Truth lies within
I went through 5 stages of grieving at the Bluff: Denial – no I didn’t sign up for race, I was drafted. Anger- what kind of maniac designed this course? Bargaining- hang in there, I can quit at the next aid station. Depression- I’ve got how many more miles to go?? Acceptance- I suck!
Anyway, this will be a thank you letter (with some apologies) and not a blow-by-blow account. [Read more...]
I started my run at the baseball field in Stoney Creek on Saturday at 630 am and ran nice and slow to the dam, the Quarry, and out to the Evergreen Woods like I wrote last week. [Read more...]
It was 160 years ago today (April 10) that a guy named Walter Hunt patented this tiny device. As runners, we’d be sunk without it!
Forrest recorded an impressive time of 3:18:16 at the Little Canyon Marathon! Click on the link for the full results.
If anyone is interested in helping out during all or part of the Bluff, I will appreciate any available support. The race is starting at 8 am, so a couple of hours before that we will open registration. There aren’t going to any new registrations on race day, just number collection and confirmation of attendance. The course has to be marked (mostly the day before) and as much as possible on the day, cleared after the last runner. There will be 4 aid station locations:
1: Route 80, will be visited twice
2: Bluff Head will be open between 9 and 11 am (approximately)
3: Braemore will be open between 9:30 and 12 (approximately)
4: Rene Way open between 10 am and 3 pm (3 pm being the 7 hour cut off)
The finish will need to be manned from 12 until 6 pm (or earlier if everyone has finished).
At least 2 aid stations already have volunteers from Carlson Craft Brewery and Beauvais Printing and a third is provisional. I hope we’ll be able to have a Bimbler’s Station handing out plenty of ‘BS’ and encouragement as well!
If you can help out in any way, please email me at: jerry(at)mrbimble(dot)com.
The autumn is rapidly approaching and talk has turned to fall marathons. For the undecided or those who might need a little motivational lift, check out the featured video.
Of course your goal doesn’t have to be a marathon. Getting out there running (or swimming and biking) is what matters!
As the runners gathered the night before the VT100, Iggy presented words of wisdom and inspiration compliments of Forrest.
The rocks are where they are- this is their will. The rivers flow-this is their will. The birds … [Read More...]
