard Leonard on March 21, 2013 at 09:25:53:
In Reply to: Reversed? posted by Karl Bedingfield on March 18, 2013 at 14:44:11:
I hinted on my reply to your 2/10 post, about the 5K/10K jam up, that we had a surprise in the works. There are many reasons we're reversing the course, other than confusion :) 1st is the jam up should be gone. (the merge is Ann/Government St-5 Lanes); Canal St, which was the last mile, is the hottest and not much sideline support for motivation when you most need it. You'll now get that out of the way early. Your last miles now will be shaded and hopefully the parties will be out to add support. You now run DOWN Fulton, rather than uphill. And as Martha Stewart says,"that's a good thing".
You'd be surprised how much is involved in the switch. Things that the the course committee basically could do in their sleep, now have to be re-worked. Start/Finish sets, Water stops move and quantities, clock sets, re-certifying, etc.
If we ran it today (Thurs) we'd probably sets some records. See you Sat. We hope you enjoy it.