Is it certified or too much elevation drop?
Is it certified or too much elevation drop?
check usatf.org
Yes, it is.
shows the start and finish are negligible.
How 'bout the half marathon??? It has a pretty good drop.
bump... anyone know about the half?
Ok, I found out that it is in fact certified...
Anyone out there interested in working together to run a sub 65????? Looks like last year was only won in 67.
I have also been wondering this and heard that the full was eligible but the half was not. Where did you get this information?
Are u sure??? wrote:
I have also been wondering this and heard that the full was eligible but the half was not. Where did you get this information?
I emailed the race director and asked him.
Call this number if you want to verify yourself:
858-450-6510
I was under the impression as well that the half wasn't legal because of the drop, but the full was.
Just talked to the course director on the phone. He confirmed that the half marathon course is NOT eligible, the only Rock N Roll race that is not. I think you are confused about USATF certification-this is simply how the course is measured for distance and has nothing to do with being Trials eligible. So this is not the place to go unless you want to run the full.
Thanks for the clarification. I assumed USATF certified meant it was eligible for qualifying.
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USATF certified? wrote:
Thanks for the clarification. I assumed USATF certified meant it was eligible for qualifying.
USATF certification has categories. Certification in general means the course is the advertised distance. Above and beyond that is the "records eligible" question, which is if the course has more than 1 meter per kilometer drop, is it point to point, etc. Those questions are answered during the certification process.
this link here shows a drop of what appears to be around 300 feet on the half marathon course:
http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/files/2011/03/sd11-elevation-half.jpg
The USATF trials standard requires a elevation drop of less than 3.25m/km
doing rough calculations, a half is about 21.1km, and converting 300 feet of elevation drop is about 91 meters.
That is a drop of 91/21.1 = 4.3 meters/km for the half course....too much.
Again though, the exact elevations on that map may be misleading. Best look for the exact elevations at the start and finish....