With Boston, St. Louis, Nashville, Ogden, etc., quickly approaching, I thought a Party/Info Session/Q&A would be fun/helpful. I've reserved D Rowe's back room from 7-9pm on April 3rd. It has a projector, screen, and seats upwards of 50 people. I've already arranged for two presentations/Q&A's, and plan to come up with a few more. First, Steve Stonecipher-Fisher is putting a "How to run Boston" presentation together. He ran 3 Boston's and had very different results in each. The first year he did the classic "Out too fast" method, finishing in 2:38. The second time, heat was a factor, he adjusted accordingly, and was happy to finish in 2:27:09. His 3rd attempt produced a PR of 2:16:36 (5:12 per mile), when everything finally came together. The more I read about Boston, the more I'm convinced that it may be one of the hardest Marathons to get "Right". Steve will elaborate on why! Next, I've asked John Palmer to present on proper hydration. He recently did a presentation at University Hospital about fluid balance issues for marathoners. Dehydration, Hyponatremia, Hypokalemia are serious issues, and there is no telling what we will face (weather wise) come race day. With the recent death of Ryan Shay (cause of death still unknown), a runner at Chicago, Little Rock and the Army 10 mile, I think that this issue can be overlooked. Not to steal John's thunder, but did you know that some fluid overloaded Marathoners can gain 7 pounds DURING the marathon! Hard to imagine! I'm open to suggestions of other topics, fun ideas or............well anything. For instance, I can imagine someone doing a presentation on the womens trials. Many of us plan to watch it live the day before Boston, or for others, on TV. The more we know before the race, the more exciting it will be. I plan to invite the Lunatics and local Boston qualifiers first, then open it up to others interested. There isn't a charge for the room, with the expectation that we will do a little eating and drinking while we are there. I told them I didn't think that would be a problem. Please don't hesitate to call me with suggestions! 999-3838 Boston or Bust! Darrin Boston entrants; *Barton, Brett 36 M Columbia MO USA Bunch, Eric 26 M Columbia MO USA Chigerwe, Munashe 30 M Columbia MO USA Christiansen, Aaron V. 30 M Columbia MO USA *Dreier, Matt 33 M Columbia MO USA *Emerson, Andy K. 39 M Columbia MO USA *Emerson, Hugh S. 50 M Columbia MO USA Evans, Brian W. 37 M Columbia MO USA Kramer, Maggie L. 25 F Columbia MO USA *Luebbering, Beth 28 F Columbia MO USA *May, Thomas E. 41 M Columbia MO USA Naples, Scott P. 24 M Columbia MO USA Rosenhauer, Eric 49 M Columbia MO USA Sauter, Edward R. 51 M Columbia MO USA Schaefer, Philip W. 54 M Columbia MO USA Tripp, Mike 49 M Columbia MO USA *Wilfong, David 45 M Columbia MO USA *Young, Darrin D. 41 M Columbia MO USA *Paxton, Raymond 41 M Boonville MO USA *interested in coming!

With Boston, St. Louis, Nashville, Ogden, etc., quickly approaching, I thought a Party/Info Session/Q&A would be fun/helpful. I've reserved D Rowe's back room from 7-9pm on April 3rd.

Good -- you picked a Thursday night! Count me in!

Please help me pass the word to all of these "Boston bound" runners. I plan to make a flier and give it to Mike Tripp, but word of mouth is even better! And, as I've said, this is not limited to Boston runners only. The more the merrier! Just let them know we'll start off with the "How to run Boston" presentation.

Bring anyone you want! The room is very large and if we run out of room at the tables, there will be plenty of chairs!