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Posted by Steven West on October 11, 2006, 7:42 pm, in reply to "Mount Desert Island Marathon course preview and insider's tips - FINISH!" Great job on everything! See you on the road Steven --Previous Message--
Thanks for the great tips, tricks and must do's. Even though I've run this race twice before I still find the maile by mile comentary very usefull.
: Appearing periodically until race day, we're
: launching a new feature which will include a
: mile by mile preview of the Mount Desert
: Island Marathon route and strategies that
: will help participants successfully navigate
: the course.
: We'll also provide ideas for things to see
: and do over marathon week and of course,
: insider tips on great places to eat, drink
: and have fun while visiting Mt. Desert
: Island.
:
: Mile 26 to the finish:
:
: The final 385 yards can be an emotional,
: exhilarating and a truly wonderful thing. It
: can be electric, exhausting, or a
: celebration of all you've had to endure to
: get to this place. In marathon running the
: final yards of a marathon should remind us
: all, it REALLY is NOT about the destination
: but IT IS truly about the journey. You have
: been on a long one and anything you feel now
: is all yours do with as you like, laugh cry
: or do what you want, you've earned it! The
: actual finish line is located in the heart
: of downtown Southwest Harbor and the warmth
: of our finish line teams and spectators will
: make you feel very welcome here. You'll all
: be wrapped in myar blankets as you finish
: and a beautiful medal will be presented to
: you (remember we need the timing chip on
: your shoe) You'll be offered food and drink
: and a massage inside. Your dry clothes will
: be waiting for you. Our finish line area is
: a celebration of all of your efforts! Think
: of it as a party thrown just for you!! Be
: sure and check final results, if you are in
: the top 3 of your age division we have an
: beautiful plaque waiting for you! We don't
: mail these so be sure and take time to
: check.
:
: Oh, in case you might ask, why the extra 385
: yards? You see the Queen wanted the finish
: line in front of the royal box for the 1908
: London Olympic games and it just happened
: that, that addition to the route would come
: to precisely 26 miles AND 385 yards. The
: marathon distance was standardized at 26
: miles 385 yards from that day onward.
:
: ( On a side note, remember what we said
: about Mainer's being stubborn, Maine hosted
: its first marathon in Aug of 1908
: http://www.mainerunninghistory.org/ held
: just weeks after the, 'official royal
: marathon measurement proclamation'.
: Apparently folks down in Rockland Maine
: didn't much care for the Queens advice as
: Maine's first marathon was 28 miles in
: length.)
:
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: Islander's (MARATHONERS) tip of the day:
:
: Wear your finishers medal and your
: competitors shirt to dinner or any post race
: festivities you might attend. The wearing of
: medals on marathon evening is a tradition
: and a nice way to identify yourselves to our
: islands population, and tell everyone you
: finished the 2006 Mount Desert Island
: Marathon, Congratulations!
:
:
: Must DO this:
:
: Don't forget to get you official MDI
: Marathon hats and merchandise right at the
: finish line (and at the pre race expo) and
: make plans to, eat and drink whatever you
: want on marathon night. If it makes you
: happy it makes us happy! See you next year!
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: Read our other marathon course previews and
: tips:
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: http://www.members.boardhost.com/crowathletics/msg/1156962115.top
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