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Does this elevation scare you

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Post  Kenny B. Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:20 pm

https://i.servimg.com/u/f48/16/58/43/90/untitl36.jpg

Rehoboth Marathon Dec 8. Considering as back up to NYC or Philly.

I assume this is pretty dam flat.
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Post  Admin Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:32 pm

Looks pretty flat to me! Funny how hilly maps look when you squeeze 26 miles into a small box...

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Post  JohnP Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:52 pm

It looks pretty good though after 20 miles, even a small incline will be noticed. I looked it up, are parts of this on a trail?
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Post  Michele "1L" Keane Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:00 pm

Weird, I've been to Rehobeth many times and I never thought of it as anything but flat; however, I was at the beach and along the water always. I'm guessing that the Chicago elevation might looked similar in a compressed version.
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Post  John Kilpatrick Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:22 pm

Not in the slightest - the Y axis is only 40 feet right?

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Post  Kenny B. Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:56 pm

It looks dam flat to me. Not saying I love it all flat I do like some slight rolls to give different muscles a chance!
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Post  Schuey Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:30 pm

Kenny it doesn't look at that bad. The biggest decline is what 40 feet? At best I would call it some slight bumps in the road which should work to your advantage if you feel you run better over rolling hills. Again I would call the course rolling hills but it is not completely flat like the Chicago marathon course.

Like you I prefer course with hills, hence the reason why the last couple of years my PR's at the marathon distance came in Boston. I feel that they play more in to my strengths as a runner.

Good luck!
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Post  Gobbles Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:49 pm

By Georgia Standards, that is pancake flat!!!
Looks like a PR course to me.
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Post  Jerry Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:54 pm

So what it is flat. Remember Chicago?
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Post  Dave-O Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:06 pm

John Kilpatrick wrote:Not in the slightest - the Y axis is only 40 feet right?

This.

Why would anyone set up a graph like that?
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Post  nkrichards Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:54 pm

I ran the half at Rehobeth last year. It was a nice course...mostly on roads but with a nice trail section through a wooded/farming area. I don't remember it as hilly at all but also not pancake flat. I remember being glad that I didn't run the full marathon as the wind came up and I believe the marathon runners would have finished with a noticeable headwind.

Nice community and nice race overall.
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