Greetings from the land of the frozen tundra! 65 runners and 10 volunteers braved 15 degree weather with a wind chill in the single digits to run the December TS at Wash Park. This was the first race on a new course, so the winners set course records despite the miserable conditions. Congratulations to:
- Rick Edrich – 1st in TS (for the first time in 20 years w/ the club)!
- Tristan Mitchell – Fast Man
- Deb Cunningham – Fast Woman
- Janet Fairs – Race Walk
The December race will go down in history as one of the events with the worst conditions as measured by the number of people beating their handicap. Previous “worst” events include:
|
Date |
Venue |
# runners + walkers beating handicap |
Reason |
|
1/12/92 |
7 Mi @ Wash Park |
1/117 = .85% |
Cold w/ Snow on ground |
|
1/7/96 |
7 Mi @ Wash Park |
2/98 = 2.04% |
|
|
1/7/06 |
Twin Lakes Park |
1/47 = 2.13% |
Icy and snow-drift covered course |
|
2/3/08 |
Cherry Creek Rez |
3/79 = 3.8% |
Ice on road over much of the course. |
Finally, the 65 runners at today’s race bring our full year total to 1258 runners participating in the Trophy Series this year. That total is the most in the last 5 years. Congratulations on a great 50th anniversary year, RMRR members. I’m looking forward to running with all of you in 2010!