For Those Looking to PR in Austin in '07
This comes from RunTex.com's "Heard Round The Lake: News, Notes and Idle Gossip", which was posted online on Friday:
"Finally, got around to driving the new AT&T Austin Marathon course. I’ll have a full report and description (with mileage) of it next week, but suffice it to say it’s a radical departure. Both the half and full marathon will start and finish on Congress, somewhere between 7th and 8th streets. The marathon will be a loop with plenty of ups and downs in the first half, but mostly flat or gentle downhills on the back end with one exception: The three-tiered climb on San Jacinto, near Schultz’ Beer Garden, (which was at about 20 miles on the old course) will be in the final mile and is certain to bring more than a few runners down to their knees."
Maybe that PR might be out of reach. Cowtown is a week later.
"Finally, got around to driving the new AT&T Austin Marathon course. I’ll have a full report and description (with mileage) of it next week, but suffice it to say it’s a radical departure. Both the half and full marathon will start and finish on Congress, somewhere between 7th and 8th streets. The marathon will be a loop with plenty of ups and downs in the first half, but mostly flat or gentle downhills on the back end with one exception: The three-tiered climb on San Jacinto, near Schultz’ Beer Garden, (which was at about 20 miles on the old course) will be in the final mile and is certain to bring more than a few runners down to their knees."
Maybe that PR might be out of reach. Cowtown is a week later.
posted by WalkSports.com | 1:03 AM
2 Comments:
Hmm. I admire the attmpt to create simpler logistics (great) and a more challenging course (still good), but they might be forgetting what the real "lure" of the Austin Marathon is.
and of course my wedding is the same day as Austin and I'm sincerely hoping some bloggers will be in attendance!
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