Re: RC: Re: NC just back...BC 50 (Angie)

[Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@mindspring.com>]

You forgot that big "Pepsi" sign on both sides of the finish line. I took the
JBird out Firday and it took us five minutes of him snorting, spinning and
backing up before he would go between these two big horse eatting signs. Yep
some finish line all right.

Truman

Lynne Glazer wrote:

>
>
> Since you haven't, I will.  The horses, uh, equines come down a hill
> behind camp and travel on a road that parallels camp; passing
> corralled entrants in the process.  Then they have to *keep going*,
> across the main road into camp, past a softball field and around a
> big pasture.  Only then do they get to approach camp and finish
> parallel to the main road where spectators mingled on both sides.
> I'd imagine it was VERY hard to leave camp at 49.7 (or whatever )
> miles without even stopping for a bite to eat!
>
> Personally, I'll never forget the sight of Jan Worthington's horse
> slipping and falling on her as he and the horse he was racing made a
> left some yards after the finish line.  Amazing she wasn't hurt.
>
> Lots of good Rudy pictures on the website, yep.
>
> Lynne