Hello fellow GCC members!  Just a quick heads up to let everybody know there is a half marathon being run on the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail on Saturday November 6, 2010.  The trail is still open to all users, but it will be a little more crowded than usual during the race which starts at 8AM.  As usual, I hope we all use extra caution and courtesy on the trail, especially during the curvy descent/ascent through the hammock.  Also, this year we will probably be experimenting with marking the miles on the course with tape directly on the trail instead of driving up and down it in a heavy truck to place signs.  BE CAREFUL riding out there as your tires could possibly slip on the tape (and the numerous leaves that I saw out there today) when it is wet.  The course is up and down the Gainesville-Hawthorne trail from about the Boulware Springs trailhead up to Angle Road and back.

Also, as director of the half marathon, I'm searching for 2 (or even 3) volunteers who would be willing to bike up and down the trail as our safety patrol during the race.  The race starts at 8AM and the last runner/walker is usually done by 11:30AM.  Our safety patrol would keep an eye out for emergencies and call in 911 on their cell phone if needed.  They would also let the aid station volunteers know when the last participant has passed through so they can begin clean up and close down the aid station.  (We could also use 2 more volunteers to bike out to the 1st aid station and hang out to hand out water and Gatorade to runners, but the safety patrol is our first priority for cyclist volunteers!)  Since a half marathon is a little over 13 miles, I'm guessing the typical ride would be around 39 miles over 3 hours or so, no need for speed, just a willingness to help!  :-)

Volunteers will receive a free race shirt (a short sleeve technical running shirt made from CoolMax-like fabric, kinda like UnderArmour, Nike, etc.), a voucher for a free entry into a future Florida Track Club race, and an entry into the drawing for one of two $50 gift certificates from Lloyd Clarke Sports!

If you're interested in volunteering, please e-mail me directly off-list at: markieou@xxxxxxxxx

Also, if you're interested in running the race, early registration has been extended to November 2nd, just check out the weblink below!

Thanks all!  After the race is wrapped up, I hope to finally get some ride time in the near future and draft some of y'all!  :-)
--mark ou.
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Tom Walker Memorial Half Marathon:
http://www.floridatrackclub.org/micanopy/micanopy.html

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