Pre
Event E-Mails
Russ
When
I applied early this year, I was told not to send payment, but pay when I got
there. Early this week when I went
to the web-site
(http://www.teamslug.com/)I
did not see information on the event.
A minute ago for the first time I saw it.
Look
forward to seeing you there. I also
see that Larry Macon and Kendal and Walt Prescott from 50 States Club will be
there. I listed that I was doing
this event on the 50 States Club web-site schedule.
Interestingly, Walt completed the 50 states about an hour and half before
I completed my first marathon at the same event, Mayor's Midnight Sun Run in
There
is one potential problem.
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Assuming
all is all right by Thursday evening, I will fly from
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Should it appear that
all is not well by Thursday evening, I
will call both you and John.
Charles
-----Original
Message-----
From:
RUSSEL CHENEY [mailto:rbcheney@msn.com]
Sent:
Sunday, September 17, 2006 8:55 AM
To:
charles@csayles.com
Subject:
RE: Application for the Russell B. Cheney 50 km
Charles-
Good
grief!
If
John does not contact you in the next day or so, would you be so knid as to call
me at 310 316-5761 and let me know, and I'll follow up personally.
Others
have told me that they successfully registered, so I assume it's possible.
I tried to registere, but John said since I was the "guest of
honor" he refused to let me pay.
Sure
hope to see you there.
I
ran the Air Force Marathon yesterday, and was told that the 70 - 74 age division
winner last year had a time of 3:39 (three hours thirty-nine minutes)!
Shouldn't there be a law?
2006
Mid-Atlantic Running (In the News):
.
Currently, At TSI Flatfoot Freddy In Command .
First State Ultrarunning profiled in the News Journal
Step
3
Click
on Currently, At TSI
Step
4 Observed the following, which
looks like a) last month, and b) not about the RBC
Team
Slug (Ultra)Marathoners
A
small group of (ultra)runners dedicated to helping beginners successfully
complete the (ultra)marathon distance. We host two non-events per year in the
First U.S. State of Delaware, and two other "rotating" non-events.
Locations
will be announced within one month of race date. For more information please go
to: www.teamslug.com
Saturday, August 12, 2006
another
great training run today....
...deep
in the central delawarean forests. pokey was in rare form and continues her
climb towards that first ultra finish. weather here was fantastic, almost cool,
this morning as we went well over twenty miles; her for the second consecutive
saturday. also, checking in this week are several unfortunate souls registered
for the rbc 50k+ ; now just forty some days away. i expect to get out all the
race info by the first week of september.
also,
in the next week i'll be posting a list of confirmed victims, err, registrants.
i'm looking forward to another fantastic team slug shindig.
just
like the old days; and we have some of the oldest of the old slugs confirmed.
details coming.....
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posted by flatfoot freddie (fer da' hitman) @ 5:00 PM 0 comments
Thursday,
August 10, 2006
alive
and kickin'
all
is swell in slugland. rollin through the heat, etc. got a nice group lined up
for the rbc 50k. it'll be a fine slugfest. most recently, mark vukovich of va
beach has contacted me; and is likely to be attending. he's still a bit peeved
over the new years day run; when he lost out on the crazy horse award to my
favorite
team.
that would go against all we stand for. we will be present; near the back; EARLY
that morning. peace out old buddies; and i expect to get the rbc roster posted
in the next couple of weeks. da' hitman
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posted by flatfoot freddie (fer da' hitman) @ 9:38 AM 0 comments
Tuesday,
August 01, 2006
...the
sixty day countdown is on...
to
rbc50k here in our little state. and, we're ready. we've been enjoying some
massive heat the past couple of weeks and today the temps in central delaware
are supposed to reach the 100 degree range; and it feels like 200 with the
humidity. anyway, we're thankful for the warmth of the sun; i'm certain this
winter we'll be whining about something else. if you get a chance today click on
the frontpage and look through dave bursler's badwater photos. they are
inspiring and certain to make you want to get out there and move. today as
always i wish you health and good running. see ya soon sluggos. john
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posted by flatfoot freddie (fer da' hitman) @ 7:54 AM 0 comments
Saturday,
July 29, 2006
it's
gettin' hot over here.....
this
morning we enjoyed another 4 hour, 20-mile training effort as miz pokey
continues to gain steam; this jaunt in all the heat and humidity tiny delaware
could muster. and, that's plenty this time of year. so the training goes on as
we continue to work towards rbc and jfk; if you get a chance click on link on
tsi front page and take a peek at the badwater story from the washington post,
and the accompanying pics. in there you will find one mister david bursler, who
hails from Bear, DE; and ran to a first place tie at the '06 tsi fattest butt,
back on new years day. mr. dave is not only a delawarean but a true gentleman,
and lucky for us a friend of da' slugs. no doubt he'll bring back an incredible
story from death valley, and i'll definitely share the link with you all. from
the first state, john.
