The roads would all be closed off to traffic. Could it be done in an under an hour? 26.2 mph average? The downhills would boost the time, but the Newton Hills would eat up the time gains. Has anyone ever done this? Would a cyclist get arrested?
The roads would all be closed off to traffic. Could it be done in an under an hour? 26.2 mph average? The downhills would boost the time, but the Newton Hills would eat up the time gains. Has anyone ever done this? Would a cyclist get arrested?
open roads wrote:
The roads would all be closed off to traffic. Could it be done in an under an hour? 26.2 mph average? The downhills would boost the time, but the Newton Hills would eat up the time gains. Has anyone ever done this? Would a cyclist get arrested?
It can be done, but, probably not by you.
Jock Semple's grandkid would take you down off of the bicycle.
What time do roads close for Boston? Bike Races on marathon courses usually happen in the wee small hours.
I've done it during the race without getting caught. Go for it.
WIth the massive number of security personnel converging on the course with nothing much to do I would have to believe that they would regard somebody on the closed course as a possible threat. Therefore somebody would want to push his weight around and remove a bicyclist from the roads.
I bike out from the start to Mile 16 three hours before the start. Since the bombing it's not that easy to evenwalk your bike across the course from one side to the other. The security is that tight. No way they would let you on the course even 3 hours beforehand, let alone 30 minutes. They don't even let you park your bike close to the course, let alone ride on the course .
Kip. wrote:
I've done it during the race without getting caught. Go for it.
Security in each of the towns along the course has changed appreciably since the 2013 bombings.
They allow you to do this in NYC every year on the morning of the marathon.
There is no Walmart in Milford.
Dangit, my evil plan has been thwarted. Curses you swamp Yankee.
Who dat?? wrote:
There is no Walmart in Milford.
open roads wrote:
The roads would all be closed off to traffic. Could it be done in an under an hour? 26.2 mph average? The downhills would boost the time, but the Newton Hills would eat up the time gains. Has anyone ever done this? Would a cyclist get arrested?
Some of us runners get driven to the starting line on race day, traffic is already tuff. Either run the race or get out of the way.
I've heard rumors November Project has done this a few years. I know they did it prior to RnR San Diego this past year.
maybe thinking of Bellingham? Or the KMart in Milford (is that still open?)
Who dat?? wrote:
There is no Walmart in Milford.
open roads wrote:
The roads would all be closed off to traffic. Could it be done in an under an hour? 26.2 mph average? The downhills would boost the time, but the Newton Hills would eat up the time gains. Has anyone ever done this? Would a cyclist get arrested?
The elite women would probably catch you by the time you got to the firehouse turn.
The closer you get to Boston, the more "shut down" the roads are even in the early morning. Kenmore to the finish (last mile of the course) is essentially in a locked down state. Sections of Boylston are closed to traffic for days in advance.
So can you ride the course early in the morning? Sure. The complete course? Unlikely.
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