Run 4 Results

Finally, beautiful weather for our run! So glad all of you could make it. Check your results here. I'm still taking orders for shirts - you can see the design in an earlier post below. You can have either a Tee style or Tank style - Adult or Youth - Men or Women - for $15. I will take orders for two more weeks, so if you are interested, let me know soon. Also - I confirmed with the printer that we CAN get the Tank style for women AND men. Same with the Tee style of course. Eight more runs to go - looking forward to our first June run next Tueday. See you then - Doug.

Run 3 Results

Finally, I thought. We will get a run in without rain. Mother Nature had other plans. This time we made it all the way until run start time before the sprinkles began. Don't get me wrong, running in a light rain in spring and summer is pretty nice. But directing a race is another story. Anything that involves paper becomes really challenging (registration, results, placement cards, shirt orders, etc). Electronic devices must be put up quickly (clocks, amp, phones, Ipad, timer). Grilling still works, but the burners were blown out by the wind. Waa, waa, waa, I'll stop crying in a minute, LOL! In spite of the rain we were able to keep everything working long enough to capture results, which you can see here. BUT...since we called the run last week (due to rain), I was bound and determined to have a normal race this week. Thanks for your patience while we hashed things out! Next week, the long range forecast is calling for good weather on Tuesday with a zero percent chance of rain. Ya think? Now, a little housekeeping. I will be taking orders for shirts for a few more weeks before the printing order is placed. You can see images of the shirt in a post below. Tee or tank, adult or child, $15 each. Please pay when you place your order if possible. I plan to have them available around the Fourth of July. That's about it for now. Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend and I hope to see you next Tuesday - on a SUNNY afternoon for a change! Doug

Run 2 Rained Out

For the second week in a row, thunderstorms rolled in around 5pm. I called the race at 5pm, as I could not tell what the weather would be like at 6pm. As it turned out, the storms rolled on through and there was only light rain to contend with. Light rain is great to run in, but it makes it difficult for registrations, and timing the run. Electronic devices do not get along well with moisture. Current cost to replace the timer and clock would be about $1200 to $1500. So when it's rainy I go to manual timing, which involves paper and ink in the rain - not a good combination either! I'm determined to not let the weather cause another called race, if there is any way I can. So let's hope for the best in our next 10 runs. By the way, even if the race has been called, you are welcome to show up and run informally on your own. The one exception is active nearby lightning. I would rather that none of us run under those conditions. If there is no lighthing, usually 10 to 20 show up in rainy conditions anyway. The cool rain is great this time of the year! The Gatorade and cold towels will still be there for you. It's the registration process, grillng, and capturing run times that get compromised. I will be taking orders for shirts for a few more weeks. See last week's post below for graphics and cost details. See you next week - Doug.

Run 1 Results

We are off and running (no pun intended)for the 2023 series! Mother Nature threw us a curve ball with an intense thunderstorm about 4:00pm, but it had stopped raining about 5:15 and cooled off nicely. Seems we always have a weather issue once or twice. Maybe this is it for the series? Hope so. You can see the results at the link to the right (2023 Summer Swing Results) or click here. We will offer a technical, wicking shirt this year. You can have a T-shirt or tank top, adult or child, for $15. 2XL sizes ($17) and 3XL ($19) cost a bit more. I will take orders until the middle of June. At that point I will place the order, which should have the shirts available around the 4th of July. If you are interested place your order with me within the next few weeks, and pay when you place your order. I will have shirt samples at our runs so you will have a good idea how they will look. The shirt color is safety yellow, that yellow-green bright color you see frequently in running shirts. I'll paste a likeness of the shirt below, if I can remember how! Hope to see you next week! Doug

Weather Update

Run is still on! Thunderstorms should be out of here by 5:30. Will update again if necessary. Doug

Update - Run Start Time - May 9

There has been a little confusion on run start time. The run starts at 6:15pm. You will need to come early in order to register. I would suggest arriving by 5:45, as this is our first run and everyone will need to be registered. Your registration is good for the series - so other runs you attend will only need a sign in. Sorry for the confusion! See you this afternoon. Doug