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posted by flatfoot freddie (fer da' hitman) @ 12:07 PM 0 comments
Saturday,
July 22, 2006
running
through the heat and into the fall...
....another
great week of running as time draws us closer to the fall running season. here
in central delaware we're especially excited about the upcoming rbc event;
mostly just because i look forward to seeing some old friends, and welcoming
some new slugs. we have had some incredible heat this week, and yet this morning
had some powerful thunderstorms/rain roll through. it was fantastic and lowered
the temp a good fifteen degrees. it shoved my workout into the gym though. i
quit running in lightning after the little incident in pensacola, florida in
1999. i still have scars from that.
i
hope all of you are enjoying your summer running. while rbc is officially
closed, if you have a deep down desire to earn your own "slug shirt"
shoot me an e-mail and we can work something out. have a great week, john.
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posted by flatfoot freddie (fer da' hitman) @ 7:49 AM 0 comments
Saturday,
July 15, 2006
chasing
buffaloes in delaware.....
pokey
and i skipped our long run out in the slug forest; and traded it for a road 20k,
actually the 28th annual great buffalo stampede 10k in wyoming, delaware hosted
by the downstate delaware striders. we just did it twice. we started in heavy
fog with absolutely no fellow competitors and were off flyin through the peach
trees of kent county, dodging farm trucks and ymca buses. the ymca guy just
about took off my ear. that definitely would have put a cramp in my fall
marathon plans. pokey and i are making great strides as we continue working
towards the longer fall runs. this morning early we enjoyed narrow lanes and aid
station workers that seemed mystified as to what we were doing out at the
turnaround so early. it's hard to imagine a couple of slugs could be leadin....no,
that couldn't be it; so we just smiled at 'em and kept movin. thats always the
key, whatever the distance, and in the heat/humidity this morning we maintained
a good pace and even finished strong. if you're looking for a good, fast,
hometown 10k, this is it. the folks are friendly, and mercifully allowed our
finish to be official. we came in at 2:21:03, much shorter than our normal long
run; but still a worthy effort. pokey-slug managed to finagle the "crazy
horse award"
by
finishing dead last. she's my hero. slugs, i hope all is fantastic with your
running and your life this beautiful summer day. happy days, john.
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posted by flatfoot freddie (fer da' hitman) @ 7:29 AM 0 comments
Thursday,
July 13, 2006
baseball
in the first state....
I
had the good fortune to spend last evening at a minor league baseball game. the
wilmington blue sox were hosting the frederick keys during a hot summer night
baseball classic in northern delaware. i'd never been to that stadium before,
but have loved the minors all my life. being there is much different than being
at a major league game. the fans seem more enthusiastic, more interested and
more fun-loving. the promotions may be corny, but they are interesting. one of
my favorites last night was when a new car was driven around the field, and fans
were allowed to try to throw rubber golf balls into the sunroof. or, when they
brought out three large trash cans, and some lucky contestant got to choose one
to pick up a prize.
interestingly
enough, the prizes for every contest seemed to be free tickets to the next home
game. baseball is surely a deep reflection of life in this free country. and, at
a time when the dollar (and, steroids) has shaken the integrity of the game it
is refreshing to be sit and watch the young and old, men and women, spread out
in the bleachers enjoying the sport the way it should be played. so today if
you're reading this and you want to enjoy a cross-section of american life, go
to a game; a minor league game. if you want to get on the field that's easy too.
during the month of may the final couple hundred yards of the frederick marathon
are run around the outfield grass and finishes at home plate. now that's a
marathon :)
i
hope your running is going swell this summer season. rbc is now just 78 days
away, and we have 18 confirmed entrants. whooo-hooo. that's a big field for us.
while "running man" has officially closed all entries, if you really
wanna come and run an ole-time, real life ultra, please give me a call. i could
squeeze in another or two. take the app seriously, this is not a serious run.
it'll be a nice little gang of adventurers chasing yet another wild dream. kind
of like the young men on that northern
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posted by flatfoot freddie (fer da' hitman) @ 5:15 AM 0 comments
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