Miccosukee Greenway XC Course Tour

This map is for the CLOCKWISE ("highside first") East Loop running of the 5K/8K.
FSU Invite uses this variant.
1 Dec 2007 FACA Senior All-Star Meet will use this version.

Print it out to follow along while viewing the course.

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This map is for the ANTI-CLOCKWISE ("lowside first") East Loop running of the 5K.
I left out course direction arrows. Not necessary. Just follow the splits, and it makes sense, ok?

We used this variant for the 2006 FHSAA 1A/3A Region 1 meet and FACA SENIOR ALL-STAR MEET.
10 Nov 2007 FHSAA 3A/1A/2A/Open 5k used this course variant.

Print it out to follow along while viewing the course.

Map rev. 9Nov07

Welcome to the Edenfield trailhead of the ~7M long Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway! The Greenway extends west another 1.5M+ to Fleishmann Road, and east 5M+ past I-10 to Crump Road. The Edenfield area has the lowest elevation of this "linear" passive park. http://www.leoncountyfl.gov/parks/greenways.asp

Via an flrunners.com forum thread:

http://forums.milesplit.com/topic.php?id=29573
We have this comment from one "dugco:"
"hmmmmm Open race goes off at 5:30 pm... better get the tiki torches ready. John, does the Pugsly have a headlight?! Maybe you could go do another quick photo tour at around 5:40 pm"

How 'bout this here shot for a simulation?

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START FUNNEL
A view from the middle of the start line, looking down the start funnel.

START
Looking left along the starting line.
We've "traditionally" started about even with this tree, located off the left edge of the line.
In the distance is the small parking lot at the Edenfield Road trailhead. During meets the field between us and the parking lot is used to fit a large number of vehicles.
With additional parking possible at the Thornton Road trailhead to the east, can you say State Meet?

NOTE:
Slight course revision for 2007 has the ~1250m point going around that tree "highside" rather than below it. (Gallery page 4 does not yet show that change.) I consider that an improvement. When possible, it's best to anchor turns around "immovable" objects.

50m

100m

150m

200m
We'll turn right, around that brushpile.
Lots of spectators/photogs here.

250m

300m

350m
The much talked about hill is just after we hang a left.

400m
The hill's only a bit over 200m long, ~50ft elevation increase. Real runners don't whine. There's a very runnable downhill soon enough.

If you want to complain about hills, try running the Barkley:

http://www.mattmahoney.net/barkley/
Ask me about the time I shared a hotel room with a "Real Man of Genius," Barkley RD Gary Cantrell.

450m

500m

550m

600m
We're about to turn left here to go back downhill. At the top is also a cul-de-sac which is sometimes used. It adds a NET of about 70m compared to just taking this left.
That 70m or so is the difference between measuring the course center-of-tread vs. tangent.
Subject to mowing width variations.

610m
A peek around the corner at this sweet downhill. That's the parking lot in the distance. Cul-de-sac is to my right.
Didn't I say earlier that it's a ~200m uphill? Well, you now will get a ~400m downhiil, ok? No one seems to mention that . . .

CUL-DE-SAC
A wide angle view from behind this optional loop at the top of the hill. Start funnel is visible straight ahead in the distance.
Why do some races use the cul-de-sac? When you're setting up the course measuring tangents, you get to the finish "later." That would put the finish nearer the parking lot. Using the cul-de-sac pulls the finish line back. If this confuses you, you're reasonably normal.

Wide-angle view. Things are closer than they appear.

CUL-DE-SAC VIEW 2
Normal lens view. You might make out the Pugsley's handlebar, pointing straight up at the starting funnel.
Using the cul-de-sac adds about 70m each time it is substituted for the left turn.

650m

700m

750m

800m

850m

900m

950m

1Km
We'll now begin an easy-to-work climb to a turn at 1200m by the little "start tree."

You will be running through a bunch of screaming fans all the way up!

1050m

1100m

1150m
NOTE: The course has been revised slightly from these photos. It now goes to the left of the little "start line tree," up ahead. These photos show the course going below (to the right of) the tree.

1200m
We're making a right turn onto the trail across the "top" of the Edenfield Field - yeah.
That's the little tree even with the start line, remember?
NOTE: As referred to in the last photo's notes, the course now goes to the left of ("above") the little tree.

1250m
See the trail up ahead to the left? Ok, maybe not. We'll take it on the way back from the East Loop as we near 4Km.

1300m

1350m

1400m

WITH THIS PHOTO, WE BEGIN THE "RIGHT-SIDE FIRST," "LOW-SIDE FIRST," or "ANTI-CLOCKWISE EAST LOOP" version of the 5Km. If you're running the clockwise variant (as in the FSU Invite), skip ahead to Gallery Page 9!

1450m
[Anti-clockwise East Loop]
We're going to stay straight ahead here, as I'm now showing you the anti-clockwise (lowside first) East Loop. The East Loop is 2130m.

1500m
[Anti-clockwise East Loop]

1550m
[Anti-clockwise East Loop]

1600m
[Anti-clockwise East Loop]
Almost 1M, as we enter the lowside woods trail.

1650m
[Anti-clockwise East Loop]

1700m
[Anti-clockwise East Loop]

1750m
[Anti-clockwise East Loop]

1800m
[Anti-clockwise East Loop]

1850m
[Anti-clockwise East Loop]
The worst roots on the course are just ahead between those trees. No biggie - just be aware, ok?
This is the point on the course that we'd be hitting 2M (coming in the opposite direction) if we were running the clockwise variant.

1900m
[Anti-clockwise East Loop]

1950m
[Anti-clockwise East Loop]
The "Butterfly Meadow" is almost visible up ahead.