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RUMINATIONS
By KayCee
On September 27th, 2024, the city of Augusta, Georgia was significantly impacted by Hurricane Helene. Although the damage was nowhere near the devastation of Asheville, NC, the Augustans were without power and water for a week. Enormous trees were toppled, roofs were ripped off, and stores were looted leaving little food for the community. Damages were expected to exceed $417 million.
In addition to the destruction they were dealing with, the Augusta Running Club was expected to put on a race just 2 weeks later – on a greenbelt that was now covered in massive trees and branches. They pulled off a heroic effort of clearing the course with the help of volunteers, chainsaws, rakes & trimmers. In addition to the impacted greenway, the race was to start at the ball park the first responders were using as a staging area.
We didn’t know until 6 days before the race if it would even be held, but they wound up altering the course to be 1 loop for the 10K, 2 loops for the half, and a mind-numbing 4 loops for the marathon.
God must have been smiling on the race committee because the day of the race was picture perfect. The emergency team had left and there was no apparent evidence of Helene other than trees down on the side of the path. Because of the looped course (beginning from N. Augusta, SC), I was able to see my son & nephew twice, and my daughter once. Seeing them made me smile and brought a little tug on my heart. When Brad was called to the podium as (first finisher) with my nephew right behind with second, to say it was a Proud Mom moment is a gross understatement. To top it off, Julianna placed in her AG for the 10K. Yes, it was a very small race, but it didn’t matter. We ran that day as hard as if there were 17,000 runners instead of 176.
Augusta will be recovering from Helene for a while, but on that Saturday a few weeks ago, the running community came together and did what we do best – support each other with our passion for running.
–KayCee
FINE PRINT ¶Text by Kristine Corino, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. ¶Cross-published: Facebook Shawmont Running Club (ZY Weekly Newsletter 10/26/24), Shawmont Running Club website.
WHOZ DOIN WHAT IN 2024
Through Next Month…
- 10/26: HOWLOWEEN 5K (North Wales)
- Prof. Sandy
- Marea (granddaughter of Prof. Sandy)
- 10/26: JAVELINA JUNDRED 100 MILE TRAIL
- Just Gene
- 10/27: MARINE CORPS MARATHON (Arlington VA)
- Eric F
- 11/3: LAS VEGAS MARATHON (NV)
- Just Gene
- 11/3: RUN THE BRIDGE 10K (Camden)
- Half Caff
- Just Gene
- Prof. Sandy
- Too Hot Tom
- 11/10: HARRISBURG MARATHON
- CJ3
- Rob Ray
- 11/10: PRINCETON HALF MARATHON
- GregLe
- 11/17: TWINING VALLEY TURKEY TROT 5K (Upper Dublin)
- Half Caff
- 11/23: ROTHMAN 8K (Philadelphia)
- Just Gene
- Prof. Sandy
- Too Hot Tom
- 11/24: PHILADELPHIA MARATHON
- Just Erica
- Just Gene
- Just Hillary
- 11/28: GOBBLE WOBBLE 5K (Abington)
- Half Caff
CONGRATS-A-MUNDO TO ALL!
Nuthin’ to report…
SEND YOUR RACE RESULTS TO: TEDMILLER01@GMAIL.COM
RUNNIN’ OFF AT THE MOUTH
“Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet.” –Unknown
“My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right. I feel ten years older already.” –Milton Berle
“Slow runners make fast runners look good. Thank you.” –From the back of a T-shirt
Source: The Gigantic Book of Running Quotations, Higdon, 2008 (Skyhorse Publishing)
ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB – by Teddio
Your Complete Guide to the NYC Marathon
The New York City Marathon, renowned for its challenging course through all five boroughs, is an iconic event on the global running calendar. Whether you’re an elite athlete aiming for a personal best or a first timer soaking up the energy, there are a few key tricks and hacks to make the most of your marathon experience…
- History
- Safety and Numbers
- Elite Field: Olympians and Top Athletes
- Prize Money
- Expo and Race Week Events
- Bag Check and Starting Logistics
- Starting Location and Timing
- Athletes Village and Dunkin’ Donuts Hats
- Spectating and Watching the Race
- Marathon Course Overview
(https://rundown.runtheday.com/p/your-complete-guide-to-the-nyc-marathon)
THEMZ WHO WUZ THERE (except those forgotten or missed 😊)
Stats – We track attendance and Shawmont. Loggin’ the miles is just for fun.
Records: Attendance – 39 on 6/23/18. Shawmonts – 26 on 2/10/18.
This Week: Attendance – 19. Shawmont – 9.
- Trail Name: Distance (Route)
- Alan Bravo: 6
- Ann Katherine: 14 (SHAWMONT). Welcome back!
- BB Betsy: 12
- Bryce: 14 (SHAWMONT). Welcome to the club!
- DanEff (FKA Dan F): 12. Welcome back!
- Dr. Ned: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- GregLe: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Half Caff: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Jamie: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Joey H: 2
- John NTT (No Trail Tag. FKA JR): 14 (SHAWMONT)
- KayCee (AKA KC): 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Kelee: 9
- Kenny Baby: 3
- PMS (FKA Peter S): 12
- Prof. Sandy: 10
- Quietman Tom: 14 (SHAWMONT)
- Teddio: 10
- Weezinator: 2
Email Newsletter Editor: Teddio
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