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February 21-Dennis Bray became the 10th ice-runner & on February 16,
Gayle Porcelli,
Randy Kelley, Dan Courneene, and Jeff Rushbee were added to the list of those who've
'run the island'. Check out the updated photos...
Bill Mcdowell, Rob Wray,
Jon Mulholland, Sherod Luscombe, & Willy Watson decided to test the concept on a run around Valcour
Island. The temperatures hovered around 12 degrees and there
was a brisk wind out of the south west with sunny skies; and
the cleats performed admirably. It was a 6.6 mile run that took
about an hour and was well worth the effort. The terrain was
a mixture of glare ice and hard-packed snow and a few areas had
choppy ice that had to be walked.
Trying different runs is invigorating and
running with partners makes the drudgery of winter pass more
quickly. The worst part is the moaning that precedes the actual
run, but the encouragement received from the many ice-fisherman, who
seemed undaunted by the elements, put the stamp of validity on
what by some seemed to be an insane adventure. Runners are often
viewed as having a screw loose, but the sheet metal screws remained
intact and gave such sure footing that none of the participants
could determine if there was a screw loose at all!
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January 25, 2009-10AM