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Seit 1999 sammelt der Lauf Geld für die Good Samaritan Boys Ranch, gewonnen wird er mit gleichmäßigen Runden und warmer Kleidung für die Wartezeit.","Run for the Ranch is one of the last marathons of the year: in mid-December the field runs eight laps of a certified, almost level circuit at Missouri State University in Springfield. The race has raised money for the Good Samaritan Boys Ranch since 1999, and it rewards even laps and a plan for winter weather.",{"de":133,"en":134},"Start und Ziel liegen am Parkplatz Nr. 22 der Missouri State University, direkt an der Grand Street. Von dort führt eine 3,27 Meilen lange Runde, also knapp 5,3 Kilometer, durch das Umfeld des Campus und zurück. Marathonläufer drehen sie achtmal, der Halbmarathon viermal, und die Staffel teilt die acht Runden auf vier Läuferinnen und Läufer auf, die jeweils zwei Runden laufen und neben der Ziellinie wechseln.\n\nDie Runde verliert auf dem ersten Kilometer rund zehn Meter, steigt zur Mitte hin sanft wieder an, fällt ein zweites Mal leicht ab und läuft auf dem letzten Kilometer zurück hinauf zum Start. Steile Stücke gibt es keine, über die ganze Distanz summieren sich die Wellen trotzdem auf gut 170 Höhenmeter.\n\nOrganisiert wird der Lauf komplett von Mitgliedern und Freiwilligen der Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners, eines 1978 gegründeten Vereins, und er ist zurück an seinem alten Platz in Springfield. Verpflegt wird an zwei Stellen, am Start und Ziel sowie rund 1,5 Meilen weiter auf der Runde, jeweils mit Wasser, Elektrolytgetränk und Gels. Der Veranstalter läuft bei Regen, Schnee, Graupel und Hagel und sagt nur bei Gewitter ab.","Start and finish sit in Missouri State University parking lot 22, just off Grand Street. From there a 3.27-mile loop, just under 5.3 km, heads out around the campus area and back. Marathoners run it eight times, the half four times, and the relay splits the eight laps between four runners who each run two and hand over next to the finish line.\n\nThe loop drops about ten metres over the first kilometre, rises gently towards halfway, dips a second time and climbs back to the start over the last kilometre. None of it is steep, yet over the full distance those swells still add up to a little over 170 m of climbing.\n\nThe Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners, a club founded in 1978, stage the race entirely with members and volunteers, and it is back at its old home in Springfield. There are two aid stations, at the start/finish and about 1.5 miles into the loop, each with water, electrolyte drink and gels. The organiser races in rain, snow, sleet and hail and only holds the start for lightning.",{"de":136,"en":137},"Auf acht identischen Runden ist die Rundenzeit dein bester Maßstab. Leg dir eine Zielzeit pro Runde zurecht und lies sie jedes Mal an der Start-Ziel-Linie ab; die leichten Senken und Anstiege gleichen sich innerhalb einer Runde aus, du musst sie also nicht einzeln taktieren. Schrittmacher sind nicht erlaubt, das Tempo musst du also selbst halten.\n\nEntschieden wird das Rennen in den Runden sechs bis acht. Das Feld hat sich dann weit auseinandergezogen, Halbmarathonläufer sind längst im Ziel, und du läufst dieselbe Schleife oft allein. Wer hier die Rundenzeit hält, ist schneller als die meisten, die früh zu viel investiert haben.\n\nDie Falle ist der Dezember: Wer am Start friert, läuft die erste Runde zu schnell, um warm zu werden, und bezahlt dafür am Ende. Plane die ersten zwei Runden bewusst ruhig und nutze die Verpflegung am Start jede Runde, damit die Energie über die ganze Strecke reicht.","With eight identical laps, your lap split is the best guide you have. Set a target time per lap and check it every time you pass the start/finish line; the gentle dips and rises cancel out within each loop, so there is nothing to tactically chase on any one of them. Pacers are not allowed, so holding the rhythm is on you.\n\nThe race is decided on laps six to eight. By then the field is strung out, the half marathoners have finished, and you often run the same loop on your own. Holding your lap time here beats most of the runners who spent too much early.\n\nThe trap is December itself: runners who are cold on the start line tend to rush the first lap just to warm up and pay for it at the end. Keep the first two laps deliberately easy and use the start/finish aid station every time round so your fuel lasts the full distance.",{"de":139,"en":140},"Rechne mit drei Stunden und mehr für schnelle Läufer und bis zu sechs Stunden, denn der Kurs schließt um 14 Uhr. Die Belastung ist ein gleichmäßiger, aerober Dauerlauf ohne Tempospitzen, weil die Strecke kaum Steigung hat.\n\nEntscheidend ist, ein festes Marathontempo über 42 Kilometer zu halten, gerade dann, wenn es in den späten Runden eintönig wird. Trainiere lange Läufe auf einer kurzen, bekannten Runde von vier bis sechs Kilometern, damit du das Wiederholen gewohnt bist, und baue Marathontempo-Abschnitte in die zweite Hälfte dieser Läufe ein.\n\nÜbe die Verpflegung so, wie sie am Renntag angeboten wird: Wasser, Elektrolytgetränk und Gels alle gut fünf Kilometer an Start und Ziel und einmal unterwegs. Wer seine Gels an Start und Ziel fest einplant, braucht unterwegs weniger Ausrüstung.\n\nMitte Dezember ist Springfield oft kalt, Regen oder Schnee sind laut Veranstalter kein Absagegrund. Mache einige lange Einheiten bei Kälte und Nässe, finde heraus, welche Kleidung dich warm hält, ohne dass du später überhitzt, und plane eine Wärmeschicht für die Zeit vor dem Start ein.","Expect three hours and more for fast runners and up to six hours, since the course closes at 2 pm. The effort is a steady aerobic run without surges, because the course has hardly any gradient.\n\nWhat matters is holding a set marathon pace for 42 km, especially once the late laps turn monotonous. Do long runs on a short, familiar loop of four to six kilometres so repetition feels normal, and put marathon-pace blocks into the second half of those runs.\n\nRehearse fuelling the way race day serves it: water, electrolyte drink and gels roughly every five kilometres at the start/finish and once out on the loop. Planning your gels around the start/finish station means carrying less on the course.\n\nMid-December in Springfield is often cold, and the organiser does not cancel for rain or snow. 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