Rosie Ruiz Fan Club

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Race Preparations Continue Right Along

A relay team needs a place to crash the night before the start and vans for the start. I am happy to report we now have both! This year we are staying at the same condo complex as last year and the picture shows the building we stayed at in 2015.

As to the van here is a before

and after - all lit up for the nighttime legs!

Sunday, April 3, 2016

A BIG Welcome the 10th Anniversary Team!

This year the Rosie Ruiz Fan Club's Reach the Beach Relay team turns 10! Yes, big news. I realize you have all been on pins and needles wondering who will be in this year's lineup. Well fret no more. The fan club reached its 12 runner limit in record time this year. Before March ended we had two complete vans. Yeah! Who is on the team you ask? Well I am here to answer!

We have new first year members: Barb, Chris and Kristen.

Returning for their second run/ride: Bruce, Cathy, Dan, Deirdre, Dora

For the third time! Denise, Paula and Nancy.

Plus old timer and current team captain/Metro Pass holder: Matt.

I am also happy to announce Jay's honorary return. Even though he cannot make this year's race he has offered to let us use his house as a pick up, drop off and clean up point. A very gracious offer and we want to thank him for it.

Like last year, this year's race starts at Bretton Woods and heads down to Hampton Beach. We will depart for the starting line on Thursday September 15.

In addition to racing there are some surprise swag bag accoutrements coming this year! Stay tuned for hints. One, of course is a whole new t-shirt design celebrating the team's 10th year. In the meantime, here is a picture showing off the front of last year's shirt

and the back

The stunning couple in the top photo is Matt and Jen. Alas, we have lost both of them this year to a group from their neighborhood kids' school. If you have to lose some wonderful comrades it is good to lose them to a team they will make a great contribution to.

Friday, October 2, 2015

The Fan Club Runs its 10th Reach the Beach Relay! In 2016 that is!

Next year the Rosie Ruiz Fan Club will run its 10th Reach the Beach Relay! There are signs some long lost team veterans may return to the van. For those of you interested in marking your calendars, assuming the relay stays on its typical schedule, the team will be departing for the starting area on Thursday September 15 and returning on Saturday September 17.

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Sad But All Good Things Come to an End

We are back from another great year ~~riding~~ running the Reach the Beach Relay. Tradition has the team run through the finish line together in one big mass. Alas, tradition also has the Orange Line stuck in a traffic jam as it tries to get into the parking lot at the end of the final leg. This year the traffic jam won and I made through the finish long before the van arrived. Which just meant the team ran through the finish line twice!

Today it was time for me to put away the team's supplies to rest up for next year's race. While I was at it I found the team's kill boards. You see many other teams take the race seriously and proudly display how many runners each of their runners has passed. This is called a kill count. Well on our team we count passing or getting passed. Each gets you a sticker on our kill board. The goal is just to get a lot of stickers. Normally we do van pictures with the kill boards at the finish but with the Orange Line's late arrival sadly that did not happen this year. As I was getting the team's supplies organized and put away I came across a very sad sight. The kill boards that had never been photographed with their respective van members. To help make up for that sad state of affairs I took a picture of them doing their best to keep track of our kills. Now I am not saying the Green Line had a bunch of slackers but . . . well judge for yourself.