Doug Freese said:"Dot" <dot.h@#duh?att.net> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:There's 2 videos under "Featured Video" in middle of this page.
http://www.ktuu.com/
Great flicks! After watching the first video I was surprised that there
no bodies falling especially rookies on tired legs. After watching the
second I got to see the real race. It was really good to see the course
marshals out there watching and helping.
There's been some great shots in the past where a leader tripped on the
downhill and literally flew through the air into first place, which he
quickly lost by the time he got back on his feet. I think they have one
or two of the classic downhill fall shots in the lead-up articles.
The lead story on July 4 evening news was the "Managing Mount Marathon"
video which looks like it has slid down into a video box farther down
the page while "More Mount Marathon" is still in the top box. The
reporter for that article is a runner himself. The Managing story is
actually during the junior race. July 5 they mentioned - with a smile -
that there was more video on their web site for those that "just
couldn't get enough of Mt. Marathon." And that's more of the men's and
women's races. The reason I watched it so many times is I thought I knew
the lady that got clocked as well as the one helping, but the two of
them should not have been in the same place in the race. Finally decided
it wasn't them.
And, yea, before seeing that, I didn't realize they actually had
spotters there to help the kids when needed. The junior front runners
are usually experienced and don't need the help. The adults are
encouraged to get on the mountain before race day or you don't belong in
the race. You probably noticed where they had the boards to carry
someone out, if needed.😉
Not sure if you picked up on this, but this was one of the closest men's
races in history. Last year there was 12 sec between #1 and #2. (and
both are nice guys and RDs) This year only 11 sec, but #3 and #4 weren't
much farther back, like within a min, iirc. Unlike many of the mtn
races, in this one you have to run the 1/2 mi flat pavement for position
at base of mtn, hang with the front runners to the top (3000ft in 1 mi,
30 min from start, I think), then rocket down (11 or so min downhill),
then go like heck that flat 1/2 mile again to the finish line. The
racers have to be multi-skilled.
Quoted message said:
As much as I dislike 5K's, this would be one I would do, although
slowly.
Join the lottery! Probably close to as hard as WS100 to get in since
priority goes to past runners. After a certain date, they have a lottery
for most of the remaining slots (maybe about 50-100 for each sex, now
that they expanded the race to 350 from 300 per sex when they had more
returners than slots - allowed a year off with permission for injuries
or whatever). The day before there's also a raffle ($5/ticket, iirc) for
some slots, and an auction for the really desparate - sometimes over
$1000 to get a slot. One of the articles has more specific numbers.
Next year they'll have the men run first and the women 2nd and planning
on alternating years, if that works out. In the past the men have been
considered the "showcase" event, but no more. They feel the women's race
can hold its own. A couple more women than men finished in 2006. That
will also give the men a chance to run on the trail before it gets
trampled by 350 women. The juniors only go part way up.
Dot
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"The goal is training and adaptation, not destruction and injury."
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