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| Thursday,
August 24, 2006
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Preparation
of gear; Arrival to Twin Cities
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Liz
Harper won't let Lee Hoedl in her house - power outage in Roseville
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Dawn
Lyngen dodges high winds and tornado by hiding in a Target store
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Friday,
August 25, 2006
| Time |
Itinerary |
| 6:00
am |
Team
gathering and preparation in Twin Cities; Van departure to
LaCrosse, WI |
| 6:10
am |
Lynn
Gannon orders the group to stop for coffee |
| 9:30
am |
Van
1 and 2 arrives to LaCrosse and preps vans with decorations |
| 10:00
am |
Starting
time @ LaCrosse, WI for Assorted Nuts |
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Leg |
Time |
Runner |
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10:00
am |
Sue
Buchman |
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Van
1 realizes the back right tire is loosing air; Sue gets
lost on Leg 1, as do all Leg 1 runners. |
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10:58
am |
Lee
Hoedl |
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Lee
gets lost on Leg 2 by chasing down what he thinks is a runner,
which is actually a local walking his dog - runs an extra
mile. |
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11:49
am |
Liz
Harper |
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Liz
survives the humidity while she encounters "Crabby
Pants" runner. Very thin road shoulders provide Liz
with an extra running challenge. |
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12:51
pm |
Kari
Morrissey |
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Chipotle
is the snack of choice on this Leg for Kari - no one really
knows why. |
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1:59
pm |
Katie
Morrissey |
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Katie
can't hear Van 1 at all as her IPOD is at maximum volume...
and she keeps running... |
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2:42
pm |
Dawn
Lyngen |
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Dawn
is able to get every semi and truck to blow their horn on
her run - what is her secret?! |
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3:31
pm |
Lynn
Gannon |
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A
slow grinding climb upward run on the route and then down
a lake road into isolated country - she's moving! |
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4:33
pm |
Deb
Stickney |
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There's
one guy in front of her and she's bearing down on him! As
she runs by in Cochrane, yells of "Schmidtknecht for
Sheriff!" keep Deb motivated. |
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5:19
pm |
Bill
Reinfeld |
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Bill
takes off at the exchange and runs so fast that Van 2 has
a hard time catching up with him. Bill rolls into Alma and
ends his Leg by choking on bugs. |
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6:21
pm |
Bill
(Randi) Reinarts |
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Hills,
hills and more hills, but Bill passes one runner after another
on this grueling run. |
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7:34
pm |
Dennis
Nolan |
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Darkness
sets in along the route - where is Dennis?! Good thing he's
wearing his reflective vest and headlamp. That was Dennis
that just passed us, right? |
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8:46
pm |
Daren
Carlson |
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Daren
runs like a possessed man. And why not - he's been waiting
all day for his first Leg of the relay! |
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Van
1 continues on with Legs 13-18, while Van 2 continues on
to Prescott and grabs some winks of sleep at the Prescott
High School. |
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9:42
pm |
Sue
Buchman |
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Overcast
and foggy, Sue isn't seen until she's right on top of Van
1 - she continues to run strong. |
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10:33
pm |
Lee
Hoedl |
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Utilizing
a new training techniquie, Dawn attempts to get Lee to digest
a jar of peanut butter rather than drinking water along
the route - after climbing 1000 ft. elevation, Lee descends
down the same 1000 ft. elevation to the exchange point. |
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11:31
pm |
Liz
Harper |
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Liz
encounters several animals and steps on a dead raccoon. |
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Saturday,
August 26, 2006
Leg |
Time |
Runner |
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12:25
am |
Kari
Morrissey |
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Paved
roads and dirt roads, Kari runs on it all through this Leg. |
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1:10
am |
Katie
Morrissey |
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Katie
absolutely can't hear Van 1 as her IPOD has exceeded maximum
volume. |
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2:06
am |
Dawn
Lyngen |
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Quick,
someone get Dawn's team number bib to pin to her running shorts
as she's coming in fast to the exchange point! |
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Van
1 hands off to Van 2 and grabs a bite at the spaghetti feed
at the Prescott High School. Van 1 heads off to Stillwater
and Exchange 24 to grab a few winks of sleep, while Van 2
continues on with their relay Legs. |
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3:01
am |
Lynn
Gannon |
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3:36
am |
Deb
Stickney |
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4:19
am |
Bill
Reinfeld |
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4:59
am |
Bill
(Randi) Reinarts |
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5:32
am |
Dennis
Nolan |
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6:19
am |
Daren
Carlson |
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Over
the river and across the bridge, to Exchange 24 we go! Daren
is a possessed man in the early morning hours! |
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6:43
am |
Sue
Buchman |
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Sue's
famous "Run, dammit!" is heard throughout Stillwater
as she tries to run up the back of Lee at the exchange point. |
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7:09
am |
Lee
Hoedl |
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The
immortal words of "Bite me!" are uttered as Van
2 tries to get Lee to run faster; Lynn taunts Lee with her
mocha coffee and Lee vows to seek life-long revenge. |
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7:39
am |
Liz
Harper |
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Steady
and sure, Liz eats up the route! |
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8:09
am |
Kari
Morrissey |
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The
hills of Afton can leave one's legs numb, but not Kari - she
passes up one runner after another to the exchange point |
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8:48
am |
Katie
Morrissey |
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Turning
her IPOD volume down, Van 1 finally gets Katie's attention...
and Katie smiles! |
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9:20
am |
Dawn
Lyngen |
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More
semis and trucks along the route and more honking occurs.
"Check Engine" light comes on in Van 1 - group waits
to tell Bill Reinfeld until after his Leg. |
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9:59
am |
Lynn
Gannon |
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Insert
text here |
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10:50
am |
Deb
Stickney |
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Remember,
"It's a relay, not a race. It's a relay, not a race.
It's a relay, not a race..." |
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11:57
am |
Bill
Reinfeld |
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Bill's
immortal words of "Hills and heat, I love it!" are
uttered and away he goes. |
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12:57
am |
Bill
(Randi) Reinarts |
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Vans
1 and 2 give water and encouragement ("You look wonderful!")
every 50-100 yards. |
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1:30
pm |
Dennis
Nolan |
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A
turn here, a turn there - when will the humidity go down?!
Dennis keeps running! |
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2:05
pm |
Daren
Carlson |
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Through
trails and streets (Where's Daren?!), there's no stopping
him! It's finish line or bust! |
3:00
pm - Estimated Finish Line Time in St. Paul, MN |
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