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| Robe Race 2010 |
| Posted by: James on 3/25/2010 |
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Details Copied From: http://therangelife.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-twenty-ten-we-try-again.html
Discussion Thread here: http://www.professorpaddle.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9394&PID=49071#49071
Last year, Mother Nature didn't comply with the organizing &
oversight committee's request for mellow flows, & the race had to be
canceled. This year we're feeling lucky .. & a bit better prepared
with a 3-weekend window for the race. So let's get it on.
This
year we're targeting the last weekend of April. The flow window will
reside somewhere between 4.9 & 6.0. If flows are unacceptable, we'll
hold the race the following weekend, & ditto that the following
weekend. So, the weekend of April 23rd is first choice, May 1st &
May 8th will be the backups. And if in that 3-weekend period we can't
pull it off, I'll be over it.
At minimum, what I need to make
this happen:
Timekeepers: 2 volunteers to hike trail
to start line & stage the starting line
Timekeepers: 2
volunteers to hike trail to finish line to meticulously record finish
line times
Racers: 5 teams of 2 racers willing to race at given
flow (all racers must have throwbag to race)
Ideally,
we'd have some safety boaters at a couple places throughout the canyon,
& some spectators to hold bags (& cameras & cowbells)
around Tunnel & Sunshine are always welcome .. but the race is
contingent upon neither of these. Again, all we really need to pull the
race off this year is 2 timekeepers up top, 2 at the bottom, & 5
teams ready to rumble.
The Prizes:
The
Winners Robes with custom race embroidery (designed by my brother) will
be on the line. Rob McKibbon ("Old Man River"?) & Ben Hawthorne will
be aggressively defending the title & the right to have their names
added to the sleeves a second time.
For the team that finishes
D.F.L., there is the traditional Robe Gnome that will be passed to its
new keepers (we hope). We'll have a party
afterward & I'll provide a bunch of beer. Last year, we had a bbq
planned with lots of food. That may happen again. At the party we'll
have an independent panel of experts crunch the numbers & crown the
victors. We will also "pass the hat" & try to raise a bit of
cheddar for our pal Effigy -- who many of you know well -- who traveled
all the way from Southern OR to race in the inaugural event .. but who
is now bound to a wheelchair & facing a pile of medical & rehab
bills. Everything about this race is free & grassroots, fools, so
please have it in your hearts to dip into your pockets & help out a
friend in need.
You want to be a volunteer? Awesome! Get in
touch with me or post in the comments. Got a race partner? Aye, que
bueno. Let me know asap. Post your team in the comments section or send
me an email. We'd love to see some of our downstate, east side, OR &
BC friends come out for this. Any forum-hounds, please feel free to
cross-post & get the word out on your favorite forum if you want.
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