24 hours of movement. The route.

I announced yesterday that I am attempting a 24 hours solo, unsupported training workout through several cities in the Valley of the Sun.

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24 Hours of Movement 


Today I am posting the route I am taking to accomplish this. Using Gmap Pedometer I have traced a 77 mile track. As per my Training Contract with Mistress I don't miss family events and Saturday Mighty Mo is in his end of season flag football tournament. So while I know where I will start from, I don't know when I will start on Saturday. For sake of timing I'm listing a High Noon start. Below you will see the course plot points and distances.

	Segment	Total	*Total	Clock
Route	Miles	Miles	Time	Time
Discovery Park START	0	0	0	12:00 PM
Santan Village to University	9	9	3 hrs	3:00 PM
University to HOUSE	4	13	4.33	4:33 PM
House to Beeline via McD & Gilbert	10	23	7.66	8:06 PM	Sunset
Beeline to Shea (FOOD STOP)	7	30	10	10:00 PM	headlamp
Around Fountain, Palisades Rd to Shea	8	38	12.66	12:06 AM	headlamp
Shea to Greenbelt (GAS STATION)	8	46	15.33	3:33 AM	headlamp
Greenbelt to Indian Bend	4	50	16.66	5:06 AM	Sunrise
Canal to 68th st	4	54	18	6:00 AM
68th to Curry (CIRCLE K)	4	58	19.33	7:33 AM
Curry around Tempe Lake to McClintock	5	63	21	9:00 AM
University to HOUSE FINISH	14	77	25.66	2:06 PM
*Clock Time based on 20 min miles.
BOLD locations indicate confirmed water/food points on route
At 24 hours if not home, will call for pick up. Family Lunch.

Discovery Park where the tourney is at, is in south Gilbert. From there I will actually run home for the opportunity to see the family one more time for a quick food break. Then head west till I can connect with the Beeline highway, grabbing a bite right before hitting the highway. For those that have done Ironman Arizona, I will be running up the hill past the turnaround. I will connect with Shea Blvd, right around sunset and take a food break there at a fast food joint. Using headlamps I will run into Fountain Hills, around the lake fountain and take a hilly residential road back towards Shea Blvd. 

Shea Blvd. presents my only real car threat. There is no sidewalk heading west for a few miles. Therefore I will be running in the wide landscape tract between the east/west lanes. Then a quick refill probably at the Superpumper gas station and I will spend the next several hours running south on the Hayden greenbelt multi use path connecting with the canal system that will take me past Scottsdale Fashion Square. 

If I can't find a refill spot along the way, I know where a Circle K is off the canal at 68th St, which is my exit anyway. I'll then run south down to Tempe Town Lake, I am going to stash some clothes and running shoes at my office and if I need to make any changes I will do so.  I will run clockwise around town lake and start heading east towards home. Planning on Rio Salado to University. University runs just south of my house. 

Sounds easy.