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Hot To Trot 6 Hour Fun Run Results

August 25, 2001
Roswell, Georgia, USA



Mark  Henderson    28  44.07
Jim Musselman      26  40.92
Richard Schick     25  39.35
Carl    Laniak     23  36.20
Tom Baker          21  33.05
Pat Binienda       20  31.48
John Dove          20  31.48
Chris Robbins      20  31.48
Steve Michael      20  31.48
Andy Colee         20  31.48
Ken Brown          18  28.33
Andrew Hackett     18  28.33
Larry Robbins      18  28.33
John Lindsay       17  26.76
SARAH TYNES        17  26.76
Adam Bookspan      17  26.76
AMY BOOKSPAN       16  25.18
LINDA SLEDGE       15  23.61
Charles  Cohn      15  23.61
BETH TERRY         14  22.03
Lazarus Lake       13  20.46
Harold Baska       10  15.74
CATHY SCHINDLER     9  14.16
TERI    DOVE        3   4.72

I want to start this race report with the part that is often left for the 
last paragraph, which most people never read because they only skim the first 
part, the results, and then move along to something else. That's the part 
where we thank the volunteers. Marty Coleman, Sally Brooking, Steve Brady and 
Jim O'Leary counted us as we went round and round the mulberry bush. After 
completing her planned loops, Teri Dove also joined in on the calculations. 
The aid station was expertly manned by Joey Terry, son of runner Beth Terry. 
Those 5 people made this run happen. 

The course was a 1.5738636364 mile (8310 ft) loop at Roswell Area Park. It's 
a very busy public park with various trails, soccer fields and tennis courts. 
The surface was mostly packed dirt, with some asphalt and the much loved 
concrete thrown in for added pleasure. Some thought the course was too hilly. 
Some thought it too flat. Some found it to be just right. Almost all were 
surprised to find out just how hard packed dirt can be. Mostly shaded, though 
not completely. 

On the application, I had asked for favorite aid station food. I was not 
joking. With only a few exceptions (my lobster and caviar supplier cancelled 
at the last minute), most items were there.  Your basic sweet and salty 
stuff, plus pumpkin pie and sweet tea (it's a southern thing).

Richard Schick's portable mini-weather station showed that the run lived up 
to it's name: 86 in the shade with a heat index in the 90's by the time we 
finished at 2:00 pm. Twenty-four lost souls participated in the event. There 
were no winners, as this was only a fun/training run, but Mark Henderson 
covered the most miles with 28 loops for 44.07 miles. 

Amy Bookspan completed 16 loops for 25.18 miles in the allotted 6 hours. 
After the clock had stopped, she made another loop (her 17th for 26.76 miles) 
with me removing the course markings, thereby completing her first marathon. 
While not 'official', in our eyes it's just as special.

Post run, we found our way to Larry and Robbie Robbins' house. Upon arrival, 
everyone was offered showers, which was their way of saying "Y'all stink!" 
Once the overall stench was greatly reduced (we thought HazMat would be 
needed), we were graciously treated to BBQ chicken and all the fixin's, in 
addition to a wide variety of cold fermented beverages. Many tall tales were 
told and new friends made as the hours passed by.   

I’ll definitely put on this event again next year. I told several people that 
the plan was to turn this into an official race, complete with runner numbers 
and sponsors. But then I thought, "Why ruin a good thing?"

Results will be @ http://members.aol.com/psychorunr/ soon. 

SpyderRD