What is your favorite course format?

survey poll by Opinion Stage

7 Responses to "What is your favorite course format?"

eric schranz says:

July 22, 2013 at 4:34 pm

It’s interesting that so few people like out and backs. I love that format, as we get to see each other, there’s an modicum of familiarity with the course, and my mind does well knowing the course is net neutral.

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1. paul says:
  
  July 23, 2013 at 2:36 am
  
  Sleepy didnt see out and back. Would have voted for that..
  
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Jon Allen says:

July 22, 2013 at 5:40 pm

I prefer loops or point to point, especially if it’s narrow single track such that passing is hard. But seeing other runners is a nice benefit of out and backs.

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Eric says:

July 22, 2013 at 7:13 pm

Maybe the reason people vote against out-and-backs is because half the fun of races is seeing new places, and not to see any place twice while there’s still a place you haven’t seen once!

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Guy says:

July 22, 2013 at 8:36 pm

I’m not a big fan of the out and back. I dont like getting a preview of the second half of the race. I much prefer the new sights throught the course.

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Peter Andersson says:

July 22, 2013 at 10:43 pm

With one-big-loop winning the vote as big as it seems to do at this point the other results become mathematically less reliable. Ranking the alternatives 1-4 might produce a different result for place 2-4, out-and-back might be the second favorite of many of those who could now only vote for one-big-loop. Just a thought.

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Jeff says:

July 23, 2013 at 5:21 am

The problem with out-and-backs are often just having enough room on the trail for runners to go two directions. Singletrack is not conducive to that format.

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