Time is winding down to the Sal's running group adventure of traveling to Lake Placid NY and racing the Lake Placid Half-Marathon. Race day is June 12, only 25 days away, time for about eighteen days of training and seven days of trying to peak for the race.
Here is a link to the elevation chart from MapMyRun.com. The elevation changes may look dramatic on this chart. But from the start to 10k the course is mainly down, with just a few minor upgrades. There is a slight elevation change, 16', from 6.2-6.8m, before leveling out and slight down again until mile 8. For the next mile the course "climbs" 17' until 9.1 miles and actually dropping 20' till 10.1 miles. At this point we climb almost 100' until reaching 11.9 miles. Racers get a break until 12.8 miles, when the last hard climb takes us back to the track and finish line.
Summary
10k 1,671'
6.8m 1,687 +16
8m 1,670 -17
9.1m 1,687 +17
10.1m 1,668 -19
11.9m 1,763 +95
12.8m 1,757 -6
13m 1,787 +30
In other words, the biggest climbs occur in the last three miles, but there should be a few spots where you can recover after the uphills. Once you make it to 10, you know you can finish, it's just a case of how fast! Yes, the last hill up McLenathan Ave will look like a monster, but you are so close to the finish if you keep putting one foot in front of the other, no problem!
These changes compare to the Spencerport 10k kick course. From Lyell Road to the top of Bernabi Hill is about 70' of elevation gain. Except at Lake Placid we will be making this type of climb after running 12.7 miles.
I hope it's a good weather day. Cool (below 60), low dew point, slight breeze, that's all I ask for.
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