BMS Spring Marathon

Date & Time (Snow or Shine):
04/03/10 @ 8:00 a.m. (early and late starts available)

Location:
Greenway Trail
141 Complex Drive
Boone, NC

Weather:
Ray's Weather is the best source for Boone Weather

Official Marathon Status:
Official for Marathon Maniac and 50-States Clubs stats.

Parking:
Free, and in the same location as the start of the race.

Fee:
Free. Please bring your own aid/support though. Water will be available every mile.

Registration:
Send the following information:

Name or Date of Marathon:
Name:
Gender:
Age on Race Day:
Hometown:
Distance You Plan to Run:
Estimated Finishing Time:
Estimated Starting Time (between 6am and 2pm):
Emergency Contact and Phone Number:

Waiver:
I acknowledge that participating in BMS events is foolish and make this choice on my own freewill. I understand that marathon running imposes harm to the body and will not hold the race director responsible for any injuries or deaths that I may sustain during this event. I agree that the only course of action I will take if I have a problem with the race will be to write scathing reviews, but I will not sue, seek damages, or pursue any legal action against anyone involved in the organization of this race. I further acknowledge that running an out and back course seven times may be extremely boring and in the event I choose to listen to NPR podcasts during the event, I will not hold the race director responsible for any pledges I make to the station during my lowered mental capacity while running 26.2 miles (or more).
Full Name:
Initials as e-signature:

Course:
3.75-mile out-and-back run 7 times on the Greenway Trail in Boone, NC. It's a walking trail. Smooth pavement (shoeless runners welcome) and several stretches with grass shoulder. Pretty flat, maybe gently rolling in sections, but it's no Grandfather Mountain Marathon.

Awards:
All finishers receive dogtags with "Spring Marathon," "Boone, NC," Date, and Name. Dog tags will have green silencers. Top 3 overall receive high fives.

If you would like to help out with some of the costs, you can order the dog tags yourself, but this is optional. If you want to do this, use this link to create an account. Then follow this link and follow the directions below:

- Click "1-Tag Set/Luggage"
- Click Green Silencers
- Make sure "Stainless Steel BRIGHT" is selected under TAG TYPE.
- Make sure "Long" is selected under CHAIN.
- Make sure "Standard" is selected under TAG FORMAT.

- In line 1, type: "SPRING"
- In line 2, type: "MARATHON"
- In line 3, type: "BOONE, NC"
- In line 4, type the date: "03APR2010"
- In line 5, type your name however you'd like it to appear.

- Click SUBMIT, ADD TO CART and GO TO CHECKOUT. Before you complete your order, type "repeat5" for a 5% discount.

It should take about 10 business days for the tags to get to you.

Course Time Limit:
None.

Accommodations:
It's usually pretty expensive to get a hotel in Boone. I would use one of those hotels.com or orbitz.com search engines to find rates.

Wilkesboro, NC is about an hour East of Boone and should have more reasonable rates.

Lenoir, NC is about an hour South of Boone and should also have more reasonable rates. You'd have to drive through Blowing Rock, which I always try to avoid.

There is one cheap motel in Boone. I've never stayed there, but my wife says beware. The sign out front reads, "2 People, 1 Bed, $22.93." Here's their information:

Boone Trail Motel
275 East King Street
Boone, NC 28607-5504
(828) 264-8839

My wife and I have a condo near the start, and I can probably let one person sleep on our air mattress downstairs. We've got WiFi, a Wii, and two cats. Please consider this sort of a last resort, but know that it's there if you need it.

Registered Runners:

Name Age & Gender Hometown Distance Estimated Finishing Time Estimated Start Time

Eric Fogleman 49 M Aberdeen, NC Marathon sub-3:30 8:00 a.m.
Silvana Temblador 33 F Statesville, NC Marathon sub-5:00:00 ??:?? a.m.
Joe Sinclair 63 M Statesville, NC Marathon 5:20:00 9:00 a.m.
Sarah Tebbens 44 F Bellbrook, OH Marathon 5:20:00 8:00 a.m.
Jonathan Savage - Fast!!!
Chad Randolph 44 M Mooresville, NC Marathon 3:50:00 8:00 a.m.
Daniel Lieb 35 M Charlotte, NC Marathon 4:40:00 9:30 a.m.
Shannon Haney 28 F Boone, NC 11 Miles ????? ?????
SGT Jay 29 M Boone, NC Marathon 4:40:00 8:00 a.m. ???