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Posted by gary on August 31, 2007, 11:13 am, in reply to "August! A month of Crows!"
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this is what running should be! We at Crow Athletics work hard, play hard and keep it fun! A great report!...laugh! If only you knew Mr Price was such a hot commodity, maybe he'll see the picture you posted (look closely, his hand is on your boat) and you'll win the MDI version of the showcase showdown... Maybe The PRICE IS Right!...cheers
--Previous Message--
: I can't believe that the month has come to an
: end -- I've had such a blast! We've had so
: many fun weekends!
:
: The first was the GCI Ultra , which was
: actually at the end of July, but it seemed
: to start a chain reaction of really good
: times. This inaugural edition was a lot of
: fun to plan, and I want to (again)
: congratulate all who participated...
: CONGRATULATIONS!!! I enjoyed shouting your
: names into the mic every time you passed by
: the scoring table, as well as a supplying
: vocals after the real music was moved to the
: awards ceremony and after party. Speaking of
: the after party, how many races give away
: free lobsters and all the beer you can drink
: afterwards? I've never seen ultra runners do
: keg stands after a race before in my life!
: Only on Cranberry... :)
:
: The following weekend we were on the road to
: Beach 2 Beacon and the Rockland 10K. Since
: very few of our team made it into the actual
: race (B2B), we debuted the first ever Crow
: Zone! We were stationed at about 9K on the
: B2B course, and we made quite a ruckus with
: people holding dozens of signs and blowing
: crow calls (thanks to LL Bean!) Our team
: spent the rest of the day at the Beach, and
: I got VERY sunburned on my legs (and face,
: and arms, and everything else), which I
: neglected to put sunscreen on because I
: thought they could use "a little
: sun." The next morning we were on the
: road again to Rockland, I had one of the
: nastiest sunburns EVER! I wasn't planning on
: racing as I hadn't been training, so I
: wasn't too worried about the warm weather,
: but at only 5K I was finding the heat on my
: sunburn a little difficult to tolerate.
: Seasquatch got a few steps ahead of me, and
: suddenly I found myself doing what I do
: best, which is puke. (There wasn't really
: anything to actually puke up, so it was ore
: of the 5K dry-heave dance.) I think Ron
: Paquette ran by me and told me to shake it
: off... I walked and ran the rest of it, and
: as I was rounding the corner at the finish,
: I saw Patrick, Ned, and Seasquatch cheering
: me on, and Patrick jumped in with me saying
: that I could out kick him no-problem, but
: all I could say was "I'M GOING TO
: PUKE!" And barley made it thru the
: finish shoot before I puked up the water I
: drank. The guys poured water on me, and I
: recovered pretty quick. A race official got
: an EMT, but by the time they came over, I
: was already joking around with everyone, and
: thanked them for their concern. I guess we
: all have to have a nasty day and a lesson
: learned: If you're fair skinned with red
: hair and freckles, WEAR SUNSCREEN!!!
:
: Let's see... the weekend after that was the
: MUD FESTIVAL!!! I sort of feel like the mud
: festival was more of a "Vegas"
: deal: What happens at the Mud Festival,
: stays at the Mud Festival. All I can say is
: that it was a whole hell of a lot of fun,
: and if you missed it, it sucks to be you!
:
: And then there was this past weekend's fun!
: First was the NEH 5-Miler, which we helped
: to organize for the second year in a row.
: Again, I haven't been training with any
: consistency, so I was more than happy to run
: 5 miles with company, as opposed to 'race'.
: Bob and I ran the first half together which
: was good and helped me to keep my own pace
: down, after that I was feeling okay, so I
: stepped it up a little, and finished much
: stronger than I did down at Rockland. After
: we got our stuff together, Ned, Patrick,
: Gary, and I all loaded up and headed for
: Quebec City. It was a fun, yet uneventful
: drive up, we got Gary's bib and found some
: dinner at a great old tavern. The next
: morning Gary got up early to head to the
: start of the Marathon. The guys and I slept
: a bit longer and got up and headed over to
: the finish. I noticed immediately that it
: was warm. REALLY warm, and they air was
: pretty heavy. I know that heat doesn't
: really affect Gary, but everyone can have
: bad days. I also knew that the course
: markings (kilos) counted down, which is
: weird. BUT, Gary is pretty much the kind if
: getting it done, so although I noticed these
: things, it didn't worry me. The guys ran out
: to me him at about 10K or so, and I hung
: around the finish, and before I new it, the
: clock read 2:58 and high change, and I saw a
: gold hat and black singlet & shorts, and
: very slobbery face -- it was Gary, and he
: was about to notch number 48 (sub-3) in 2:59
: and change! So cool! (I missed 45, 46, and
: 47) We spent the rest of the day at a street
: cafe, eating and drinking before heading
: back on the road, for a fun, and less
: uneventful drive back to the Island.
:
: And to rop off the month, Gary and I were
: asked to appear with Dave Price yesterday in
: Frenchman Bay, in kayaks! I had never been
: in a kayak before, so why not make my
: inaugural appearance on national television?
: Laugh! (Apparently, according to Peter
: Beckett, Dave Price is one of People
: Magazine's top bachelors, if I had only
: know! Laugh!!!) My cell phone had so many
: missed calls yesterday, and although I don't
: really watch the Early Show, apparently a
: lot of other people do!
