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In the section of the website about "unofficial aid stations"....
"So, if you DO decide to take a big swig of whatever the crazy old guy in the bathrobe and bunny slippers is serving from his front porch, you do so at your own risk.
Then do me a big favour and tell my Dad to please go back in the house and put some clothes on…he’s embarrassing Mom."
http://runqcm.com/volunteers_aid_stations/aid_station_faq#arethereanyunofficialaidstations
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Game Admin for RA Running Game 2023.
Proboscis Colossus
Some comments a stinky RD I know has sent in emails to his runners before last year's race: - You cannot actually train for this race. Don't even try. It is futile. But running is stupid groovy, so don't stop now.- Dallas once said, "if the runners want fluid on course, they should pray for rain". Dallas is a wise man. - No, I have no idea what the weather will be. There is a distinct possibility that we will have some. Who really knows, though. Especially here in September. [race is in November] - I suspect that there are a few of you out there that have found wisdom over the past weeks and months of jogging around, pretending to train for this thing. - We will not have automatic text messaging of your splits from this race, to be sent to friends and family everywhere. We will not have finish line videos streaming over the web, indexed with your bib number. We will not have cheer squads along the way, with a competition for best spirit and costume. We will not have pace groups. - We will NOT be using racing chips, B-Tags, D-Tags or anything else like that. Your timing chip/strip will not be on the back of your bib number. If you DO find a timing strip there, DO remove the timing strip, DO crumple or fold your number, DO remove the tear tag from your bib, DO cover the number, and go find the race you should be running. - Less than 5 weeks remain. If training would help, and it won't, you should possibly consider starting.
Some comments a stinky RD I know has sent in emails to his runners before last year's race:
- You cannot actually train for this race. Don't even try. It is futile. But running is stupid groovy, so don't stop now.- Dallas once said, "if the runners want fluid on course, they should pray for rain". Dallas is a wise man.
- No, I have no idea what the weather will be. There is a distinct possibility that we will have some. Who really knows, though. Especially here in September. [race is in November]
- I suspect that there are a few of you out there that have found wisdom over the past weeks and months of jogging around, pretending to train for this thing.
- We will not have automatic text messaging of your splits from this race, to be sent to friends and family everywhere. We will not have finish line videos streaming over the web, indexed with your bib number. We will not have cheer squads along the way, with a competition for best spirit and costume. We will not have pace groups.
- We will NOT be using racing chips, B-Tags, D-Tags or anything else like that. Your timing chip/strip will not be on the back of your bib number. If you DO find a timing strip there, DO remove the timing strip, DO crumple or fold your number, DO remove the tear tag from your bib, DO cover the number, and go find the race you should be running.
- Less than 5 weeks remain. If training would help, and it won't, you should possibly consider starting.
Tyler Durden for a race director. Awesome.
"God guides us on our journey, but careful with those feet." - David Lee Roth, of all people
sugnim
From the Snow Joke Half Marathon website:
"Wear your number on your front - do not wear it on your back. This is a footrace, not a rodeo. [. . .] If you finish without either your number visible on your front or a chip, you will not receive an Official Time, and we will expend no effort to deal with your unrelenting stupidity."
Also, this gem:
"Between 6 and 10 miles is the “Charlie Cheetah Preserve.” You and the rest of your tribe are running over the Serengeti Plain, which is so bright and shimmering under the hot African sun it appears white as snow. You are effortlessly rounding up cheetahs at full sprint and herding them to your village corrals because, well, because you can. All you need is a little endorphin and a really twisted imagination."
I can't wait to herd cheetahs in the snowy Montana winter at Seeley Lake!
Tessa
From the Dances with Dirt instructions on what to bring for the (aptly named) Devil's Lake ultra.
ULTRAS
And also from DWD, this one from Green Swamp, Florida:
Trail crosses roads and a small portion is run on the road shoulder, so use common road running etiquette, cars won’t stop for you and you can’t stop ‘em.
From the Medoc Trail Marathon rules:
1) We do not allow dogs, skates, bikes or baby joggers on the race course. Well. . .actually, you can wear skates if you want to, because we would love to see someone try it.
I had to sign a "death waiver" for every Tough Mudder event I've ran in.
Ultra Cowboy
In Anchorage, we were reminded at the start that "Moose and Bears Have the Right of Way".
WYBMADIITY
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Daniel Tosh put on a marathon recently...sort of...
Warning: his sense of humor is...well, if you're sensitive about people having a laugh at our expense, you might want to forgo clicking that link. But I lol'ed.
Duplicate post, sorry.
Interval Junkie --Nobby
Daniel Tosh put on a marathon recently...sort of... Warning: his sense of humor is...well, if you're sensitive about people having a laugh at our expense, you might want to forgo clicking that link. But I lol'ed.
Been a long time since I heard a laugh-track.
Would have been fun to darkhorse that race. The winning time was only 2:41. (of course, I looked like it was 90F, so who knows if that's actually fast).
2021 Goals: 50mpw 'cause there's nothing else to do
Kalsarikännit
Today at the Mississippi 50k, about a quarter mile from the first aid station, was the sign, "Marlboro Reds and water just ahead".
I want to do it because I want to do it. -Amelia Earhart
A friend of mine constantly talks about RDing a Smoker's Marathon. To qualify you need to be a pack-a-day smoker.