2008 KC Marathon Club: Marathon Route

It is a good idea to familiarize yourself as much as possible with the course and the elevations during each section.  I have broken the route into three sections and mapped it.  First 6 "ish" miles, an 11 "ish" mile route/loop that has the steepest elevations (marathoners only) and the last and final climb before the finish- miles 20-25 "ish."  Over the remainder of our training, I will schedule some runs along these routes... modified to match each individuals distance.  They all will enable us to park at my home and run south for the marathon steep loop or run north for the final climb.  I will shuttle everyone back to crown center when we do miles one through 6 or for the marathoners- we can make this an out and back.  Start studying the elevations.  Based on the elevations we will start setting pace goals for your first miles.  It is very important that you check your pace at mile 1 and make adjustments for your goal pace.  Goal pace is important since most runners run the second half of the race slower than the first.  You can't expect to conserve energy and finish faster, yet if you go out too fast, you will crash and burn at the end.  As your distance continues to increase we will set some goals to meet on the day of the race.  See you tomorrow!