After biking through the course for the Manchester Road Race this morning, I really have to hand it to the course designers. Sure, it would be nice if it weren't partially up the side of Mount Everest, but the steep ascent only lasts for the first couple of miles, after which there's a steep DOWNhill followed by a flat stretch of a couple miles and then another downhill race to the finish line.
The hills at the start will separate the pack. The descent at the end means your friends and family see you coming down running. Even if you're a noob like me.
Youtube automatically detected the eerily appropriate background music, oddly, and put up a link to buy the track. That's new. Does it make it okay that I used the track, then?
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Actually YouTube's been doing that for awhile. At least it did for the CoH video I put up 2 years ago. It doesn't however necessarily mean that using the music is okay. I've seen quite a few videos that had music backgrounds, with the advertisement for buying the track, and then yanked a few days later because CMA Records got its panties in a snit.
Great run btw! Watched the video, and man I was tired just watching you! Beautiful country to bike through though.
I was on granny gears by the top of the hill. I can't even imagine running it. In two weeks.
And BTW New England rocks 🙂
This is really cool, and it makes me wish there were more time-lapse videos of courses for events posted!
I've been watching your recent training reports with great interest, as I just started running this time last year. You'll do well during the race if you just take it nice and slow.
Thanks, +Peter King ! That's the plan, largely because I don't think I have any other choice 🙂