I've never been to Mobile, but I don't see why an alley there should have been more forgiving than the national average. And you still had to roll the ball. I

I've never been to Mobile, but I don't see why an alley there should have been more forgiving than the national average. And you still had to roll the ball. I ran a couple of decent times at the Philadelphia Marathon in the 1980s. I believe that there was a slight net loss in elevation, for it started in Upper Dublin township then and finished downtown. Have I ever felt bad about claiming an OK time on a slightly downhill course? No.