Criteriums

[SheFly]

I agree with Eden that 1 mile sounds a bit on the long side for a crit. Last week, I did a race that was a 1.2 mile loop, and they used road race rules.

Are there hills on the circuit? That could also make a difference, especially in the difficulty level. And also agree with Eden's recommendations - especially the hay bales. I've seen lots of people need them, and had a teammate injured when a sign post didn't have them, and she ran into it.

Good luck with the race! Sounds fun.

SheFly

[Tuckervill]

The course is flat...not pancake flat, but there are no obvious hills. The neighborhood is one of those where the roads and streetlights were put in, but the developer couldn't sell any lots, and probably went bankrupt. We'd have to mow it.

The subdivision has an outer loop shaped like a rectangle, except one end has a long dog leg in it before it makes that final corner. This would be the best part of the course, where all the action would happen, in my opinion. The dog leg is long, so it wouldn't be immediate turns one after the other. The outer rectangle is bisected by a small-h shaped set of streets. This could be used to shorten the course, I think. That would probably make it about 3/4 of a mile, depending on how they wind through there.

Luckily, the pavement is still brand spankin' new, and aside from beer bottles thrown out, it's all good. No houses, so there won't be any cars. If we didn't use the entire outer rectangle for the course, than one end of the 'hood near the entrance could be used for parking, if we mowed the lots down. There happens to be about 20 of the big round hay bales sitting in the middle of the the neighborhood. Those are two big for guarding a sign, but we could use them around corners or something.

Thanks for your input!

Karen