I am visiting for the summer in Seattle and I live right next to a place called Greenlake that has a nice gravel/dirt path around the outside (next to the road)...the inner, bike path/walking loop is shorter, cement surface and often crowded, so I have chosen to avoid it. Does anyone know the exact distance for one outer loop?
This past weekend, I ran 35:00 minutes for 2 full outside loops and have no idea what pace I was going - but it felt pretty quick.
Appreciate the help,
Will
I believe the distance on the outer loop is just under 3 miles. so it seems your going around 545 pace? sound right?
You've got to be kidding! I hope :-)
It really felt much faster than 5:45 pace...usually I do 7 mile tempos at 5:30 pace so I am hoping I was around the same time for this training run.
Will
The inside loop is just less than 3 miles. The outside loop is just over 3 miles (I think it's about 3.1). If you go counterclockwise around the lake, it's about 100m more than a mile from the corner where the track is to the middle of the five point intersection at the blinking light as best I remember.
I have heard the outer loop is about 3.2 miles.
Inner loop is 2.8 and marked every 1/4 mile. Outer loop is 3.1. I believe that includes going around the 9 hole pitch and putt (but I'm not sure).
The outer loop is 3.1, I think.
Go for a run in Woodland park if you're doing more than a loop around Greenlake. I think I could still run the XC course there in my sleep.
The outer loop is 3.2 miles (inner is 2.8), trust me, I live less than a mile from it. Every so often, somebody will get on their mountain bike and mark every half mile with chalk, and I have also done tempo runs around it at about the pace you were rolling, and I was averaging around 5:30 pace, so the measurements seem right to me (I checked my pace on Lower Woodland's track midway through).
If you want to get together to run at all this summer, drop me a line,
It sounds like we're close to the same ability and training partners are always welcome.
also there is a group that meets every wed at the dirt track across from the golf course. Your 5:30 pace should put you up in the front groups (group 2 or 1a) depending on your tempo effort. depending on the week there is usually someone to run with in the 2:30- 2:25 marathon range.
Greenlake is absolutely one of my favorite places to run, IN THE WORLD.
It's like running Venice Beach in mild Seattle weather. Great for checking out people.
leehamster wrote:
It's like running Venice Beach in mild Seattle weather. Great for checking out people.
ZACTLY!!! Lots of Asian Eye Candy!!!
We measured the outside loop with a wheel just the other day to be 3.18 miles.
Outer loop is 3.23.
greg shouldn't you be in japan?
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Will someone please explain to me, where is the "outer" loop that you speak of. Maybe I am going blind, but I've been to Greenlake about 4-5 times and I've only seen 1 loop around the lake.
Jason