tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693204241798103436.post4424713075513145098..comments2023-11-11T01:16:33.920-07:00Comments on Glass Half Full: Winfield wanderingsSean O'Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01738750736518438251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693204241798103436.post-90828152133119474142012-07-23T17:54:30.010-06:002012-07-23T17:54:30.010-06:00As far as I know, Lifetime's official position...As far as I know, Lifetime's official position is still "we're working with the FS to get this sanctioned by race day, but plan on still running the road". Sean, this trail is definitely the new trail in question and if it isn't used this year will almost definitely be used next year. I won't be surprised if we run it this year.<br /><br />As far as being "longer/slower" etc, I'm actually quite excited by this because when the course was altered in 2009 to avoid the helicopter crash and include Pipeline instead of running all the way up Halfmoon Rd to the CT, it is my opinion that the course was shortened by 8-10min for the frontrunners (or ~1mile) in each direction, making it 15-20min/2mi faster for the frontrunners than in previous years. This meant that I would need to run ~15:25 on the current course in order to feel good about breaking MC's 15:42:59 standard. From what you've observed, it sounds like the inclusion of this new trail would basically even out this discrepancy, making the pre- and post-2009 courses comparable again.<br /><br />Of course, intermediate split times would still need to be tweaked.Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11148317903654491236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693204241798103436.post-10991703237282618222012-07-09T14:41:29.863-06:002012-07-09T14:41:29.863-06:00Asked at race HQ yesterday and the word I got was ...Asked at race HQ yesterday and the word I got was that the course will still follow the road this year. That is what I was told... it could be a different story come race day.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654448234395611422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693204241798103436.post-56188142133319567812012-07-03T16:47:49.093-06:002012-07-03T16:47:49.093-06:00Stupid question but how "new" did the tr...Stupid question but how "new" did the trail look in terms of cut vegetation, water breaks? Trash? Initials on trees? That kind of stuff... I assumed that the trail would be lower and more parallel to the road myself.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654448234395611422noreply@blogger.com