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Could Dirt Road be added to the course surface choices? (Read 362 times)

HWStevenson view log CCRR, Lansing 2008	posted: 2/5/2008 at 5:10 PM
	Hi eric, I was wondering if you could add Dirt Road as a surface choice on a new course. My running buddy and I run a lot of our routes on dirt roads since we live in a rural area of Michigan. The dirt road surface definitely affects your run time and at present I am selecting trail, which is not quite the same. Thanks for a great site, Harold Stevenson
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eric :)	posted: 2/6/2008 at 6:32 PM
	Harold, Would the "trail" type be sufficient? It is meant to include anything that's not paved. I still need to think about how to allow for custom types. eric

zoom-zoom view log Registered for #2	posted: 2/6/2008 at 6:45 PM
	I'm still holding out for snow/ice/slush.
	Kirsten '07: 1324.5 mi '08: 1561 mi ... • Ladies Locker Room • .: 2009 Goals :. • Run 1750 miles • 2 marathons (May - Bayshore, Fall - ?) • PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k? ~ HM ~ 26.2 • 1st trail relay (North Country)

HWStevenson view log CCRR, Lansing 2008	posted: 2/7/2008 at 7:15 PM
	Quote from eric :) on 2/6/2008 at 6:32 PM: Harold, Would the "trail" type be sufficient? It is meant to include anything that's not paved. I still need to think about how to allow for custom types. eric eric, I have been using trail but it is not quite the same. The dirt roads that we run on have pot holes, they have ruts, sometimes they are very soft and muddy. A lot of times in winter they are covered in ice when paved roads are perfectly clear. In general you run slower on a dirt road than a regulare paved road. Maybe it could be called "Unpaved" which sounds a little more professional. Thanks for everything that you do with your site, I think it is great, and if ever your in the middle of the lower penisular of Michigan I will feed you well and take you running on one of my routes that inludes an "Unpaved" road. Harold
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zoom-zoom view log Registered for #2	posted: 2/7/2008 at 10:26 PM
	Quote from HWStevenson on 2/7/2008 at 7:15 PM: if ever your in the middle of the lower penisular of Michigan I will feed you well and take you running on one of my routes that inludes an "Unpaved" road. If Eric comes this way I'll bet we could get all of the lower MI RAers out for a run together. I'd definitely be in!
	Kirsten '07: 1324.5 mi '08: 1561 mi ... • Ladies Locker Room • .: 2009 Goals :. • Run 1750 miles • 2 marathons (May - Bayshore, Fall - ?) • PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k? ~ HM ~ 26.2 • 1st trail relay (North Country)

Mtnchk1 view log Denver Marathon '08	posted: 2/8/2008 at 2:44 PM
	FWIW, in my part of the country, the only difference btwn dirt or unpaved roads & trails is width! Now, the bike paths are sometimes much more consistent! for whatever reason
	Remember that doing anything well is going to take longer than you think!! ~ Masters Group

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