> "Geoff Pietsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> The McAlpine course is a great course except for being too narrow
> after the long opening straightaway. It's fast because it's on
> hardpacked dirt (when it's not muddy from rain). It's not as flat as
> some suggest; it's sure hillier than the golf course that Footlocker
> Finals and many college races are run on.
The first time I raced McAlpine (NC state meet - 90), there was a
downpour the night before the race and many of the puddles were
literally knee-deep. It was cold too. The 5k course essentially
has one hill, but it's a pretty damn steep one.
Jason
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Jason Blank Hopkins Marine Station
Enloe HS '92, Duke '96, Stanford ?? Oceanview Boulevard
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pacific Grove, CA 93950
"I hate it when people say, 'If basketball doesn't work out, you can
always fall back on your degree.' A degree should never be something
you fall back on. It's something you should use."
- Jason Williams, Duke student-athlete
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