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Trail Marking for Running Events
Trail marking for running events:
Things you need to know and do.
If there is a fork in trail you will have some participants use it and get lost. The front runners will be going 10mph….which is pretty fast, so when marking think of the speed and how tired these participants will be and you need to mark accordingly. Chalk is good, but after a bunch of runners pass over it can start to be confusing. Assume nothing on the navigational ability of runners. Before EVERY turn and AFTER every turn you need to have arrows. Your Chalk… Read More…Nice Trail Upgrade in Federal Way
On a weekly basis I usually run on the Interurban Trail in Federal Way near Celebration Park. On my last run there, to my surprise the trail had been improved. There used to be tons of the scotch broom on either side of the paved trail and the dirt trail, but they must have taken a tractor and cut down most of it. This will make the trail safer and much more enjoyable to runners/walkers, not to have to taste that nasty plant while it is blooming.
I usually go up to the Interurban Trail because…
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