Well I did it! I paid the registration and signed up for the Deadwood/mickelson trail 1/2 marathon on June 7th.
I have quite a few friends who have done it and it is beginner/walker friendly. I rode my bike on the "big Mick" a couple of summers ago and loved it so i thought it would be a fun place to start.
It is a "rails to trails" project and the 1/2 is a 3% grade downhill so not too grueling
Here is the website if you want to check out the pics (or register
www.deadwoodmickelsontrailmarathon.com
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02-02-2009, 03:55 PM #1
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Frist 1/2 marathon
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02-02-2009, 08:26 PM #2
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That sounds cool! We rode on the Mickelson trail a few years ago when we went up to see Mt. Rushmore, etc. The trail felt like mush at the time - It was like we were going uphill both ways
But yeah, the nice thing about the Rail Trails is the minimal incline (so you really won't have much hill work).
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02-05-2009, 05:55 AM #3
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That looks gorgeous and easy on the knees!
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02-06-2009, 05:47 PM #4
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You will do great! The hardest part is actually signing up! Yeah for you! You have plenty of time to train.
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02-06-2009, 10:13 PM #5
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The pictures make that look really great. You'll do great!
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