Half-Lake Marathon Tomorrow (5/7)

mcdude · 05-06-2005, 11:07 AM

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Big Lake Half Marathon may cause Traffic Delays
Event is this Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. on Alton's Letter S Road
ALTON — This Saturday, the Big Lake Half-Marathon will host a record 1,600 runners in Alton, the largest half-marathon in New Hampshire.

mcdude · 05-07-2005, 02:13 PM

I thought this event might be cancelled due to the lousy, windy and rainy weather (only in the 40s) but these runners are a hearty lot!

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upthesaukee · 05-07-2005, 10:28 PM

these runners were absolutely unbelievable. For the spectators, the weather was lousy. For the runners, better than sunny, hot, and humid.

Alton Parks and Rec did our annual thing for an Aid Station out near Precious Gardens and Keewaydin Park, handing out water. Far too numerous to count were the "thank you's" for volunteering we received from so many of the runners. We could only say thanks to them, and thank them for running in our town.

To Keith Jordan and his staff, to the other volunteers, to the New Durham Lions club for their Friday night pasta feed, the Alton PD Sheriff's Dept State Police and Alton Fire Dept/EMTs, and most especially the runners, congratulations on a super race.

A side note: A lady came running up near the end of the first wave of runners on the outbound leg, looking like a very experienced runner and somewhat of an enigma as to why someone running as well as she would be so far behind other fine runners. We kidded her as she came up to the aid station asking "Did you oversleep?" She explained she drove up from CT this morning (race day) and realized she had only one shoe (yes she had two feet Mee-n-Mac), but had made the commitment to run and started off with sandals on. Got to where the race was to end, and there was a vendor selling running shoes. He sold her a pair and she was able to RUN the race. Dedication indeed.

05-06-2005, 11:07 AM	#1
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	Half-Lake Marathon Tomorrow (5/7) CLICK HERE for more information Big Lake Half Marathon may cause Traffic Delays Event is this Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. on Alton's Letter S Road ALTON — This Saturday, the Big Lake Half-Marathon will host a record 1,600 runners in Alton, the largest half-marathon in New Hampshire. Attached Images

05-07-2005, 02:13 PM	#2
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	I thought this event might be cancelled due to the lousy, windy and rainy weather (only in the 40s) but these runners are a hearty lot! CLICK HERE for CITIZEN Article Attached Images Last edited by mcdude; 05-09-2005 at 07:49 AM.

05-07-2005, 10:28 PM	#3
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,604 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,472 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	Dedicated and Gracious these runners were absolutely unbelievable. For the spectators, the weather was lousy. For the runners, better than sunny, hot, and humid. Alton Parks and Rec did our annual thing for an Aid Station out near Precious Gardens and Keewaydin Park, handing out water. Far too numerous to count were the "thank you's" for volunteering we received from so many of the runners. We could only say thanks to them, and thank them for running in our town. To Keith Jordan and his staff, to the other volunteers, to the New Durham Lions club for their Friday night pasta feed, the Alton PD Sheriff's Dept State Police and Alton Fire Dept/EMTs, and most especially the runners, congratulations on a super race. A side note: A lady came running up near the end of the first wave of runners on the outbound leg, looking like a very experienced runner and somewhat of an enigma as to why someone running as well as she would be so far behind other fine runners. We kidded her as she came up to the aid station asking "Did you oversleep?" She explained she drove up from CT this morning (race day) and realized she had only one shoe (yes she had two feet Mee-n-Mac), but had made the commitment to run and started off with sandals on. Got to where the race was to end, and there was a vendor selling running shoes. He sold her a pair and she was able to RUN the race. Dedication indeed. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!