I concur as well. Yesterdays run was one of the most memorable I have
ever been on. I tried to keep up with the speedy quartet of the Dooms,
David and some nice redhead lady .Susan was setting a blistering pace.
:) You were definitely in the zone yesterday. I wish I could've kept
up. I got back after the second lap tired, dejected, and worn out. Did
I mention tired? I looked and saw Frank Lilley and we both decided to
go again. We ran through heat, SWEAT, a torrential downpour,
Lightening, one turned ankle only to be greeted by Mike at the 9 hour
and 30 minute (give a take a min or two) finish with a smile and cold
as all get out ice cream. It doesn't get any better than that. Great
job as the RD Mike. I second David's comment about more FAs anywhere.
I don't need a stinkin shirt to have fun. See you guys soon and enjoy
your summer running. Good luck to those of you running Grandfather. I
am heading to WVA to run Rattlesnake. Jeff
On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 8:49 PM, david solomon
<mangumultrarun
...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I completely agree. Particularly with the JFK spiking their fee again, lots
> of folks seem to be talking about this topic. JFK provides a shirt, medal,
> and mediocre aid - certainly not worth $135. And when you consider that the
> JFK has its roots in the military and is still strongly represented by
> military personnel, it's a shame that they are charging such a ridiculous
> fee. I mean, the race is heavily sponsored so that race is probably not
> hurting for cash. Someone's just trying to earn some extra cash.
> The Sweaty Butt was a blast today and races of this nature exemplify what
> ultrarunning is all about. Hanging out with friends on the trail and
> engaging in the battle of endurance. I wish there were more FA's to run in
> the area.
> ________________________________
>> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 17:38:39 -0700
>> Subject: The running is still free?
>> From: ult...@etinternet.net
>> To: MangumTC@googlegroups.com
>> Is it just me, or is the price of every foot race in America going
>> up? I'm sure the race directors will use the cost of fuel as another
>> excuse for the increase in entry fees. Come on…..it's cheaper to go
>> to a NASCAR race than to participant in an ultra these days. For that
>> matter, for less money, I CAN go see a night of auto racing in
>> Charlotte, NC and that includes the gas to get there and back and the
>> ticket.
>> I'm seeing race entries from $60.00 to well OVER $250.00. As a race
>> participant, I will have to be very selective in my race choices from
>> this point on. I'm sure a lot of you are like me and you have your
>> favorite events out there that you will participant in each year. The
>> others will just fall by the wayside.
>> As a race director, I plan to keep the price of my races as low as
>> possible. The Derby 50k still has the same price it did when it
>> started.
>> To me, ultra running was founded by the purest out there, people that
>> were in for the run and not for the goody bags. There was a time when
>> ultra running was not so main-stream. I long for that period again.
>> I believe we are starting to see that trend return with events like
>> the Sweaty Butt 50k, Laurel Valley and others.
>> Long live the run!
