Re: Suggestions for NAUCC 2007


Wheel Rider wrote:
...One of the things we had to deal with was the fact that the address
for St. George's School is not on the online maps (MapQuest, Google
maps, etc). If anything, the maps identify the location as being in a
nearby neighborhood. I can only guess that your GPS also would not show
St. George's. Also, Wolf River Blvd where Houston High School is
located has recently been renamed. The online maps show the old name.

For some reason, my GPS showed WRB but none of the roads that veered off
of it.



I am aware of some issues that caused problems. The address for Overton
Park. The official address is on Poplar Avenue but the location for the
marathon was on the East Parkway North side of the park and you cannot
drive inside the park from the Poplar side to the East Parkway North
side. Also, someone was GPS navigating to the Saturday morning Coker
ride instead of following our writen directions. An address for the
church would have been helpful there....

Yeah, that address would have been very helpful.

Here is what I'd suggest: If in future NAUCCs we have a similar issue
with newly built roads, we just need to put up signs or other road
markers at those points nearby (where the GPSs will still get most of
us to). Alternatively, we can direct people to address A and then tell
them how to go from A to B (where B is on the new, un-GPS-able road).
There are always solutions -- we just need to make creative adjustments
ahead of time so that we can meet the challenges head-on.

One more acknowlegment: That Memphis NAUCC booklet was EXCELLENT! It
had addresses, schedules, other info, and a lot more. I'd strongly urge
all clubs to follow that idea.


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