Good luck!
Good luck!
Can you tell me how bad the passing situation was? I'm looking to run 3:10. The side walk section and hairpin turn look like they could get pretty congested. What was your experience? Thanks!
Did carmel a few years back. There are quite a few round abouts which I didn't enjoy, but other than those it was a great experience.
If the course is right, it might even allow you to run a PR.
I set my American 50k record on an even tighter loop course - 50x loops @ 1k each. It was flat and every kilometer I had very accurate splits and an aid station.
That honestly doesn't even seem too bad. Doesn't look like participation in the race is huge, so I don't really think having to pass people would be a negative thing. Every now and then I think It would be a positive change of scenery. And the sidewalk section didn't look terrible. It looked like if you had to go around a group of people shoulder to shoulder you could take a few steps in the grass, which wouldn't be miserable. That being said, I would never do this. Seems like kind of a hamster ball race to me...
loopy sanchez wrote:
Can you tell me how bad the passing situation was?
Well it can be an issue, but maybe not as bad as you think. I did the 5K and gave up about a minute. A couple friends of mine did the half and only gave up a couple of minutes. As the laps accumulate, the runners distribute more evenly on the course, so passing becomes easier. Just roll with it early, plan on a negative split.
A more serious problem is counting laps. The timing system will know how many times you have crossed the mat, but there is no provision for telling the runners. So you have to count them yourself. According to the RD, many many runners in Ohio got a DNF by not doing enough laps.
Flydomo wrote:
Has anyone come back to win this race after being lapped?
No, that only works for a track marathon
Rockland County NY Marathon. A service road in a public park. You run one mile to a cone, turn around, and run back. It's called a loop course that you run 13 times. Typically run in January
Might as well 'av de marathon on a track if you're gonna chucker sum silly loike dat dare.
https://www.sciotomiles.com/warmupcolumbusConcrete stress fracture wrote:
Dublin, Ohio has been running one for years. Very easy to keep track of pace. Downside is lapping runners especially if they have multiple races running.
I'm signing up for it. Redeeming myself on 2/6. It may drive me insane by the 20th loop though ;)
Info wrote:
Dublin and Columbus are 20 minutes away from each other if not less depending where you are in Columbus so easy guy; much rather tell people it's in Columbus rather than suburbia Dublin. It's $65-$80 dollars for the Marathon depending on when you sign up and there are different distance down to a 10k for $40, so yeah these guys are raking in cash for a low cost event to put on. You are correct on the USATF certification.
There was a Broke Man's Marathon in Cbus as well, downtown near Audobon Park, I believe, but not sure if it's still there, or dead due to COVID.
Fleet Feet (the local running chain in Central Ohio) is wonderful, and they have the Mt. Frontrunner Marathon, which FINISHES on a tough hill.
mitchellmac2 wrote:
That honestly doesn't even seem too bad. Doesn't look like participation in the race is huge, so I don't really think having to pass people would be a negative thing. Every now and then I think It would be a positive change of scenery. And the sidewalk section didn't look terrible. It looked like if you had to go around a group of people shoulder to shoulder you could take a few steps in the grass, which wouldn't be miserable. That being said, I would never do this. Seems like kind of a hamster ball race to me...
Bumping for this...
I was worried about the ankles but it's a flat course. That should produce fast times, even with the constant turns and weaving. I'm racing the actual 26.2 and not the shorter races so the crowd should thin out at 13.1.
My game plan is to do the following:
7:45-7:45-7:40 for the first three, then gently ease into MP. Come in at 1:38-1:39 and have it feel EZ. Get to 20-ish around 2:29-2:32 like normal, so 6.9 miles in 51-53 mins., but have more in the gas that I can run 42-43 for the last 10k, instead of dying in 49-50. That should get me to 3:11-3:15-ish if I do it right.
To me it would be boring. Hard to concentrate after passing the same landmarks a dozen times. I would lose track of what lap I was on. It could lead to better fan support. There are one mile tracks for cars. A marathon entirely inside a stadium?
I did one a few years back and agree with that. Not that you're sightseeing during a race, but the same thing 26 times doesn't give much mental sense of progress or help to break the race into chunks.
The point mentioned earlier about making it easier to drop out is true. It was incredibly warm the day I did it, and while I cracked and had a huge positive split, I stayed in. A ton of people dropped out, and a large part of it is because they ran past their car every few minutes.
The crowd support is a mixed bag. When things are going well, it's fun to see friends and family every few minutes. When the wheels come off, you see the "oh crap" look on faces or hear it in the voices much more readily.
This concept seems tough. I imagine it would be easier if you could run with a pace group for something like this. However, it's more difficult to run the tangent with a pace group.
It would be a logistical nightmare without chips to keep track of all the lapping. Probably still would be. I could see a lot of mistakes being made.
Did OP hit the 3:10??
Looking for feedback on Circular because I’m doing it this year with similar goal time. I have same concerns about getting slowed down.
I posted this on another thread too. The Dublin race site says most people end up running somewhere between 26.7 and 27.5 miles.