[求助]關於永和馬拉松路線圖

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本人有興趣參加今年永和馬拉松，8月18日特別抽空去了解路線，因對北縣的路不熟，所以有幾個問題想請教永和俱樂部；
１、新店溪高灘地是指哪裡?
２．跑永和市區會經過哪些路，市區共幾公里?
３．浮洲橋至城林橋距離幾公里?
４．16公里的路線圖可否更詳細說明?

I took a look at the race detail web site for courses, http://runner.twbbs.org/runner/%A5%C3%A9M%B0%A8%A9%D4%AAQ/2002%B2%C4%A4E%A9%A1%B3W%B5%7B.htm

Here are my suggestions,

1. Is it possible to scan a map and highlight the courses.

This should be easy.

2. If possible, you can use GPS to measure it precisely and plot the profile. This way, runners know where the hills and turns, dangers are.

This can take some time as people have to ride the bikes (to reduce the air pollution) or run it with GPS. Maybe a few times toget the average. Convert the data into a graph.

Thanks.

Sorry, I didn't know the link.

Scan a colorful map about the race course. I think it should be easy to find a graphics tool to load the image and hightlight, say with red, the course. Place some legends if the text on the map is not clear.

Dont't know how the course is measured in Taiwan. In USA, there is a USATF to identify the courses. You can sometimes see a race (from 5K to the famous Chicago Marathon, etc) that is USATF certified. A certified marathon is measured within certain error in distance, the degrees of hills, (maybe the number of turns allowed), etc.

Unlike ten years ago when very few people in Taiwan heard about GPS, I believe GPS is very popular now. In my running group, some runners run with GPS once in a while to determine precisely the distance, steepness of the course we run.

Some of runners can give it a try.

原則上,不要搭捷運,因為馬拉松是在6:00起跑,捷運頭班車也是6:00,所以趕不上比賽.但是如果參加16公里比賽,倒可以搭,座南勢角線,在頂溪站下車,由2號出口出站,然後往台北(中正橋)方向走到中正橋,由水門進入,當天有工作人員指引.

I'm not sure how big this race will be. If it is big enough, I think you are able to work with (or persuade, maybe with a small portion of the registration fee) some public transit systems such as buses and metro rapid transit (MRT) to run special services in early morning for runners to park in other empty parking areas and take them to the race start. Otherwise, I think it might be difficult to find a parking lot in Taipei if every runner drives his car.

The other way that you can try is carpooling (i.e. a couple of people in one car instead of one person a car). Maybe here or in the race web site, provide a bbs-like forum for runners to discuss how they can sit in one car to the race.

From a runner point of view, I think it's better to relieve the environment by driving less.