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Barry's
Note to Everyone
I would like to thank
all of you for joining us at Run On The Sly and entering into the spirit of
our run.
Below you will find a
report of the race from Margie Lopez Read, who along with her husband, Bob
Read, founded the race and was the Race Director for so many years. The complete
results should be posted on the website by Saturday evening. At that time,
to view the complete results, you should click on http://www.runsly.org/home_pg.html
and then click on the Results link.
Until that time, the 50-Mile
and 50K results can be viewed at Robert Mathis’s Ultrarunner.net website
by clicking on http://www.ultrarunner.net
and then scroll down to the Run On The Sly link.
Please bear with me while
I thank this incredible group of people again:
My co-RD, Robert Mathis,
who along with his wife, Linda, entered all information from the entry forms
to their computer database; and then spent the whole of race day recording
everyone’s finish on their excellent system, developed by themselves.
(Remember their upcoming race on October 16, Lake of the Sky Trail Run 50K
- see http://www.ultrarunner.net/ for details).
Tom Cloud, who allows us to use his property for the Start / Finish Line and
mows the grass and weeds down each year – he provides us with the beautiful
setting for our BBQ at the end.
Dave and Rick of Fresh
Pond Trading Post, who allow us to use their property for parking and water
access. Whenever you are in this area, please use their store for your needs.
Glenn and Christine Powell-Millar,
our Race Benefactors, who spend considerable time and money preparing the
signs you see posted around the course, along with many of our medical and
other supplies; and who measure the courses and provide mental health relief
for the stressed Race Director.
Lucinda Fisher, my wife,
who quite possibly worked as hard as anyone, and kept me on the straight and
narrow.
Search and Rescue, whose
staff did so much – communications, medical, parking, sweeping, water
delivery and 101 other functions, all in good spirits and in bemused tolerance
of the “crazy” runners. Their “management staff” is
headed by Jim Swanson, Paul Duer, Cassandra Draxler, Linda Colombo, Jon Josue
and Karen Meschi.
Stan Jensen, who coordinated
the Registration and the Finish Line in his normal highly efficient manner.
All the aid station personnel,
headed by Nancy Beland of the Hash House Harriers; Greg Soderlund and Norm
Klein; Bob and Diane Dickinson; and Paul Stover with the SAR Nordic Ski Patrol.
The trail markers and
checkers – Ken Crouse, Steve Douglas, Deanna Modic, Joan and Ray Scannell,
Carol Hewitt, Hollis Henderson and Shoshone, Jason Davis and Chris Hall.
Our amazing BBQ staff,
headed by Diane Kato and Joe McCladdie, who worked from very early in the
morning (providing all volunteers with a cooked breakfast) until 7:00pm, when
the last runners were still offered burgers.
The Finish Line staff
– let me especially single out Ken Crouse, Pete Zisko, Mike Saling and
Garred (sp?), Dallas Willard, Marvin & Rosemarie Johnson, Carole Hartman,
Margie Lopez Read, Jill Anderson and Mark & Sharon Sanders, among others.
Bob Read and Bill Fisher,
who provided the showers at the finish line and the group campground.
Bob Whitehead, who massaged
tired and sore bodies at the finish line.
Bob Dude (or Radio Bob),
our DJ who played upbeat music all day to help with our down-home atmosphere.
Robbie Creamer, who manages
our website and who makes all the ceramic awards for the first three in each
race.
The Key Club volunteers
from Ponderosa High School.
Everyone else who I have
not mentioned specifically. This event could not have been run without you.
