Day 0: A Fun Filled Dinner

Day 0: We drove up to the Attitash Mountain Resort for the night. Arrived around dinner time and decided to eat at their restaurant, which turned out to be pretty good! Best of all was the company.

Next it was time for some van decorating. With an 8am start we figured there would not be enough time in the morning. Boy were we right! More on that later.

Un-official Rosie Ruiz Fan Club theme song – The Rosie Ruiz Marathon Blues

(Think Blues, 1-4-5 chord progression)

See Rosie was a runner, couldn’t run very far,

She ran just a little, but usually took a car,

Rosie entered the Boston marathon, to impress her boss at work,

But she never thought she’d end up such a marathon jerk,

 

Then she got the Blues……..,

The Rosie Ruiz marathon Blues……..,

And soon everyone heard,  the Rosie Ruiz  marathon news…..

 

Well Rosie had a scheme, to run Boston very fast,

But didn’t quite figure out, how long the run should last,

She jumped on the subway, after running just a while,

And then got off the train with a mischievous little smile,

 

Then she got the Blues……..,

The Rosie Ruiz marathon Blues……..,

And soon everyone heard,  the Rosie Ruiz  marathon news…..

 

Back in the race she went, but too far in the lead,

And ended up in first, then got caught for her evil deed,

So the story of Rosie goes, in good old bean town,

And Rosie will never be able to live this day down,

 

She got the Blues……..,

The Rosie Ruiz marathon Blues……..,

From then on and forever, she never wanted to see another pair of running shoes.

The 2016 Team T-Shirt!

This year's team t-shirts on the drying rack getting ready for their big race. Go Rosie Ruiz Fan Club Go! This Friday we start our adventure at 8am. Follow the action here or on our Facebook page.

Van Tags - What are They?

What is this you may wonder? It is an official Rosie Ruiz Fan Club magnetic van tag! What is that? Many years ago, our then Captain Erica came up with the idea of tagging vans with a little symbol of our team. Since then many teams have adopted this practice and by the end of the race our vans can end up with over a dozen tags each.

With just over a week to go the team's supplies are nearly all in! These van tags arrived recently. Next in line to show up are some lights that will (I hope) let us figure out which runner on the road at night is ours. So far none of the 8 tricks we have tried have worked. The first year we had no idea how difficult it would be to distinguish runners at night! Since then we have been on a never ending quest to find a solution.

We Are 100% Signed Up with Ragnar!

I am happy to report that the team is now 100% registered with Ragnar. Why does that matter? As you get closer to the race Ragnar starts to charge change fees. If people register late we need to pay the fee since we are adding someone to the team. Regular teams can have anywhere from 7 to 12 people on them (4 to 6 makes you an ultra team). If your team has 10 registered members Ragnar has no way of knowing if that is all you plan to have or if you looking for two more people.

To celebrate getting 100% registered I thought I would post this picture from the 2011 team.

From left to right: Bruce, Nance and yours truly Matt. I am happy to report that all three of us are back for this year's 10th anniversary team!

I am sad to report that we have lost Denise from the team this year due to sciatica. We all wish her a speedy recovery. She has been a wonderful member of the team. Here is a picture of her (in the green shirt) during last year's race.

While I am sad to see Denise go, I am happy to Welcome Paul to this year's team! Yes, we still have a full team with 12 runners! Paul is a great runner and a wonderful guy. He is going to be a terrific addition to the team. I would post a picture of Paul but, this will be his first year with the Rosie Ruiz Fan Club so you all will have to wait until September before I have one.

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!