Löwenburglauf 15k Race Info

Date: 9/9/2018

Location: Near Bonn, Germany

Start Time: 11:00am

Avg Temps (f): 68/50

Lessons Learned from Race Reports

  • Course starts out with a long climb, then rolling and a quick, steep drop, then a quick steep ascent, then a long downhill back the same climb you came up
  • Leave some gas in the tank for after the first hill, as you’ll still have plenty of rollers and the long downhill to run
  • Pictures of the course don’t look very technical, and it looks like wide singletrack or a gravel doubletrack
  • Once you’re on the final descent, push the pace if you have anything left and enjoy it!

Course

Type: Lollipop with out and back and a loop around the top

Start/Finish Info: Both at Lemmerzbad, an outdoor swimming pool

Hills: 1404 ft of gain (428 meters)

Course Map/Elevation

 

Aid stations

Locations of water stations: 3 water and sweet tea locations throughout the race.

In the past, water and electrolytes as well as coffee, cake, and champagne have been available at the finish line. Other food and drinks for spectators are available for sale.

Spectator access

Access Locations: Start/Finish is best location

Race qualifiers

No, but the race is race #3 of 4 in a trail running series (Siebengebirgscup: http://7g-cup.de)

Race reports

http://der-laufgedanke.blogspot.com/2017/08/lowenburglauf-2017-i-der-run-im.html

Strava activities and GPX files

See route profile on the website

Race Website

http://www.loewenburglauf.de/

See Beueler10er Facebook page for more info

hot chocolate 15k seattle race report

Hot Chocolate 15k Seattle Race Info

Date: 3/4/18

Location: Seattle, WA (Seattle Center)

Start Time: 7:55am

Avg Temps (f): 52/38

Time Limit: ~15 minute miles, so ~2.5 hours

Lessons Learned from Race Reports

  • Race is very hilly, hands down the one thing everyone comments on. And the hill up Aurora and over the bridge feels fairly never-ending.
  • The 5k race starts before the 15k and there are lots of waves of 5k runners, so be ready for it to take nearly the entire time leading up to the 15k run for the 5k runners to start
  • Good race swag
  • Good post-race chocolate (as you would hope with a race that has Chocolate in the name)
  • Start corrals in the past haven’t been super crowded, so it’s easier to start out at a goal race pace and not have tons of people to maneuver around
  • Again, it’s hilly throughout the entire race

Course

Type: 2 out and backs, first a small one around downtown, and another out and back on Aurora Ave N (99), turning around just before N 50th St.

Start/Finish Info: Both at Seattle Center. Garage parking around Seattle Center, or park downtown and take the Monorail in. Info here.

Hills: 1189 feet of gain. 6 significant hills varying from 75-300 feet of gain. See course elevation below.

Link to Course Map

Link to Course Elevation

Aid stations

Locations of water stations: 4 spots with both water and electrolytes, at approximately miles 2.5, 4.5, 6.5, and 8.5

Spectator access

Access Locations: Start/finish, from the Start, you can walk to mile 3, or skip the start and see them downtown and then again after they come back down Aurora, either on Mercer St, or at the finish.

Boston qualifier?

No

Race reports

Abi H’s 2018 race report

https://www.veganrunnereats.com/3546/seattle-hot-chocolate-15k-race-recap/

http://runlikeabird.blogspot.com/2015/03/race-review-hot-chocolate-15k-seattle.html

https://staceyontherun.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/hot-chocolate-15k-seattle-race-report/

 

Strava links

https://www.strava.com/activities/261691710/overview

https://www.strava.com/activities/889086403/overview

Race Website

https://www.hotchocolate15k.com/seattle

Participant Guide