This weekend was epic in Team Rabbit land
The fun started on Thursday after work
Meet up for Chick-fil-A dinner? Yes – a perk!
Then they were off to pick up WuDoc
And the Team Rabbit caravan was ready to rock!
Made it up partway for the first night stop
To the HIE in Selinsgrove the rabbits did hop
The next day they headed out for the final destination
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| Onward to CanLake! |
Canandaigua, New York would be great for vacation!
Got in to their new HIE rooms a bit early
Then time for a bite so they wouldn't be surly
Next thing they did was take a tour of the actual course
After a quick directional correction – SRab was the source.
This was EBun’s first time viewing Bopple Hill
Holy cow – that hill really looks like a pill!
Did not venture up the out and back
But made note of all the porta potties to track
Then carpooled to the dinner at FLCC, too!
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| Pre-Race Dinner - Check! |
Morning would come bright and early before the crack
Now if only EBun could keep her coughing in check!
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| Headlamp-Check! |
RRab (Roger Rabbit aka Tim) and EBun dropped SRab off and watched the start in the dark
RRab and EBun then started off on a quest
To catch SRab at all the aid stops, as she progressed!
After aid stop three headed to the 50K start
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| N2-WuDoc-STUK Ready to Rock the 50K! |
Saw STUK, WuDoc, and N2 as they began to depart
Headed back up to aid stop four barely in the nick
Almost missed SRab because she killed Bopple so quick!
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| Bopple Hill - Check! |
Next it was off to Monica’s Pies
Hung out for a bit and tried for some shut eye
After checking in with our SRab runner
Departed for Sunnyside, for EBun the bummer…
As this aid stop featured a TON of bees
Flying around and landing on everything, as they please!
The good part was seeing SRab twice
The out and back portion made that part nice!
Next up was the Middlesex stop
Flushing toilets at this aid station made it tops!
From this point had to go less than four miles
Where EBun was waiting to pace her with a smile!
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| Let the Cherpacing Begin!! |
Vine Valley was where the real fun began
And a Cat 4 climb up Bare Hill – Ebun was not a fan!
This was the location of the never ending hill last year
It goes on so long one can almost think it is the final frontier!
Somewhere along here you know what they saw stuck on a building?
A large cutout of Danica Patrick...unlike Coke, not the real thing!
RRab was waiting up top as promised, you know
From this point less than a half marathon to go!
The next section involved a road called Twitchell
But now counting down the miles was swell
Made it to the next stop at Arnold Road
After this just one more aid stop to go!
Arrived at the last stop and got a surprise from STUK:
Volunteers cheering them by their rabbit names, aw shucks!
Now it was time to don the reflective vests
They were like mini-dresses, no jest!
The last three point five miles were done in total darkness
Thankfully drivers could see them so no real fuss
Soon we were met by N2, the Running Squirrel
No rabbit name for him yet, but should give it a whirl
He was AUsome and helped SRab down the grassy knoll
Where EBun had even thought about doing a log roll…
Next they were met by WuDoc and STUK
And WuDoc joined in for the final truck
Just up ahead was the finish arch and clock
Team Rabbit’s SRab you REALLY DO ROCK!!!!!
She knocked out 50 miles on her own two feet
And support of rabbit friends cannot be beat!
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| 50-Miler Finish with Rabbit Friends! Priceless!! (Thanks for the picture, STUK!) |
That would've been hilarious to see EBun log rolling down the grassy knoll!!
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