Is the Tucson Marathon fast?
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2014-07-23 9:50 AM |
Pro 5361 | Subject: Is the Tucson Marathon fast? I'm looking at the Tucson marathon as my BQ attempt this year, but can't quite figure out if it's a fast marathon or just a brutal one. I could just do RnR Az, as that's a very BQable course.
Tucson marathon: What should make it fast is that it drops over 2000ft. Must be blazing! Except that it's not that simple. 1. it' starts at like 4800ft. altitude will slow you down. 2. some of it, such as the first couple miles, is really steep downhill- like 8%. Hard to run fast when it's that steep. 3. there are some pretty good uphills in there as well. now- on the good side, weather is nearly always perfect. Nice and cool. And, I do run plenty of hills, so, the ups and downs won't be a shock to my training.
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2014-07-25 12:00 PM in reply to: morey000 |
Expert 3145 Scottsdale, AZ | Subject: RE: Is the Tucson Marathon fast? I've run the half three times but have never ran the full. I did run Boston though My BQ was actually Rock n Roll AZ and then I ran a BQ time at Boston this year so hopefully headed back next year. The half is fast. I'm probably a solid 2 minutes faster on that half than a more flat course, however, the last few miles can absolutely ruin your day. Last year I went 1:21 in the half but the course detour the last 5 miles definitely made that course much slower due to the hills it brought into play. If it's back to the normal profile this year then you really only have that one short, semi steep, hill around mile 19-20 (forget exactly where it is) and that's it. IMO, if you put some focused efforts into running a lot of downhills, like really hammer your legs with them, then you can fly on that course, especially if the original route comes back into play. You just need to be very careful to not let it out too much during the steep parts in the beginning otherwise you'll ruin your day early. If it's the course from last year with the detour through no man's land and the series of hills around 16-20 then I'd skip it and run Phoenix Marathon or IMS instead. IMS is a bit lonely but that's a very fast course. |
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