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I just use the Nike app since I have a Nike GPS watch. Honestly, it's not impressive. It records my runs but offers no ability to analyze them or group them or anything else. All it does is upload the course/elevation and pace/time. I'd like to have something that would pull in the weather that day, and also give me the ability to identify things like top ten lists for various distances and analyze paces by things like weather, distance, and elevation changes. Anyone know of a GPS app that can do that?
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I hadn't run a hard high-altitude race in a while, so today was the day. Here's the elevation profile:
I ran it in 3:37:39, which put me ahead of 31 percent of runners. It's a rough course. Miles 6 and 7 are just brutal: 27 minute pace for me in those two miles. Here are my splits and times. Don't laugh unless you want to do it yourself. Code:
Mile Cumulative 1-mile Altitude change 1 12:49 12'49" +305ft 2 28:48 15'59" +386ft 3 43:00 14'12" +211ft 4 56:52 13'52" +220ft 5 1:14:34 17'42" +462ft 6 1:42:13 27'39" +800ft 7 2:09:35 27'22" +391ft 8 2:25:48 16'13" -365ft 9 2:36:51 11'03" -604ft 10 2:47:43 10'52" -506ft 11 2:59:00 11'17" -523ft 12 3:14:16 15'16" -316ft 13 3:27:40 13'24" -331ft
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That does not look fun. 800ft climb over a mile is no joke.
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This woman did a video of it in a past year if you want to see the views from the top. They're pretty cool views. She didn't show much of the rougher trail, so maybe they were videoing more on the smooth parts. This hard-breathing guy shows more of the rough trail. He ran the full marathon, but a fair amount of it is the same course:
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And almost 3000' in 6.5 miles...at elevation. That's more than I want to do right now. I'd be hard pressed to find that much elevation change in 20 miles around here.
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There are some people who are insane runners out there. I ran a 3:37 and beat 31 percent of runners. The winner ran a 1:36, which was a course record. I have no idea how that's even possible. There are significant parts of the course where the trail is rough enough that you have to tread very carefully.
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That part is nasty. I tried a new method this time of walking 80 steps, then stopping and catching my breath, then repeating for a full mile, in the hopes that I could make up time on the downhill. I'm really terrible at altitude.
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Everyone is really terrible above 10,000 feet. Strong work, RM!
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Today's race wasn't as tough as the Breck Crest, but it was on a deep gravel trail that was really inefficient. I personally saw more than 2 percent of finishers throwing up at the finish line (2 of 96).
It was notably warmer than expected, but Death Valley in December is actually pretty moderate. My GPS shows a little more than 3,500 feet in elevation change counting the little hills. That seems really high given that it was kind of straight up and down. It's a new watch, so I need to figure it out. I assumed it would be closer to the 2,200 on the drawing. My splits were: Mile 1 - 12:40 Mile 2 - 13:49 Mile 3 - 15:44 Mile 4 - 15:21 Mile 5 - 14:53 Mile 6 - 15:08 Mile 7 - 14:28 Mile 8 - 9:06 Mile 9 - 9:45 Mile 10 - 10:11 Mile 11 - 10:44 Mile 12 - 10:44 Mile 13 - 11:22 Mile 13.3 - 3:45 for a total of 2:47:39. I'm going to wear this t-shirt a lot.
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Doesn't Kansas have elevations like that?
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