C4P 2007 Program
- First Order of
Business: Whereas in previous years we’ve had more than a handful of
Newbies to broadly distribute the responsibility for this FOoB, having just
a handful this final year does not diminish you Newbie’s first priority to
buy drinks for the RD’s (and by all means, don’t buy any for your sponsor –
it’s their fault you’re even here). And since H’ard’s on the wagon (or is
that “off the wagon”? choose whichever one pertains to being drier than a
month of Santa Ana’s sniffing the coastal hills) so he can run with the Hot
Tamales this year, well, shucks, guess I’ll just have to take up his slack.
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Map of the area: Hell, most of
you have been here already; your Newbies should be relying on the vets for
really important stuff; so we’ll keep this short. The only change from the
last few years is that Friday night dinner won’t be at Sandy’s, but just
down the street from the Best Western (w/in walking distance) at Sal’s, the
same Mexican restaurant we went to in ’99. Those of you staying at the BW
will see it on your way to/from PMSP; those of you staying elsewhere are
sorta outta luck, unless the BW’ers can be talked out of the crucial
information, hopefully for the price of a beer or three. Ojai 50M will be
preceded by the breakfast feast at Denny's. Those needing the assist can
join the caravan to Ojai, wheel's up according to the printed Schedule.
Friday Night Talent Show at Sal's -- they will not let us use an amplifier,
so however you may have planned to use your voice, don't plan on getting its
volume bumped up by artificial means. Sal's is just down the block from the
Best Western, so those of you who can't quite drive to your room on Friday,
can walk back to the BW and start pounding on doors... Saturday Night
Bowling -- on Thursday, you would have turned right at the light at Spur to
get into the Esplanade to get to BJ's. On Saturday, turn LEFT at the light
at Spur, then onto Saddle, then onto Wagon Wheel to get to the bowling alley
(Pat, don't let Vicki drive if she can't follow these directions!!).
- That said, you just might be treated to the annual 2nd
grade rendition of a properly scaled map of interesting landmarks in and
around Oxnerd. As much as feasible, car
pool, unless you don’t mind plunking down the cost of a premium beer
to park in PMSP, or don’t mind potentially parking a half mile away from the
S/F in Ojai.
- Water: Drink
it. With spigots along Sycamore Cyn in PMSP, you’ll have ample opportunity
to fill up. Not so in Ojai, tho, w/ the exception of ’98, what we’ve
schlepped in has been adequate for your needs. Still, in Ojai, best to
start cameled up and try not to get anywhere near parched.
- Hot Tamales and Warm
Patooties List for the 50M. Same drill as last year: if you’re not
on the Tamales List, or otherwise can’t convince me that you can hang with
that bunch, you can expect to be turned back toward the Finish by one of the
farther out A/S’s if you’re anywhere near a designated cut off. Don’t
whine.
- Aid Station Chiefs:
They rule, period. Do NOT dick with ‘em. Their instructions
are to get you off the course within specified limits, so that you can
participate in that evening’s and subsequent days’ runs. Regardless of your
Tamale/Patootie status, when an A/S Chief tells you it’s time to turn your
butt in the opposite direction, be real sweet and do as you’re told. We’re
in it for the long haul, so should you…
- More for the Newbies:
Wanna be pampered? Want highly accurate GPS-like maps and directions? Plan
to presume that the runner comes first and the A/S folks are out there just
cuz they love YOU? Want each trail turn or juncture to be heavily flagged?
Maybe even slightly marked? You’re thinking of a different event. Keep
dreaming, tho, cuz that usually generates some entertainment before one day
becomes the next.
- First Order of
Business, Part Two: The Party isn’t just the multi-day running (some
would argue quite the contrary); it’s the evening agenda. Don’t miss it, so
we don’t have to disqualify you from running with us again next year. Hey,
wait, there isn’t going to be a NEXT year… so we’ll just have to publicly
embarrass you this year. No holds barred.
- Bowling!! The
good news is that neither of our 300 bowlers are returning this year, so the
competition is wide open towards earning what surely will be the most
coveted Award we can give away this year. I’m here to tell you, it’s taken
more than a couple trips to the thrift stores to find just the right item.
Elsewhere on the website you’ll see team assignments. Perhaps condolences
are in order for a few of you…
- Last, but hardly
least, here’s a challenge: despite laying down the gauntlet last
year, the old fart JABOY record on the Ray Miller loop stands at 56:21.
Anyone over 49 5/6ths who betters that record will win a cheap bottle of
something alcoholic. Just as reference,
Blake blitzed to a
47+ last year!!!; 56 minutes has been eclipsed 6 different times; and all
the times under 59 were recorded by whippersnappers. No sorta old fart came
close to the 56:21 last year. Wusses. Which is more important – earning
free booze by setting a record, or paying for booze and just plodding along?
- “10” is the magical
number this year, so it shouldn’t be diminished by showing up here as just a
place marker. Make up your own paragraph as the cap to this
incoherently tiresome stretch to properly constructed English.