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pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

Just spotted that Daddies Board Shop is sending Eastside Longboards Robin McGuirk to this!!

http://www.broadwaybomb.com/

Robin owns and runs Eastside Longboards and designs and builds his own decks, mainly downhill. Robin is 100% skater and an incredible distance athlete on the "shorter" course, he dominated the locally famous "Portland Pusher" series. He would dominate the half-marathon if we set one up proper. We might be doing this in Seattle next year.

http://www.eastsidelongboards.com/index.html

http://www.daddiesboardshop.com/

blake · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 198 Location: Seattle

Hey i would be happy to help you try and set up a half marathon. or even a marathon i always wanted a real distance race haha.
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SkateKi · Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 36 Location: redmond washington

1/2 marathon in seattle would rock! especially if we could get Robin and Paul out here. where were you thinking?
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pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

I dont know if its manageable, but a lap based marathon in the velodrome would be kickass. I love the idea of distance racing but open courses make me nervous. Id hate for someone with less experience on the burke to mow down a 6 year old on a trike or get caught up in some dogs leash or any number of other calamities. Ive seen the kind of chaos that ensues at the start lines of major push races and i just dont know what open course around here could handle it. Maybe if we could 'unofficially close' a section of a trail or reserve the seattle international speedway Laughing

or something. just my .02

blake · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 198 Location: Seattle

yeah i was thinking about that to but the best course i can think of is like the 11 miles to mo'bo from gasworks but there has to be another course some were.
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pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

hey blake, the main reason I've ruled out Seattle side of the Burke is the number of intersections with busy traffic. if we started from Kenmore, it would be just after the first intersection east of Logboom park. if you map through that section of the trail there are very few high-volume traffic obstructions, in fact over the past two years they just completed a series of underpasses to avoid that issue. on top of that, the Eastside / Sammamish portion of the trail is wider, and the surface is far smoother. the eastside section of the trail significantly reduces the car-traffic danger. however Panda makes a valid point about trail etiquette and the busy Burke, sharing the trail with peds, dogs, cars, and high-speed bikers. there are still split-second judgement calls to make along a 13-mile stretch.

I've also thought maybe a single turnaround point, at the 6.55-mile mark. that might mean skating Woodinville to Redmond and back, then we have Redhook Brewery as our finish! best part of the trail too, surface and traffic-wise.

blake · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 198 Location: Seattle

yeah for sure i like all ideas we will figure it out
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SoloRider · Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 45 Location: Seattle, WA

wafflesole · Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 82

1/2 marathon has to be about the perfect race length. would happily do a uk race too!