The North County Romp (70 - 100 miles)
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Just did this ride yesterday - there are some pretty cool stretches in there. The climbing, according to my Garmin GPS was 6450 ft. The freeway stretches are easy and quick too. For those who want to visualize it, you can download the Google Earth kmz file of the route:
North County Ride.kmz
North County Ride.kmz
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Just did this ride yesterday - there are some pretty cool stretches in there. The climbing, according to my Garmin GPS was 6450 ft. The freeway stretches are easy and quick too. For those who want to visualize it, you can download the Google Earth kmz file of the route:
North County Ride.kmz
North County Ride.kmz
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They nearly did. Ok so it was my fault I forgot about it, but really, closing off the roads and killing my Sunday ride did not a happy kitty make. Actually what I found odd was that the road closure heading south was halfway between O'side and C'bad in the middle of the lagoon crossing. Ya. City planning at it's finest.
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They nearly did. Ok so it was my fault I forgot about it, but really, closing off the roads and killing my Sunday ride did not a happy kitty make. Actually what I found odd was that the road closure heading south was halfway between O'side and C'bad in the middle of the lagoon crossing. Ya. City planning at it's finest.
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They nearly did. Ok so it was my fault I forgot about it, but really, closing off the roads and killing my Sunday ride did not a happy kitty make. Actually what I found odd was that the road closure heading south was halfway between O'side and C'bad in the middle of the lagoon crossing. Ya. City planning at it's finest.
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hopefully the weather holds out for us on this one....
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OK, I'm in (weather permitting). I posted earlier on the "other" forum but I see all the action is here.
If there is a slight chance of rain, don't wait for me.
If there is a slight chance of rain, don't wait for me.
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Better now than waiting for the train, which I had to do the first time I ran it. Only my second marathon, it was the difference between under 4 hours and 4:01 something.
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This was supposedly the last year for the Carlsbad Marathon. Next year they are partnering with Encinitas and Solana Beach and the route will go through all three cities along 101. The proposed name for the new race is "Beach Cities Marathon".
They are still in the planning stages to see if the new course will work. I hope so, it would be cool to have the whole thing along the ocean instead of doing the inland detour along Palomar Airport Road.
They are still in the planning stages to see if the new course will work. I hope so, it would be cool to have the whole thing along the ocean instead of doing the inland detour along Palomar Airport Road.
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Is this going to be a cruise or a hammer fest. I've been lagging lately so I'm kind of slow in my lazy winter fatness right now. Of course if I start to crap out I can always break off an head for home (5 miles away) when we hit Del Dios Hwy.
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This was supposedly the last year for the Carlsbad Marathon. Next year they are partnering with Encinitas and Solana Beach and the route will go through all three cities along 101. The proposed name for the new race is "Beach Cities Marathon".
They are still in the planning stages to see if the new course will work. I hope so, it would be cool to have the whole thing along the ocean instead of doing the inland detour along Palomar Airport Road.
They are still in the planning stages to see if the new course will work. I hope so, it would be cool to have the whole thing along the ocean instead of doing the inland detour along Palomar Airport Road.
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Hmmm, bad knees ... you need to come over to the dark side and take up racewalking! (I am an instructor BTW). Just did 2 marathons in 2 weeks, no knee issues whatsoever.
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I'm hoping this will be a good recovery ride from my Saturday mix, so slow is good for me.
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My hope for the ride would be to have a nice even pace along the flats, try to keep everyone together. Once we get to the climbs, you can decide how hard you want to ride. We will have regroups at the top of each climb, so it's no biggie for those who want to 'let it all out' during the climbs.
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Are there any places along the route where we can stop to refill water? It is a long, tough ride – I don’t think I can do it on 2 water bottles.
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Oh yeah - count me in as a maybe.
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It depends on how much rain really. Current forecast calls for partly cloudy on Sunday as all the rain should pass by Saturday evening. That being said, I have filled my rain riding requirement for this year, so if it calls for persistent showers, then the ride will be cancel. I'll keep a watch on weather and give final notice on Saturday night. At that point, everyone can decide what they want to do.
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Usually it is true. But this time I'm going to ride if the forecast holds up as it is at the moment. With my luck, 20% chance of rain will end up being 100% pure rain but what the heck... I need some quality miles and judging from the profile, Ian has put together a killer route. I don't want to miss it.
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Red Trolley Classic. Course is formed by Top Gun Street, Flanders Drive, and Cobra Way.
https://tinyurl.com/y4t697
https://tinyurl.com/y4t697