Birthday Run - Final Details

Thank you to everyone who has offered words of encouragement (along with expressions of disbelief) and to those of you who will join me on my 45 mile Birthday Run. Here are the final details of the run for this coming Friday/Saturday, July 10-11, 2009.


General Information
Through the generosity of those participating, we will have coolers with water and/or Gatorade on each route.

• Please bring your initial fluids and any nutrition needed for your segment.The average pace will be 12 min/mile with a run/walk pattern of 5 minutes on, 1 minute walk.
• The start and finish times are my best estimate, but please be flexible.
• Twitter updates will be posted throughout the run (www.twitter.com/ironbirdlegs)

Warm Up Run

• Start Time: 10 PM
• Distance: 10 miles
• Finish Time: 12 AM
• Additional Info: Run will consist of two 5 mile loops with a stop at the house in between.

Transition Run 1

• Start Time: 12:15 AM
• Distance: 4.5 miles
• Finish Time: 1:10 AM
• Total Miles: 14.5 miles
• Additional Info: Point-to-point run to get to the next meeting place.

Almost to Marathon Run

• Start Time: 1:25 AM
• Distance: 10 miles
• Finish Time: 3:25 AM
• Total Miles: 24.5 miles
• Additional Info: Run will be one large loop within neighborhood and finish back at the start. There will be a cooler with water and Gatorade at the start/finish and a cooler within the neighborhood.

Transition Run 2

• Start Time: 3:45 AM
• Distance: 3.5 miles
• Finish Time: 4:25 AM
• Total Miles: 28 miles
• Additional Info: Point-to-point run through a neighborhood, across a major boulevard and down a narrow, dark street. Officially longest run ever at this point

Before Hours Park Run

• Start Time: 4:30 AM
• Distance: 8 miles
• Finish Time: 6:10 AM
• Total Miles: 36 miles
• Additional Info: Nice, soft packed dirt trail for most of this loop in the park, slightly ahead of their opening hours.

Big Finish Run

• Start Time: 6:30 AM
• Distance: 9 miles
• Finish Time: 8:30 AM
• Total Miles: 45 miles
• Additional Info: Run the minimum number of miles required to get to 45, taking into account any accumulation of errors to this point.

Pictures and additional impressions will be posted after the run. Happy Birthday to me!