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Twocat

404 posts since
Oct 12, 2006

Sep 9, 2007 10:57 AM

Boomers Reaching the Beach in a Relay

If you are planning to run the Reach the Beach Relay this week and want to say hello to fellow boomers then I figured a thread to coordinate this might help. There is a Thursday dinner and Friday breakfast and, of course, the beach at the finish on Saturday. The simplest thing that I can think of is to just have people list their team name and first name. After that it will just be a matter of wading through to find each other. Anybody with a better idea of how to make contact feel free to say so!

I am running with the Rosie Ruiz Fan Club. (Our motto is "200 Miles the Easy Way." I love it!) If you want to say high just ask for Matt. Asking for Twocat might not work so well!

lamerunner

170 posts since
Feb 4, 2004

1. Sep 9, 2007 4:19 PM

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Re: Boomers Reaching the Beach in a Relay

I am on the "Tight Sneakers" mixed masters team. Jennifer.

Hope the weather is good!

JPGarland

775 posts since
Dec 7, 2007

2. Sep 9, 2007 5:59 PM

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Well, good luck to all.

I posted a general inquiry on the CR Races[/URL" target="_blank"> forum. I've also posted stuff on the race at the 50+ Thread[/URL" target="_blank">.

My name's Joe, and I start at 2:30 with Sound Shore Sand Seekers. I'm leg 3. We'll be among the late finishers. Although we're from New York, a member has a house an hour from the start, ant that's where we'll be Thursday night/Friday morning (van 2 sleeps there after leg 12 as well).

Re the weather: the race forum[/URL" target="_blank">.

That forum's a good place, including some last minute info on a course change (for legs 25 and 26) and the "Jerri Lynn" rule, which is what I call the rule allowing (but not requiring) a runner to finish the prior runner's leg and her own if there's an injury (so named by me because I suggested it when one of our 2006 runners went lame on leg 11 and insisted on finishing)..

Twocat

404 posts since
Oct 12, 2006

3. Sep 9, 2007 8:05 PM

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jpgarland if your team is starting in just about the last wave to go out I really doubt you will be among the "late" finishers. My guess is the race organizers are figuring your team to be among the first!

Good luck. Maybe I will catch you at the end, once my van arrives to find yours already at the party. My team starts at 9:00, a mere five and a half hours before yours and no doubt not enough to keep us in front!

bhearn

430 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

4. Sep 9, 2007 9:49 PM

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I'm running with CHalupas (also mixed masters). Bob. Lucky me: I get leg 3 too.

(I also get a 4th leg, 32, because we're a 10-person team.) We start at 9:20.

We're staying in Hampton beach on Thursday and Saturday nights.

lamerunner

170 posts since
Feb 4, 2004

5. Sep 10, 2007 8:58 AM

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I am leg 2, which was ok when the third leg was 4.5; now it is 8 hilly miles, and I doubt I will sleep much...oh well, should be fun...

JPGarland

775 posts since
Dec 7, 2007

6. Sep 10, 2007 1:36 PM

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by bhearn:
I'm running with CHalupas (also mixed masters). Bob. Lucky me: I get leg 3 too. (I also get a 4th leg, 32, because we're a 10-person team.) We start at 9:20.
<HR>

Don't know if you've done 4 before, but I was forced to last year. My 4th leg was 6.5 miles and that was a drag. I also ran Leg 13, which I assume you'll be doing. It's a pretty easy leg, with a slight uphill mid-way. You just have to be careful about making the turn off the main road onto Route 113 near the finish.

oache

42 posts since
Feb 25, 2005

7. Sep 10, 2007 4:14 PM

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by bhearn:
I'm running with CHalupas (also mixed masters). Bob. Lucky me: I get leg 3 too. (I also get a 4th leg, 32, because we're a 10-person team.) We start at 9:20.

We're staying in Hampton beach on Thursday and Saturday nights.

<HR>

I'm with him. I've got 4 legs. I'm twice as fast too.

lamerunner

170 posts since
Feb 4, 2004

8. Sep 10, 2007 5:15 PM

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On four legs, the third would not be so bad... we start at noon

bhearn

430 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

9. Sep 11, 2007 12:12 AM

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by jpgarland:
Don't know if you've done 4 before, but I was forced to last year. My 4th leg was 6.5 miles and that was a drag. I also ran Leg 13, which I assume you'll be doing. It's a pretty easy leg, with a slight uphill mid-way. You just have to be careful about making the turn off the main road onto Route 113 near the finish.<HR>

Yeah, I did four last year as well (4, 14, 24, 3x). Was signed up for three, but one of our runners had to call it quits after three. My fourth was an easy five miler -- on paper. Just about killed me, after the first three. I shudder to think what leg 32 (6.8 miles, w/ 150 ft. hill in the middle) will feel like, after leg 3 and two more. At least 13 and 23 won't be so bad.

Thanks for the head's up on the turn.

Twocat

404 posts since
Oct 12, 2006

10. Sep 11, 2007 10:26 AM

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I am runner 3 and if I have to do a fourth leg there better be a deceased member of my team!

JPGarland

775 posts since
Dec 7, 2007

11. Sep 11, 2007 11:15 AM

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Who did you guys **** off to get leg 3? I'm crazy and volunteered.

bhearn

430 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

12. Sep 11, 2007 11:42 PM

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I guess I didn't unvolunteer fast enough. Actually the team captain, who assigned the legs, is the only one on the team who's run anything like that profile before (Mt. Washington Road Race - much, much worse than leg 3!).

But what the ****, it will be a new experience.

bigapplepie

2,636 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

13. Sep 11, 2007 11:48 PM

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I'll be there!

bigapplepie

2,636 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

14. Sep 16, 2007 2:39 PM

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I just returned home after a brilliant weekend!

66/351 The Reservoir Dogs 1 10/30 Men's Masters - 27:04:01 - 7:53 pace.

What an experience.

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