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Shoreline Park
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Course Overview
The course is a full 3
miles. It contains gradual uphill and gradual downhill grades, with most of
the
middle of the course (area the golf course) completely flat. Most of the final
meters are gradual
downhill or flat. The course surface is mostly dirt under gravel. There is a
1200-meter stretch in the
back (between 1770 and 3000 meters) where the have added decomposed asphalt.
Racing flats are not recommended. It should be a very fast course.
Details on the Course
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The Start of the course is
directly across Amphitheatre Parkway from the Google building.
The start is the line between the 3 Electrical boxes next to the trail (labeled
VC5x) and the
large Landfill Gas box located across the field towards Google.
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Proceed EAST (uphill) through the
field and merge onto the trail at 50 meters. The VC6x
boxes must remain on your left and the VC7x boxes will be on your right.
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Proceed up the trail to the top of
the rise. Ignore the trail cutoff to your right that goes downhill.
The top of the first grade is the 190-meter mark.
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The trail swings left (NORTH)
around the lower portion of the hill to your left. The Amphitheatre
is directly in front of you and will be on your right when you reach the top of
the second upgrade
at 530 meters.
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At the top there are two trails on
your left and one immediately in front of you. Take the one in
front (downhill).
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There is a sharp, downhill right
turn at the 690-meter mark. Be careful – the footing is loose.
Follow the trail markings onto the trail the turns WEST and then EAST. Take
the trail all the way
to the “Candy Cane Poles” (my term; you will see why when you get there) next
to the road.
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Follow the trail onto the road
(with the poles to your LEFT) proceeding WEST across the bridge.
The 1000-meter mark is the entrance to the bridge on the road.
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Proceed on the road across the
creek and continue WEST for 770 meters. The golf course on
both side of the road. A golf cart path will cut across the road – keep going
on the road. The
1600-meter mark is at the pole at the entrance to the maintenance area with the
Freeway sign on it.
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You will reach the part of the
road the veers hard right (east). There is a sign indicating the
Freeway is to your right. There is trail on the left that follows a fence
between the maintenance area
and some housing. Follow the trail NORTH. Stay all the way to the right. The
2000-meter mark is
labeled and is at the WB14L box on your right.
· The trail will eventually curve to the EAST. Just stay on the trail. Don’t get off the trail.
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Prior to reaching the creek turn
left (NORTH) and parallel the creek. This is the natural trail course,
but for some reason some folks want to go elsewhere. Just follow the trail.
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At the end of the trail turn right
(EAST) back onto the road, cross the bridge and return to the dirt
trail at the “Candy Cane Poles”. (to run the course backwards towards the
starting line). The
3200-meter mark is 7 paces (14 steps) before the poles on the road.
· Proceed back up the hill the way you came down. The sharp, uphill left turn is at the 3360-meter mark.
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Just before reaching the Starting
line (190 meters out), turn right (NORTH) and follow the trail slightly
uphill with the hill on the right and the starting line on the left.
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Continue up the grade for 150
meters, level off for about 100 meters, and go slightly up again for 100
meters. You can see the finish line on your left from here.
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Approximately 350 meters from the
finish line, make a very sharp, slightly downhill 170-degree turn to
the left. Be careful of your footing.
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Proceed down the trail and onto
the paved path next to the creek. The final 70 meters is on the path
heading SOUTH. The finish line is the on the east side (start) of the patch of
new asphalt (4828 meters)
near the red brick building. The finish shoot will be along the path towards
to staging area.
Location
The course is located directly behind (the NORTH) of the
Shoreline Amphitheatre, and
across Amphitheatre Parkway from the Google building.
From
the North: Take 101 South to the Rengsdorff Ave / Amphitheatre Parkway exit.
Turn east over the freeway and stay on Amphitheatre Parkway. The course will
be on your
left. Proceed past the course to Shoreline Boulevard. Turn left onto Shoreline Boulevard.
From
the South: Take 101 North to Shoreline Boulevard.
Exit East. Take Shoreline all
the way down until you pass the Amphitheatre Parkway.
Parking: There are two parking places. The Buses (only) may
park in the lot on the EAST
side of course – between the course the Amphitheatre off of Amphitheatre
Parkway.
Spectators must park in the lot on the EAST (on your right) side of Shoreline
Blvd.
From
the parking area proceed on the path adjacent to the Parkway. The starting
line is
about 400 meters from the parking areas.
There is no parking on Amphitheatre Parkway. Do not
park at Google or the dirt
area immediately south of the park next to Google or any other business on the
Parkway.
You will be towed!
Reminders
Trash: We will have trash bags for every team and trash
bags around the finish area.
Please help us keep the area clear. If there is any trash left after this
meet, the City of
Mountain View will not let us return to this course.
Spectators: No spectators are allowed on the course to the West
of the finish line. The course
is narrow. There are great views of most of the course from the top of the
hill overlooking the
starting and finish area. NO ONE IS ALLOWED ON THE GOLF COURSE!
WHILE IN THE PARK, ALL SPECTATORS MUST STAY ON THE PATHS!!
Only runners that are racing may cross the bridge at the 3200 meter mark and no
one should be
north of the creek on the course unless racing. Spectators and athletes
warming up may use the
PAVED PATH running parallel to the Parkway.
Do
not bring: Boom boxes; Anything
to throw; Dogs; Sunflower seeds; etc.. Do not throw
rocks or anything else you find.
Toliets: We have brought in several Port-a-Potties for the
event. They will located near the
finish area.
Water: Bring some. We will have water in jugs with cups,
but there is no other water on or
near the course.
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4611 – Starting Area Looking Across |
4609 – Starting Area Looking Out |
4612 – Starting Area Marker |
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4617 – Sharp Turn at 690m |
4619 – Onto Road at 950m |
4620 – 1600m Mark (Pole) |
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4621 – End of Road at 1770m |
4622 – 2000 Meters |
4623 – 2000m Mark |
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4625 – 3200 Meters |
4626 – 4000 Meters |
4627 – 4000m Mark |
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4628 –170-degree Turn at 4500m |
4629 – Finish Line |
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Please address any comments or corrections to Steve Fuller at stevefuller@sfhs.com or Roberta Chisam at robertachisam@sfhs.com .