Running the Big Sur Marathon April 30, 2006 Christoph Eick http://www.bsim.org

Big Sur 2006 Plan Big Sur Marathon 2006 Speed Work1 Hurricane Point (560 feet) Big Sur Marathon 2006 Speed Work1 March 8: t: 3x1M (9) March 16: t: 3x1M (10) March 22: t: 2.5M March 25: mp: 7M (12) March 29: 8k: 8x800 April 2: ct: 4x1M April 7: 8k: 10x800 April 12: ct: 3x1.5M April 18: t: 2x2.5M (11) April 22: ct: 2x2800 April 26: 30k: 3x1M Long Runs and Races Nov. 19: 11.5M Nov. 26: 14.3M Dec. 4: 12M Dec. 11: 16.5M Dec. 18: 18M Dec. 28: 20M Jan. 6: 13Mhi Jan. 14: 20M Jan. 21: 22M Jan. 30: 20M Feb. 2005: kind of sick March 5: 16 March 12: 19 March 18: 21 March 30: 21 April 9: 19 April 15: 17 April 30: Big Sur Marathon 40 feet Mile 13 Bixby Creek Bridge (1932) Bixby Creek Bridge (275 feet)

http://www.bsim.org/virtualtour.html 3:34:58 Race Summary 7:45 1:15 9:12 8:57 7:48 8:18 8:12 8:13 8:15 8:31 8:24 7:44 9:43 8:36 7:17 7:59 7:50 7:40 8:08 7:56 8:06 7:44 8:40 8:05 8:09 7:50 2:15 7:33 3:34:58 congested Purple: 1M-splitt guessed based on 2M-splitt Race Summary 3:34:58 (1:51:10 / 1:43:48) 280th / 2958 finishers http://www.bsim.org/virtualtour.html

Start of the Race

Mile 8

View from Mile 9

Little Sur River Bridge (40 feet) Drummers

Starting the Ascent to Hurricane Point

Ascending to Hurricane Point (540 feet)

View from Hurricane Point Bixby Bridge

Mile 13:View of Route to Bixby Bridge --- Fastest Mile of the Course

Bixby Bridge (1932) Bixby Bridge

Well-Paid 2002 Pianist Playing at Bixby Bridge

Well-Paid 2006 Pianist Playing at Bixby Bridge

Another View of Bixby Bridge

Mile 14

Mile 16

Aerial View after Mile 17

Flowers at Mile 18

Mile 19: More Uphills

Nice Trees at Mile 20

View of the “Never-ending” Uphill Mile 22

Almost 25 Miles Now

No More Uphills:1M from Finish

Finish Line (Backwards View)

http://www.bsim.org/virtualtour.html 3:34:58 Race Summary 7:45 1:15 9:12 8:57 7:48 8:18 8:12 8:13 8:15 8:31 8:24 7:44 9:43 8:36 7:17 7:59 7:50 7:40 8:08 7:56 8:06 7:44 8:40 8:05 8:09 7:50 2:15 7:33 3:34:58 congested Purple: 1M-splitt guessed based on 2M-splitt Race Summary 3:34:58 (1:51:10 / 1:43:48) 280th / 2958 finishers http://www.bsim.org/virtualtour.html