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degggendorf OP t1_isnzyvw wrote

The annual Pell Bridge Run is your one and only chance to (legally) set foot on the Newport bridge and examine the quality of the pavement up close and personal.

Since they shut down traffic on the bridge, they enforce a 3 MPH/18 minute mile minimum pace, which is a not-even-that-brisk walk. It's 4 miles total from the toll plaza on the Jamestown side, ending right at the bus station on America's Cup Ave.

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JasonDJ t1_iso4xox wrote

…3MPH is a 20 minute mile. 18 minutes is 3.3.

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degggendorf OP t1_iso5xai wrote

Thank you for the correction. It was a grave error, and I regret it.

edit: in my defense, the organizers did advertise it both ways:

> Runners and walkers are expected to maintain a pace that will have them off of the Newport Pell Bridge an hour after they start. This requires a pace of 18:00 minutes per mile, or faster.

and also

> All participants must be off the bridge in one hour. This requires a 3 mph. pace. All participants unable to maintain this pace will be escorted off the bridge by race officials.

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