:
: Here's to a great August, and even better
: September! CAW! CAW! CAW!
:
:
: Me, and Dave Price | Photo Courtesy
: MDIslander
:

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--Previous Message-- : this is what running should be! We at Crow : Athletics work hard, play hard and keep it : fun! A great report!...laugh! If only you : knew Mr Price was such a hot commodity, : maybe he'll see the picture you posted (look : closely, his hand is on your boat) and : you'll win the MDI version of the showcase : showdown... Maybe The PRICE IS : Right!...cheers : : --Previous Message-- : I can't believe that the month has come to : an : end -- I've had such a blast! We've had so : many fun weekends! : : The first was the GCI Ultra , which was : actually at the end of July, but it seemed : to start a chain reaction of really good : times. This inaugural edition was a lot of : fun to plan, and I want to (again) : congratulate all who participated... : CONGRATULATIONS!!! I enjoyed shouting your : names into the mic every time you passed by : the scoring table, as well as a supplying : vocals after the real music was moved to the : awards ceremony and after party. Speaking of : the after party, how many races give away : free lobsters and all the beer you can drink : afterwards? I've never seen ultra runners do : keg stands after a race before in my life! : Only on Cranberry... :) : : The following weekend we were on the road to : Beach 2 Beacon and the Rockland 10K. Since : very few of our team made it into the actual : race (B2B), we debuted the first ever Crow : Zone! We were stationed at about 9K on the : B2B course, and we made quite a ruckus with : people holding dozens of signs and blowing : crow calls (thanks to LL Bean!) Our team : spent the rest of the day at the Beach, and : I got VERY sunburned on my legs (and face, : and arms, and everything else), which I : neglected to put sunscreen on because I : thought they could use "a little : sun." The next morning we were on the : road again to Rockland, I had one of the : nastiest sunburns EVER! I wasn't planning on : racing as I hadn't been training, so I : wasn't too worried about the warm weather, : but at only 5K I was finding the heat on my : sunburn a little difficult to tolerate. : Seasquatch got a few steps ahead of me, and : suddenly I found myself doing what I do : best, which is puke. (There wasn't really : anything to actually puke up, so it was ore : of the 5K dry-heave dance.) I think Ron : Paquette ran by me and told me to shake it : off... I walked and ran the rest of it, and : as I was rounding the corner at the finish, : I saw Patrick, Ned, and Seasquatch cheering : me on, and Patrick jumped in with me saying : that I could out kick him no-problem, but : all I could say was "I'M GOING TO : PUKE!" And barley made it thru the : finish shoot before I puked up the water I : drank. The guys poured water on me, and I : recovered pretty quick. A race official got : an EMT, but by the time they came over, I : was already joking around with everyone, and : thanked them for their concern. I guess we : all have to have a nasty day and a lesson : learned: If you're fair skinned with red : hair and freckles, WEAR SUNSCREEN!!! : : Let's see... the weekend after that was the : MUD FESTIVAL!!! I sort of feel like the mud : festival was more of a "Vegas" : deal: What happens at the Mud Festival, : stays at the Mud Festival. All I can say is : that it was a whole hell of a lot of fun, : and if you missed it, it sucks to be you! : : And then there was this past weekend's fun! : First was the NEH 5-Miler, which we helped : to organize for the second year in a row. : Again, I haven't been training with any : consistency, so I was more than happy to run : 5 miles with company, as opposed to 'race'. : Bob and I ran the first half together which : was good and helped me to keep my own pace : down, after that I was feeling okay, so I : stepped it up a little, and finished much : stronger than I did down at Rockland. After : we got our stuff together, Ned, Patrick, : Gary, and I all loaded up and headed for : Quebec City. It was a fun, yet uneventful : drive up, we got Gary's bib and found some : dinner at a great old tavern. The next : morning Gary got up early to head to the : start of the Marathon. The guys and I slept : a bit longer and got up and headed over to : the finish. I noticed immediately that it : was warm. REALLY warm, and they air was : pretty heavy. I know that heat doesn't : really affect Gary, but everyone can have : bad days. I also knew that the course : markings (kilos) counted down, which is : weird. BUT, Gary is pretty much the kind if : getting it done, so although I noticed these : things, it didn't worry me. The guys ran out : to me him at about 10K or so, and I hung : around the finish, and before I new it, the : clock read 2:58 and high change, and I saw a : gold hat and black singlet & shorts, and : very slobbery face -- it was Gary, and he : was about to notch number 48 (sub-3) in 2:59 : and change! So cool! (I missed 45, 46, and : 47) We spent the rest of the day at a street : cafe, eating and drinking before heading : back on the road, for a fun, and less : uneventful drive back to the Island. : : And to rop off the month, Gary and I were : asked to appear with Dave Price yesterday in : Frenchman Bay, in kayaks! I had never been : in a kayak before, so why not make my : inaugural appearance on national television? : Laugh! (Apparently, according to Peter : Beckett, Dave Price is one of People : Magazine's top bachelors, if I had only : know! Laugh!!!) My cell phone had so many : missed calls yesterday, and although I don't : really watch the Early Show, apparently a : lot of other people do! : : Here's to a great August, and even better : September! CAW! CAW! CAW! : : : Me, and Dave Price | Photo Courtesy : MDIslander : : :

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