Great run Mary Ann...Yeah, the Trail was surprisingly clear. Some good Park Ranger must have plowed it off...what a nice surprise.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Clute" <maryannclute@msn.com> To: ctrun@comcast.net Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2009 4:57:39 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: 2009 CTRUN 
Hi Ken, I survived and finished at 7:34:12. Thanks and I was delighted the trail was actually not too terrible!
My finish time for the CTR out-back was 5:56:09.
Thanks for organizing the run. It sure was a nice day. I hope all those that did the real run finished. Honestly, I was happy just getting my 36 in.
Have a great spring!
Dave Dutton Hey Paul,
Great run! Pix can be sent to our webmaster: Jim Hoppe jhoppe@aol.com
I had a terrific time and everyone was awesome!
Thanks sooo much for putting this on.
I finished (YAHOO!!!!!!!!!) with a time of 6:09:43. I'm OKAY with that! Have never gone past 26.2 miles and so everything past that was a new and exciting adventure!
Thanks again!
Paul
Oh, my wife has some pictures of a number of the group, what's the best way to get them to you?
Good run Donnie! Ken
Great run Kevin! Ken
Thanks for a great run, Brandon Lott and I got a little off course in town which maybe added a mile or so but it was a beautiful day to get lost. The scenery helped relieve the knee pain and I had a really good time, please thank the volunteers and I hope to see you next year.
Kevin Carrothers Time: 6:24
Hey Stuart, I'll get the medal in the mail today. Jim Hoppe will add you to his email list too for information on runs/races in the area.
----- Original Message ----- From: "stuart jessup" <jessup.stuart@gmail.com> To: ctrun@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 12:41:05 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: CTRUN Hey Ken, Thanks for organizing yesterday's run. It was an approachable and rewarding introduction to ultra running for me. Heard rumours through the 'pack' that you send out periodic emails to a list with running info in the area. I'd love to get on that list if I can. My time for yesterday came out right at 5:24:52. Also, I was the guy that showed up right at the last minute, so now that I know I completed the thing, I'd like to try and get with you to pick up one of those medals. I'm not sure where we might see each other next, but I'm up on the south hill often. Assuming your place is the one where I dropped my registration, you can probably just leave one on the door step and I can snatch it up at some point, or whatever works best for you. Thanks again, I think I caught the ultra bug, I'm already getting big ideas. -stuart
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:30 AM,
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Ali,
Hey, great time!
YES! I was shocked at how GREAT the trail was! Even behind SFCC it had been plowed and although there was still snow and ice, it had been smoothed over and that made it easier getting up the hill. BUT, the BIGGEST surprise was past the 7 mile parking lot when my wife and I had checked out Wednesday night, just pass the power lines, it was a solid piece of snow, but SOMEONE (GOD BLESS THEM!) plowed it! AHHHHMAZING! I was sooo excited that we would not have to break our ankles getting across that!
Ken, yes, thanks again! This was soooo stinkin much fun! This was my 1st, but not my last, Ultra and running it with all you folks was great! Thanks for all the fun!
Paul (aka..the guy that showed up late....errrrgggg!)
Hey Ken,
Thanks again for another great race. The course was ten times better than I was anticipating! I am looking forward to next year, thanks for jump starting the ‘spring’ racing season! (Anyone else looking outside at the snow right now?? UGG!) My finish time was 5:46:24.
- Happy Running Ali King
Hay there Ultra Pals,
I am on my second week of jury duty this (ugh); but I'll get the results, pictures and a race report up on the website later in the week. I've gotten a lot of your times already (and some good "stories" too!). What a nice day eh? For those of you who couldn't make it, you are alrerady paid up for next year (you know you need to do this one ;-). Watch the wwebsite for the repaort late this week. KB Hey Paul,
I will get your medal in the mail today...great run, especially for a first ultra! Ken
If you're looking for more stories, I've posted mine on my blog at http://trimoot.wordpress.com.
Also, ...I hate to even ask...but...can I pickup my medal? I was late getting there and although I'm not big on medals, I kind of want this one since it's my 1st Ultra.
And, I think I've sent you my time, but just in case it was 6:09:43
Thanks!
Paul
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:18:35 +0000 From: ctrun@comcast.net Subject: CTRUN
Hay there Ultra Pals,
I am on my second week of jury duty this (ugh); but I'll get the results, pictures and a race report up on the website later in the week. I've gotten a lot of your times already (and some good "stories" too!). What a nice day eh? For those of you who couldn't make it, you are alrerady paid up for next year (you know you need to do this one ;-). Watch the wwebsite for the repaort late this week. KB Thanks Karice, The Trail had been plowed up North, and was very runnable-very surprising. We'll see about the August run, depands on the Club going for it. Ken
Thanks so much for a great race! I finished at the state line in 06:15 hrs.
Can’t wait to do it again next year J I hope you decide to do an August run, I’ll certainly be there.
~Karice Scott Great Run Bill! See ya soon I'm sure. Ken
Hey Mark, Another great CTRUN Story. The distance is about the same, although Aubrey Parkway is not as scenic as the Trail. Never worry about course revisions in this event; you are an "Official Finisher" (for what it's worth). Happy Trails! Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: mark@therunnerslink.com
Ken,
First, thanx to you and the BRRC volunteers for putting on this run. It was my first time back in a race/run in over a year and despite the GI distress and crippling PF, I still had more fun than playing in a sandbox!
As I told you guys when I re-caught up with you @ Mission or Lincoln, I had run over 5K off-course and ~4K back to eventually get back to my point of departure--missed the Mission St left and followed the bike-path down Howard to downtown...ooops!
Anyway, I got of-course again by not crossing back over the river and instead, accidentally went straight on River Road/Park Rd that parallels the River past the Water Reclamation Plant and State Park, etc., all the way to 7-Mile Rd. where I crossed the River and joined the Centennial Trail @ Mi. 34. I tho't I was following a guy in the race, but apparently not. I did get to run with a cute girl, though, and that's never a bad thing. Anyway, didn't find out about the error until I was near 7-Mile Rd. and was told by the local runner that it was about equidistant, so I didn't backtrack the 8mi to that bridge to rerun the official course. If I cut the course any, it was unintentional and I'll take the DQ or "unofficial" finisher status--however you call it. Regardless, it was great meeting the other runners and volunteers.
Thanx again.
Run Long, but ENJOY the Journey!
Mark Henderson
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