Boone Winter Marathon, 2010

Date & Time (Snow or Shine):
12/18/10 @ 10:00 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
It will be COLD
Official Marathon Status:
As long as we can get 4 more starters, it should count for your 50 States Clubs and the Maniac and Fanatic Clubs. See "Registered Runners" at the bottom of the page to see if we're official yet.

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 me the following information, as well as the e-signed waiver:

Name or Date of Marathon:
Name:
Gender:
Age on Race Day:
Hometown:
Distance You Plan to Run:
Estimated Finishing Time:
Estimated Starting Time:
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.

Inclement Weather Course:
If the Greenway Trail is inaccessible, we will run this course in front of my home. It's a tougher course, and mentally tougher. 1.25-mile out-and-back course run 21 times in front of Matt & Shannon's condo. One hill is about .1 miles long, and one is about .05 miles long. Keep in mind, you'll have to run each hill 21 times each. The first year I ran it, I had a faster time at Grandfather Mountain Marathon.

Awards:All finishers receive dogtags with "Boone Winter Marathon," "Boone, NC," Date, and Name. Dog tags will have blue 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 Blue 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: "BOONE WINTER"
- In line 2, type: "MARATHON"
- In line 3, type: "BOONE, NC"
- In line 4, type the date: "18DEC2010"
- 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 Couple Competition Partner