VHTRC NEWS

Phil Finishes: On November 16, Phil Rosenstein finished his run across the United States in the surf at Atlantic City, New Jersey. Congrats to Phil! Mario LeMieux Foundation Web site (look for link to Phil's Blog) | Photos | TV Report

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Football Contest Gets Tight Again: Scott Mills lost four games to Gary Knipling this week which would keep him one ahead of Gary for the season. But after throwing out each contestant's low score, Scotty is ahead by three. (The season standings now throw out your lowest score.) This is the next-to-last week. The season standing chart is now up-to-date. Week 11 Results | Season Standings | Make Week 12 Picks

VHTRC Time Waster of the Week: This is not a time waster but, rather, a tool to hide time wasting from your boss who is trying to improve office productivity so that the new administration will keep him or her. Here are several subterfuges designed for the work place. Procrastinate at Work like a Pro. Also, don't forget the Free Rice game. Previous VHTRC Time Wasters.

Image of man with a big . . . gun Hunting Season: It's that time of year again. The hunting seasons seem complicated, but deer hunting season clearly starts this weekend. Be careful out there. You might want to stay in the national parks where hunting is illegal and, therefore, not happen. Hunting information: Virginia | Maryland | West Virginia. (You gotta see the cute little bear on the West Virginia site. He/she is just waiting to be someone's rug!)

Fire: We are pretty sure that this fire is out now. Karsten Brown enhanced the large version of the photo at right. You can see better where the fire was. We are guessing that the Massanutten Trail from Edinburg Gap to Woodstock Tower is now open but if you go on it, we suggest you not dress like a deer. Forest Service, Lee District Web site

Veterans Day Run: We have a small, but determined group running on Veterans Day. Charlie Miracle's Photos on Flickr.

Mother Road 100: Jaret Seiberg reports that John Shepard ran 19:40 at the "Mother Road 2" for fourth place. Jaret was about three hours behind, crossing the line in 22:38 for 26th place. Carl Camp was still on the course. The event was held on "historic Route 66 (and a few connecting roads) from Elk City near the Texas border to Fort Reno, which is just outside of Oklahoma City." Event Web site

Magnus Gluteus Maximus 50km: The MGM, the VHTRC's annual fat ass 50km holiday run, will be held on December 13. This year, you must register, but it's still all free. More information.

Masochists: The traditional fall trail run, the Mt. Macoschists 50 54 Miler, was held on November 1. Here are "live results." Looks like Eric Grossman and Justine Morrison won.

Potomac Heritage Trail 50km: Results and a report from the Potomac Heritage 50km are available. PHT Results, photos, and report

Rae Sandt New Sandt: Evan Sandt reports: "Rae Quinn Sandt was born on September 30, 2008 at 5:05 AM. She was 6 pounds, 6 ounces and 19 inches long. Everyone's home, happy and healthy, enjoying back to semi-normal life." We send our best wishes to mom Karen, dad Evan, and brother Miles. See more baby pictures

Can Lake 50: Speaking of Pennsylvanians, Bill LaDieu finished the Can Lake 50 miler in New York on October 11.

Tussey Mountainback 50 miler: Sean Andrish, Francesca Conte,and Alisa Springman finished well the Tussey Mountainback 50 miler in Pennsylvania October 11. Frankly, it's pretty confusing who finished where, and we have already gotten it wrong twice. So you might want to go to the event Web site to figure it out. Tussey Mountainback 50 miler

Browns in Pennsylvania: Kari Brown was first woman and Rande was ninth overall at the Megatransect 25.5 mile run held in Lock Haven, PA, on October 4. There may have been other finishers you would recognize as 450 people completed the course. Results | Web site.

James Moore finished Andiamo Andiamo: Dan Rose won the Andiamo 45 mile run of the W&OD bike path on October 4. There were 13 starters and 12 finishers on a perfect day. Results and photos are available now.

Peelle Wins Grindstone: Harland Peelle won the Grindstone 100 miler. Keith Knipling was third. Several other VHTRC members have finished or are still on the course. There are live updates which we did not notice previously on the Web site before. Grindstone 100 Web site

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