Carmel – From the pandemic to a landslide that takes a part of the course last year, the Big Sur Marathon has faced a series of challenges in recent years.
Persover, he thought, is what the runners and racing organizers do. And although the climate God can be unpredictable, the return of the traditional course of the desire list has returned for race 38 this year.
The runners will begin to address buses as soon as 3:30 am on Sunday, April 27, since the event once sold out, with more than 5,000 runners who participate in the world -renowned event.
“We are excited to go back to point,” said Jennifer Edwards, executive director of the Big Sur Marathon Foundation.
Last year, the course was altered for the third time in its 38 years of history after a sliding touch of land a portion of highway 1 near the Rocky Creek bridge, approximately 13 miles from the beginning of the race.
As a result, the course was altered where the runners were redirected, with a shift in Lobos to make it an official marathon.
“I know everything about last year,” said Edwards, who removed the work two months after spending 15 years in Cape Cod, supervising Falmouth Road’s career.
However, the challenge did not vain the enthusiasm for the race, which was from Simon Ricci or San Francisco in the division of men, and Peyton Bilo de Rescue in the women’s class.
While the slip repairs near the Rocky Creek bridge are not complete, a lane is completely open, which will allow the race to run from beginning to end.
“We have worked closely with Caltrans and the CHP to make sure we have a solid plan for traffic management and to ensure that runners can cross Saply,” Edwards said.
The only vehicles that will be allowed in the course until 10:30 am will be convoy vehicles for runners and emergency services.
While only one lane remains open, the area under construction is at approximately at the midpoint of the race, which should relieve any pedestrian traffic conerns between the contingent of marathon runners.
“By the time the runners are at that time, the races have been reduced,” Edwards said. “The runners should be able to move more freely. However, we are paying additional attention to the area.”
The majestic event is known worldwide for its scenic beauty along the Pacific coast, as well as its challenging conditions that include hurricanes and wind bursts.
“We are very lucky to have an iconic Seaside course,” Edwards said. “He sold out months. He is on the wish list of as many villages. It’s like no other marathon.”
Edwards is familiar with the challenges that an event of this magnitude entails, since Falmouth’s career attracts more than 12,000 runners every August to Cape Cod.
“The number of runners is not so big,” said Edwards. “But this is more challenging because it is 26.2 miles of Inseme or 7. There is a lot in the middle. Cellular service can be irregular.”
Edwards is used to weather -related problems, the heat being the most important factor to supervise the duration of the Falmouth event in Cape Cod, a little more than an hour outside Boston.
The early forecasts are asking for rain on the eve of the marathon, with cloud conditions on the day of the race and the temperatures that rise to 58 degrees, ideal for remote runners.
The wind has often been the biggest barrier for the runners to arrive early in the races, since the winds against those that are dragged by Hurricane Point, which makes the best almost unattainable.
“The weather is always a child or unknown,” Edwards said. “How is the wind in Hurricane Point?
As the event approaches its 40th race, Brad Hawthrone still has the course record, after registering two hours, 17 minutes and 30 seconds in 1987, the second year of the event.
Hawthorne won the race six times, including five consecutive between 1989 and 1993. Adam Roach of Pacific Grove has won it five times, the last in 2018. It was fifth last year.
Women have seen eight different winners in the last nine years that has been held: no event was held in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
While the race still looks for volunteers near the finish line, Edwards staff has performed all cross verification. Make the race return to its normal configuration has created an additional dose of adrenaline.
“I know the depth of history and institutional knowledge of this Board,” Edwards said. “We are living and breathing the races until the last corridor crosses the line.”
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