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High St., #213, Worthington, NEWSLETTER 50 States Marathon Club • PO Box 15638, Houston, TX 77220 • www.50statesmarathonclub.com Board of Directors President Tom Adair [email protected] Vice President/Reunions Charles Sayles [email protected] Secretary Susan Sinclair [email protected] Treasurer Back L-R: Mike Brooks, Paula & Steve Boone, Aki Kaneda, Cheryl Cook-McCoy, Steve & Paula Boone, and Wayne Wright Steve Boone Cheryl Cook-McCoy, Wayne Wright at the finish line of the Big 5 Marathon Front: David Rikki before the Big 5 Marathon [email protected] Membership After hearing two male lions roaring while we rocks for a good part of the marathon. During the run Paula Boone sat in the game drive vehicle in Entabeni, South the rangers were out in their vehicles with big guns [email protected] Africa, I decided that I could not run this marathon making sure that we were safe. As we ran by one, alone. Fortunately, Paula said, “It puts a whole new meaning to the term Newsletter Paula Boone felt the traffic control, doesn’t it?” All in all this marathon is Lois Berkowitz same way so we decid- a must do. [email protected] ed to run together. This Cheryl Cook-McCoy Board Member was a wise decision on Dave Bell my part as Paula is very [email protected] good company and kept my spirits up. This is Table of contents the hardest marathon that I have ever run out of my Stats, New Members, Demographics. 3 80 plus marathons.The big hill that we had to go up Big 5 Marathon-World Tour…………... 4 and down had a 45-degree slope in some places. Going down I thought that my knees were going to Member Profiles………………………. 5 break off. Going back up I know I maxed out my Finishers & Milestones…………..……. 6 heart rate. We ran in soft sand, rocks, and rocks on Antarctica……………………………….7 Tokyo Marathon……………………….. 8 Call of the Wild…………………………9 Capon Springs 50K……………………10 My Mom the Marathoner…………….. 11 Deadwood Mickelson Trail Reunion.... 12 Mark Landry Survey Results…....…… 13 Big Island Marathon….……………….14 Volcano Marathon Dormant…………. 15 Ladany Review………………………...16 Marathon Man & Run to Remember.... 17 Doubles & Deals for Members………. 18 Member Events & Merchandise.....….. 19 Reunions ..…………..….……….……. 20 Traffic control on the course Cheryl & Paula with a South African running club at the high point of the course 2 Stats, New Members, Demographics Membership - 1,891 Female - 685 Male - 1,206 Our members have a combined total of more than 114,623 marathons and counting… If everyone updates their statistics, our count will be even higher! E-mail updates to your schedule, state count and marathon total count to [email protected]. Help us out by including your first and last name! Thanks! 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We saw all of this, drove the marathon course, and ran the water bottle was empty and Paul was in need of a drink. We sent Entabeni Game Reserve, marathon all in the four-night package. someone ahead to bring water from the finish area. About 10 On marathon day we drove 45 minutes to arrive about a half minutes later water arrived in small bags, because the water stops South Africa – 6/20/09 hour before the 8:00 a.m. marathon start. The half marathon serve the water in bags that you bite open. It was a long slow by Mike Brooks, TX starts at 8:15 a.m. and goes up and down the infamous concrete walk up the steep rocky hill where the three of us were greeted hill that I will talk about later. It was sunny and about 50 degrees with cheers and congratulations at the finish line. My brother Walt and I met in Atlanta and flew directly to as the race started downhill on a dirt road, then turned onto a Paul is well known by South African runners and race offi- Johannesburg. It was a 15-hour, 8,500-mile-long flight. As part steep uphill about a half mile long. This was the highest point in cials, and we were the last runners to finish (they could now take of our travel package we were picked up the next morning for the the race at about 5,200 feet, and the lowest point was 3,600 feet. down the finish line). Those might be the reasons for all the three-hour drive to Wildside Safari Camp in the Entabeni Game The upper part of the course is the easiest with a rocky out-and- cheering. After congratulating Paul for finishing and thanking Reserve. We stayed in one of the 20 or so tents here. All the tents Barry for the pleasure of his company, it was a quick snack and have wooden floors, bathrooms with showers, and regular beds a trip back to Wildside. with electric blankets and phones. Meals are buffet style in a nice The day after the race there was another morning game drive dining area with a bar nearby. I think Wildside is the lodging to followed by a few hours of free time. The weather continued to pick. The animals are all around the camp during the day and be excellent; there was not a drop of rain and it was sunny. About sometimes wander into camp at night. After dark you must be 3:00 p.m. we headed up to Lakeside Lodge, where the race start- with an armed ranger when moving about. The most common ed and finished, for the awards ceremony and dinner. On the way animals in camp are baboons, monkeys and impalas. Walt did see there we did a game drive and then had snacks and drinks by a a giraffe during the day, and next to our tent at night we could huge bonfire with other runners who stayed at Lakeside.