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course [07.29.2014 14:29] nyeates updated description |
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| + | ====== Course Maps, Info, and Description ====== | ||
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| + | {{:mdheatcourse2023.png?direct&500 |}} | ||
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| + | [[https://www.strava.com/routes/3113868659901215800|{{:md_heat_course_2023_rough_overview.png?direct&300 |}}]] | ||
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| + | <html><span style="font-size:200%;"> | ||
| + | <a href="https://www.strava.com/routes/3113868659901215800">2023 STRAVA COURSE LINK & GPS</a> | ||
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| + | ===== Distances ===== | ||
| + | - Start to Aid1: ~5.1 miles | ||
| + | - Aid1 to Aid2: ~3.5 miles | ||
| + | - Aid2 to Aid3: ~3.7 miles | ||
| + | - Aid3 to S/F: ~3.7 miles | ||
| + | - Aid2 and Aid4 (at Start/Finish) are guaranteed to be open for 50k runners both loops. | ||
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| ====== A good story by your Race Director ====== | ====== A good story by your Race Director ====== | ||
| (Course Description, history, points of interest, and fun stories) | (Course Description, history, points of interest, and fun stories) | ||
| - | {{:heatcourseosmnewsmall.png?direct&300 |}} | ||
| - | Two sections of course have changed since the prior year. We have added nearly a mile of new trail, near the Hilton campground just before the Buzzards Rock climb. "The Wall" remains at the end of the course, and the major river crossing has been removed at the parks request - there are still a dozen small creek crossings to cool yourself at! | + | **THE BELOW DESCRIPTION IS NOW ANCIENT AS THE COURSE CHANGES OVER THE YEARS. However, that being said, many of the same highlights and stories still apply. So go on if your new and read below to get a feel. NOTE THAT AID STATIONS HAVE COMPLETELY CHANGED LOCATIONS, but the distances and the number of aid stops are roughly the same. |
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| + | None of the course has changed from 2014’s running. Two sections of course have changed since the 2013 running. We have added nearly a mile of new trail, near the Hilton campground just before the Buzzards Rock climb. "The Wall" remains at the end of the course, and the major river crossing has been removed at the parks request - there are still a dozen small creek crossings to cool yourself at! | ||
| You start out at Shelter 105 and head around the baseball field, another shelter and playground in order give us a ¼ mile loop in order to sparse people out before heading onto the same road you drove in on for 400 ft. You take Gun Rd across the Patapsco River on a small automobile bridge. Interesting fact: The Patapsco river used to be deep and bring ships up to pick up rolls (hence Rolling Rd) of wheat or crops. Now it is silted up from human development and barely deep enough to float a raft on. | You start out at Shelter 105 and head around the baseball field, another shelter and playground in order give us a ¼ mile loop in order to sparse people out before heading onto the same road you drove in on for 400 ft. You take Gun Rd across the Patapsco River on a small automobile bridge. Interesting fact: The Patapsco river used to be deep and bring ships up to pick up rolls (hence Rolling Rd) of wheat or crops. Now it is silted up from human development and barely deep enough to float a raft on. | ||
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| * 3 aid stations spaced 4 miles apart will provide water and small snacks | * 3 aid stations spaced 4 miles apart will provide water and small snacks | ||
| * PBJ Sandwiches, Bananas, trail mix, Brownies, M&Ms and Swedish Fish | * PBJ Sandwiches, Bananas, trail mix, Brownies, M&Ms and Swedish Fish | ||
| - | * Water and mixed Gatorade will be at each station | + | * Water and mixed Tailwinds ( similar to Gatorade, except better) will be at each station |
| * To save on trash, please fill your own water bottles, though we will have cups | * To save on trash, please fill your own water bottles, though we will have cups | ||
| * Minor First Aid | * Minor First Aid | ||
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| * Where: | * Where: | ||
| - | * Map with Aid stations: http://mdheatrace.com/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=heatcourseosmnewsmall.png | + | * Map with Aid stations: http://mdheatrace.com/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=course2019.png |
| - | * Aid Station 1: Hilton - Mile 4 | + | * Aid Station 1: Hilton - Mile 4, 20 |
| - | * Aid Station 2: Swinging Bridge - Mile 8 | + | * Aid Station 2: Swinging Bridge - Mile 8, 24 |
| - | * Aid Station 3: Landing Rd - Mile 12 | + | * Aid Station 3: Landing Rd - Mile 12, 28 |
| + | * Start / Finish Line: Avalon - Mile 16, 32 | ||
| * When: | * When: | ||
| * Aid Station 1: Setup: 8:30am, Staffed: 9:30-11:30am | * Aid Station 1: Setup: 8:30am, Staffed: 9:30-11:30am | ||
| - | * Aid Station 2: Setup: 9:30am, Staffed: 10-2pm | + | * Aid Station 2: Setup: 8:00am, Staffed: 9-2pm |
| - | * Aid Station 3: Setup: 10:30am, Staffed: 11:00-3:30pm, might abandon but keep up for hikers | + | * Aid Station 3: Setup: 10:15am, Staffed: 10:30-3:30pm, might abandon but keep up for hikers |
| * Who: | * Who: | ||
| - | * Aid Station 1: | + | * Aid Station 1: Pat Murphy |
| - | * Aid Station 2: | + | * Aid Station 2: Christine Chadwick |
| - | * Aid Station 3: | + | * Aid Station 3: Dorothy Ricciuti |
| ====== Emergency ====== | ====== Emergency ====== | ||
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| </html> | </html> | ||
| ====== River crossing ====== | ====== River crossing ====== | ||
| - | There is a single large river crossing. The course will go straight across the Patapsco River around mile 7 (halfway through). The water depth is around 3 feet deep, no higher than your waist. Let me tell you, it will feel very nice on a hot July day! If you can help it, wear shoes that drain well. | + | The large river crossing was removed at the request of the park. They did not want us encouraging a common crossing point that would turn into a future crossing point by hundreds of others. Also, fisherman complain. There will remain a dozen smaller creek crossings, some of them 1-2 feet deep. Usually you can tip toe on rocks over them. |
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| - | Tips for this crossing: If you do not like wet shoes, take them off before crossing, as the river is walkable barefoot. Whenever I have crossed with shoes, sand gets in my shoes and I have found myself emptying them. | + | |
| ====== Hikers ====== | ====== Hikers ====== | ||
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