Comments on: The Real Boston Marathon Elevation Chart http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/04/the-real-boston-marathon-elevation-chart.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jennifer http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/04/the-real-boston-marathon-elevation-chart.html/comment-page-1#comment-40702 Jennifer Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:54:40 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=998#comment-40702 Thanks for posting! Thanks for posting!

]]> By: James http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/04/the-real-boston-marathon-elevation-chart.html/comment-page-1#comment-11682 James Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:03:27 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=998#comment-11682 Hills....LOL I have cracks in the side walk that are taller than those around here. Besides If you want to run a race a complain about the hills, come run Catalina with me next year. On a more serious note, My Garmin has a habit of showing different elevations on the same coarses. I run many of the same week in and week out, there is a surprising number of changes each week. some it has to do with where it pics the data pionts, unless you have it set on data every second. Just my two cents worth. Hills….LOL I have cracks in the side walk that are taller than those around here. Besides If you want to run a race a complain about the hills, come run Catalina with me next year. On a more serious note, My Garmin has a habit of showing different elevations on the same coarses. I run many of the same week in and week out, there is a surprising number of changes each week. some it has to do with where it pics the data pionts, unless you have it set on data every second. Just my two cents worth.

]]> By: John Virga http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/04/the-real-boston-marathon-elevation-chart.html/comment-page-1#comment-10191 John Virga Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:16:42 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=998#comment-10191 where is the steepest hill?? any idea treadmill translation to the steepest hill?? and also relation to Heartbreak hill (assuming I am correct in thinking that heartbreak is not the steepest...) where is the steepest hill?? any idea treadmill translation to the steepest hill?? and also relation to Heartbreak hill (assuming I am correct in thinking that heartbreak is not the steepest…)

]]> By: Deb Miller http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/04/the-real-boston-marathon-elevation-chart.html/comment-page-1#comment-2816 Deb Miller Mon, 08 May 2006 01:21:10 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=998#comment-2816 Brad, my Polar watch showed a very similar graph. I could tell shortly after I started the race that they lied! Even the little hills at the beginning were more than I had expected. The Newton hills were killers! Congrats on getting through it! Despite the hills, I had an <a href="http://blog.performancevelocity.com" rel="nofollow">awesome experience</a> and it sounds like you did as well. Larry Nelson pointed me to your post about the negative email you received. I'm reminded of something that Bobby McGee has said to me on several occasions. Bobby was my coach for Boston - I see that he's your coach as well (isn't he great?). Bobby said that you don't run anything longer than a half marathon for health or fitness. You run it for your soul. Each of my marathons has been that type of experience. Personally, I think you get double the soul benefit when you run for a charity. Maybe your reader will think that's selfish, but as Shirley Chisholm told a friend of mine, you can't be of service to others unless you first take care of yourself. Best of luck on your goal to run 50 marathons. Brad, my Polar watch showed a very similar graph. I could tell shortly after I started the race that they lied! Even the little hills at the beginning were more than I had expected. The Newton hills were killers! Congrats on getting through it! Despite the hills, I had an awesome experience and it sounds like you did as well.

Larry Nelson pointed me to your post about the negative email you received. I’m reminded of something that Bobby McGee has said to me on several occasions. Bobby was my coach for Boston – I see that he’s your coach as well (isn’t he great?). Bobby said that you don’t run anything longer than a half marathon for health or fitness. You run it for your soul. Each of my marathons has been that type of experience. Personally, I think you get double the soul benefit when you run for a charity. Maybe your reader will think that’s selfish, but as Shirley Chisholm told a friend of mine, you can’t be of service to others unless you first take care of yourself.

Best of luck on your goal to run 50 marathons.

]]> By: Brad Feld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/04/the-real-boston-marathon-elevation-chart.html/comment-page-1#comment-2815 Brad Feld Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:51:25 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=998#comment-2815 Actually, I use MotionBased with my Garmin. Motionbased (www.motionbased.com) has an elevation smoothing algorithm that you can turn one that dramatically smooths out the problems you described. My first import had about 4x the elevation change, so I'm pretty confident this is accurate. Actually, I use MotionBased with my Garmin. Motionbased (www.motionbased.com) has an elevation smoothing algorithm that you can turn one that dramatically smooths out the problems you described. My first import had about 4x the elevation change, so I’m pretty confident this is accurate.

]]> By: Darren Fast http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/04/the-real-boston-marathon-elevation-chart.html/comment-page-1#comment-2814 Darren Fast Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:50:34 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=998#comment-2814 I wouldn't necessarily believe the data from the GPS unit. I have a Forerunner 301 too and the elevation data shows changes in many instances that are not possible where I live (it's very flat here). I suspect the problem is when it switches satellites as I notice the elevations to be most off if the signal is blocked from one or more directions. I wouldn’t necessarily believe the data from the GPS unit. I have a Forerunner 301 too and the elevation data shows changes in many instances that are not possible where I live (it’s very flat here). I suspect the problem is when it switches satellites as I notice the elevations to be most off if the signal is blocked from one or more directions.

]]> By: Ezra http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/04/the-real-boston-marathon-elevation-chart.html/comment-page-1#comment-2813 Ezra Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:10:55 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=998#comment-2813 My last marathon i took part was the berlin (germany) one because a friend of mine lives there. I wasn't realy satisfied with my time (3:56). I am looking forward to the boston marathon which i'll try to run next year. Ezra My last marathon i took part was the berlin (germany) one because a friend of mine lives there. I wasn’t realy satisfied with my time (3:56). I am looking forward to the boston marathon which i’ll try to run next year.

Ezra

]]> By: Juan http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/04/the-real-boston-marathon-elevation-chart.html/comment-page-1#comment-2812 Juan Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:19:09 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=998#comment-2812 Why didn't you stop by the house? -Juan Quijano '09 Why didn’t you stop by the house?

-Juan Quijano ’09

]]> By: Randy Charles Morin http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/04/the-real-boston-marathon-elevation-chart.html/comment-page-1#comment-2811 Randy Charles Morin Sun, 23 Apr 2006 03:40:19 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=998#comment-2811 Smooth is a function of data points. Smooth is a function of data points.

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