Runner's Rag
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Post race madness by the battle weary band of Circle mountaineers proved once again that the "Blue & Gold" is tops in both running and mayhem.
The short spell of rain did not diminish the joy of accomplishment evident amidst our heroic band of about 50 Circle runners. Random notes on mountain mania: Old man of the mountain Tinker, running his 14th in a row, (one of a very select few to gain automatic entry for his string...ed.) seemed to enjoy his hoard of Circle followers begging him to share morsels of his secrets for mountain success. Team Exeter quaffed gallon after gallon of "O'Doul's," swearing they would not stop until they puked. Final tally-O'Leary (14) Eastman (12) Levesque (10) Houghton (9) same order as finish too. The Irishman wins again. No surprise that Fast Eddie seemed to be shunning them a bit. Now we know why Hennigar moved out of Exeter too! Tar Paper Ed was showing a lot of teeth, and proclaiming his race "Performance of the Day...." "Not so fast, Ed," said all..."You're good, but there's on fairer than thou." The stout hearted hero of the day had to be our dear 'Greenheart.' Knocking 14 minutes off last year's time Neil 'Greenheart' Gleason had enough left to run back down the Hill, passing by 'Shamu' LeBlanc at treeline. Neil did however require extensive rehydrating afterward. The recycled LeBlanc, dizzy from his run, finally arrived at the fest. He opted to pass up the pandemonium by passing out on a bed of aluminum cans. Karen must be proud!
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Bob Randall proudly grinned and displayed his new WCRC banner. One problem, though....You need to stand on your head with a mirror to read it! Good price, aye Bobby? Johnny Coulp shook his head in disgust proclaiming to all that Randall was up to something crooked. Why would he think that of dear Bob?
Commenting on the race, 'Parrot' Fiene shrieked, "This is the hardest thing I've ever done in my whole life." (even harder than chauffeuring Mister Bobby to work?) Look out for 'Parrot' Mike on next year's Seniors team. The van riders swear Mike's shrieking was the hardest thing they've been through!
The delightful Renee Reidel flew east to tackle the mountain, only to end out being butt-tweaked at treeline by a red haired board member as he passed by her. The irate Renee retained Vickie Miller to launch an investigation/possible impeachment probe. Vickie, being entertainment director, deserves to handle this case. The real truth is that Renee thought the 'Gooser' was bro' Bob and ended out kind of disappointed. (ed. note: Why's that, Tom???)
Paula Holm showed who wears the pants as she easily outdistanced Bruce. Vogel gave his all though and should be proud. So weary was he in fact, that he disgustingly dozed aside 40 portajohns at the mountain base, ahh the mountain air!
Mountain drivers Cathy Manning and Tom Roldan both vowed to conquer the Hill next year. Groggy Roldan proclaims to be "the architect of his own misfortune." Cathy strongly insists insists that driving is much harder than running.
Mountain Police are searching for the demure Sue Passler. An overloaded van was stopped for a routine head count halfway down the Hill. Being one person over the limit, Sue took matters into her own hands. To avoid the arrest she dove head first into Fiene's lap. (He didn't mind) Due to her quick action the van proceeded uneventfully with 'Parrot' Fiene shrieking loudly.
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Many thanks to the core of volunteers headed by Maryanne Randall for the water stop. Special thanks to Barbara Liebfried for her tireless chef duties at the base. A special commemorative T-Shirt was issued to all Circle runners conquering the summit. Contact Tom Manning (603) 926-6710 if you were left out. Thanks to John Coulp for T-Shirt printing, and Matt Manning for designs
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