Monthly Archives: April 2010

McClendons: Owl’s Roost Rumble a Hoot!

April 27, 2010
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McClendons: Owl’s Roost Rumble a Hoot!

Let's get ready to RUMBLLLLLE! Owl's Roost Rumble, that is. Tamara "Trail Mix" and Harvey "Great GORP" McClendon went out into the woods of Bur-Mil last Sunday to compete in their first-ever trail run. Emerging with nary a scratch but with muddy shoes to spare, Tamara relates the tale of the tape. Read...

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Ratcliffe, Sutcliffe Plant a Flag at Blue Ridge Marathon

April 26, 2010
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Ratcliffe, Sutcliffe Plant a Flag at Blue Ridge Marathon

The inaugural—and totally awesomely insane!—Blue Ridge Parkway Marathon is in the books. MadMayosians Josh Sutcliffe and Lori Ratcliffe were the only club members brave enough to accept the challenge: Josh barefooting the full course, and Lori (in shoes) cruising the half-marathon. You would never guess the BRM was a first-time event, because the organization...

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Blue Ridge Parkway Marathon Results

April 24, 2010
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Blue Ridge Parkway Marathon Results

Results are in for this morning’s inaugural—and we hear extremely brutal—Blue Ridge Parkway Marathon up the road in Roanoke, Virginia. MMRCer Barefoot Josh Sutcliffe finished the full marathon course in 4:17:31—a new PR(whoops, maybe not!), and his first marathon sans shoes! Read Josh’s full race recap at his blog. Fellow MMRCer Lori Ratcliffe finished...

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Dena Beans Boston Marathon 2010

April 21, 2010
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Dena Beans Boston Marathon 2010

MMRCer Dena Harris kicked Boston Marathon butt this past Monday, finishing with a new PR of 3:41:47. Half the Triad was glued to their computers, watching the live race feed and hammering F5 to refresh the screen and follow her progress up and down the hills of Newton. Dena also wins the club award...

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Upcoming Races

Race Directors: List your event on the MMRC calendar. Email race info to madmayorunners@gmail.com.

Find even more Triad-area races on Eddie Wooten's Running Shorts Race Days Calendar.

Check out Danville Running Club's race calendar for local races north of the border.

2/4: Charlotte Ultra Run (6 Hours), Charlotte, NC
2/4: Popsicle Run 5K, Mocksville, NC
2/11: Groundhog Gallop Half Marathon & 8K, Trail race at Northeast Park, Gibsonville
2/12: Valentine's Day Massacre Marathon & Relay, Country Park, Greensboro
3/2: Outer Banks Graveyard 100 (100-Miler/100K), Outer Banks, NC
3/10: Lilly's Run 5K & Half Marathon, Bur-Mil Park, Greensboro
3/17: Search for the Carolina Mountain Goat 12K Trail Race, Hanging Rock, Danbury, NC
3/17: Pounding Pavement for PanCan 5K, Western Guilford High School, Greensboro
3/17: St. Leo School 5K & 10K, Winston-Salem
3/24: Martinsville Half Marathon & 5K, Martinsville, VA
3/24: Easter Seals Cool Runnings 5K, Mount Airy, NC
3/25: NC Half Marathon at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Run on all three tracks—speedway, dirt track, and drag strip! Green flag waves at the speedway starting line; take the checkers on pit road. Blinking-light finisher's medal! Charlotte
4/21: Rockingham County GoFar 5K, Reidsville
4/21: Blue Ridge Marathon & Half Marathon, Roanoke, VA
4/28: Owl's Roost Rumble Half Marathon & 3.5-Miler, Bur-Mil Park, Greensboro
5/5: New River Marathon & Half Marathon, Todd, NC.
6/2: Blue Points 5K on the Runway, PTI Airport, Greensboro
6/2: Run the Ridge 5K, Oak Ridge
6/23: Eastern Divide Ultra 50K. Trail race; starts at Pembroke, VA, finishes at Mountain Lake Conservancy, west of Blacksburg.
6/30: Freedom Run 10K & 2-Miler, Downtown Greensboro
7/4: Rotary Club July 4th 5K, Kernersville
10/6: Triple Lakes 40-Miler, Marathon, Half Marathon, Bur-Mil Park, Greensboro
10/13: Cannonball Run Half Marathon & 5K, begins at Country Park, Greensboro
10/20 Rural Hall Flat & Fast 10K, Rural Hall, NC