{"id":13642,"date":"2017-10-30T22:01:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T22:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/10\/30\/not-so-fun-run-joggers-in-gerrymander-5k-must-run-oddly-shaped-route\/"},"modified":"2017-10-30T22:01:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T22:01:00","slug":"not-so-fun-run-joggers-in-gerrymander-5k-must-run-oddly-shaped-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/not-so-fun-run-joggers-in-gerrymander-5k-must-run-oddly-shaped-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Not-So-Fun Run: Joggers In 'Gerrymander 5K' Must Run Oddly Shaped Route"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Runners in the Gerrymander 5K will trace the boundary of two congressional districts that split Asheville, N.C.<\/p>\n


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How do you make people understand the odd forms created by gerrymandering? Make them feel it in their toes.<\/p>\n

That’s the idea behind the Gerrymander 5K happening Saturday in Asheville, N.C., which will trace the boundary between North Carolina’s 10th and 11th congressional districts.<\/p>\n

That line splits the left-leaning city into two districts that, when combined with more conservative rural voters, both end up represented by Republicans.<\/p>\n

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\n The route for the Gerrymander 5K, as drawn by its sponsor, the League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County.<\/p>\n

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As the Asheville Citizen-Times<\/em>explains<\/a>, the route is not exactly a straight shot:<\/p>\n

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“Roughly speaking, they’ll begin at The Admiral at 400 Haywood Road, go west on Haywood Road, north on Martin Avenue, west on Balm Grove Place, north on Balm Grove Avenue, southwest on Florida Avenue, south on Dorchester Avenue, west on Haywood Road, north on Louisiana Avenue, east on Majestic Avenue, north on Brucemont Circle, west on Brucemont Road and north on Louisiana Avenue to the turnaround point near Patton Avenue. The return trip ends at West Asheville Lounge and Kitchen, 401 Haywood Road.<\/p>\n

“For any poor souls following this on a map, runners and walkers will have the 10th District, represented by Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-Lincoln, on their right on the outbound leg and the 11th District of Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Buncombe, on their left.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n