Today's 15 mile Run - Tips

For those who might be running the 15 mile route I posted on the blog, tomorrow morning, I thought I'd give you a few tips about it.

First, there was 3 of us this morning... Sandy, Connie (Sandy's friend who ran with us last week) and me. Sandy ran 5 miles before she met us at 6:30 at Moxo's so she ran 20 miles today. Wow!

Here's a link to the route again: www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=310145

1. Restroom stop opportunities are at

• Washington Park Pavilion by the playground. You could cut over to it before you leave Washington Park at about 4.6 miles or as you come back into Washington park at about mile 6.2
• If they are open tomorrow, at mile 10 you can stop, as we did, at the Medical Clinic at Koke Mill and Old Jacksonville Road. There are pubic restrooms and water fountains in the hallway between the two entrances.
• Fit Club on Lawrence agreed to let us use their restroom. I talked to Jim Copelin the manager there. If you aren't a member just mention you are running with the Full Tilts Marathon Runners and Jim gave Bill Stokes permission to use the club as a pit stop.
  

2. On the run back towards downtown after leaving Fit Club, I have the route going down Lawrence to just past Pasfield Golf Course where you turn right on Feldkamp. I recommend you turn right on Chatham on the Westside of the street and go down to Fayette beside the Carillon instead running down and up the big hill on the north side of Pasfield Golf Course on Lawrence. It is just too big to tackle that late in the run. We took the Chatham road turn and it worked out to be the same mileage.



3. The route is nearly a perfect 15 miles according to my Garmin.

That's all. Have a great run and I'll see you next week. Remember its a cut back run to 11 miles next Saturday the 8th.
-Bill