Showing posts with label around the bay train delay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label around the bay train delay. Show all posts

Friday, March 21, 2014

Around the Bay 30K new course route and strategy for 2014 (updated)

It's a month out until the old granddaddy of Ontario road races, the Around the Bay 30K. As usual, I'm coming out with an updated Around the Bay 30K 2014 strategy guide based on the new course. I'm going to look at bit at the first 10K that was changed this year.

UPDATE: The Around the Bay 2015 course will not have the infamous hill, according to the race director in several reports.

The changes to the race route took place after a train delayed runners from crossing. I documented some pictures from those delays last year.



Update: Canadian Running has uploaded a virtual course video. Great job guys.


So here's a look at the new route, which has runners going up on Bay St toward the waterfront, then on to Burlington St. before it rejoins the old course around 11K in.

New Route

Here's the old route, which runners are familiar with

Last year's route

The Around the Bay folks did a little map that showcases two water stations in the first 10K



View Around the Bay Road Race in a larger map

A couple points I'll note, based on these Streetview maps:

The route is relatively flat at the start, even looks slightly downhill


View Around the Bay Road Race in a larger map

Waterfront running is nice


View Around the Bay Road Race in a larger map

Should be a few interesting turns around the park getting to Burlington St.
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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Around the Bay train delay

So I started hearing about a train that went through the Around the Bay 30K course today, causing a whole backlog of runners as it roared through Hamilton. I probably missed it by a bit, but looks like a whole lot of people had a little break from their race.

By looking at my run, it looks like it may have happened at the 5.5 mile mark or almost 9K in at Woodward and Walmer.



Anyways, it's interesting that a train would cause this because the reason why the race is held in March is because shipping by water begins in April and the race avoids conflict with the lift bridge. Apparently no one can really control when those trains come rumbling by. Some people say the delay took at least four minutes. A friend of mine who finished ATB in 2:49 was caught up in the delay. Were you there?

Take a look at some of the comments and pictures that moved during the race. Crazy!




I love this one.








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