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Eddy Rapid wrote: "Pete Hickey" wrote seem to remember it being 168km back in the early 90's. Almost 90km one day, and 70km the next.... Took a quick look for my old papers, but didn't find them, do memory could be wrong. The oldest route map that I managed to find in my basement is from 1996 (Gatineau to Lachute) when I did my first Gold: 83.4 (day 1), 78.2 (day 2) = 161.6 km OK... you made me go down into the basement and go through my old filing cabinet.... My book from '91.. Don't have the detailed map, but this talks about skiing 170 km.... That concussion didn't mess up my memory. Now, I remember when I did it, it was a bit less than 170, and I know it's been gradually getting a bit less, but seeing the 15x distance, seemed like a lot less to me... You know... Like how $1.99 seems like a lot less than $2.00 so that bang on my head didn't mess up my -- -- "It's a sad day for american capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park." J. Moran |
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2004, Pete Hickey wrote:
I seem to remember it being 168km back in the early 90's. Almost 90km one day, and 70km the next.... Took a quick look for my old papers, but didn't find them, do memory could be wrong. I did CSM bronze in 1989 (attemped silver in 1990 but DNF). Here are the sections from 89/90. It was Lachute-Montebello-Gatineau those years. Saturday #1: 16 km; #2: 13 km; #3: 15 km; #4: 24 km; #5: 12 km Total: 80 km; 3 pm cutoff is 68 km Sunday #1: 18km; #2: 14km; #3 16km; #4: 22km; #5: 19km Total: 89 km; 3 PM cutoff is 70 km Grand total: 169 km Met some friends at the Keski (one of them a 20-something timer) who were bugging me 'cause I don't do the marathon anymore. A local friend of mine finished 2 or 3 Golds in the early 90's I'll pass on these reorts to him. He keeps in touch with a friend in Ottawa (Richard Higgins ?) who has done about 20 Golds Someday I hope to return and get silver. It sounds like it's "easier??" these days with set tracks! -- Class of '89 (bronze) #1272 -- David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada email: WWW pages: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ |
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The Montebello-Buckingham segment is easier and shorter (~72 km). However,
the Lachute-Buckingham segment is longer (84 Km), and last year in the East-to-west direction (from Lachute) the cut-off was at 71 km, but with the cut-off extended to 3:15 pm -- it still got lots of good CdBs. It's fair to say that the CSM is a bit easier in terms of distance. It is much better organized in terms of track setting and the checkpoints than in the 80s. I think there is some pressure, especially from some of the older CdB, like me, to have CSM coursed such that they have a good chance of finish. In my view, the CSM should remain very challenging for any CdB, and should stay very close to the 160 km distance, and just a bit above it. I would try to add some more to the Montebello-Buckingham segment, and take a few from the Lachute-Montebello segment. Parham. "David Dermott" wrote I did CSM bronze in 1989 (attemped silver in 1990 but DNF). Here are the sections from 89/90. It was Lachute-Montebello-Gatineau those years. Saturday #1: 16 km; #2: 13 km; #3: 15 km; #4: 24 km; #5: 12 km Total: 80 km; 3 pm cutoff is 68 km Sunday #1: 18km; #2: 14km; #3 16km; #4: 22km; #5: 19km Total: 89 km; 3 PM cutoff is 70 km Grand total: 169 km Met some friends at the Keski (one of them a 20-something timer) who were bugging me 'cause I don't do the marathon anymore. A local friend of mine finished 2 or 3 Golds in the early 90's I'll pass on these reorts to him. He keeps in touch with a friend in Ottawa (Richard Higgins ?) who has done about 20 Golds Someday I hope to return and get silver. It sounds like it's "easier??" these days with set tracks! -- Class of '89 (bronze) #1272 |
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David Dermott wrote: Someday I hope to return and get silver. It sounds like it's "easier??" these days with set tracks! I wouldn't say eaasier.. different. There are more skiers these days... lots more... without the better trails, a lot of people would miss the cutoff due to lineups.. With the better trails it is easier to pass.... Different set of problems. The marathon is 90% mental, and half physical. -- -- "It's a sad day for american capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park." J. Moran |
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