Day: July 27, 2015

The 5K and 1K Fun Run will be held on Saturday, August 29th beginning at 8:30AM. More details and sign up are available at www.magnolialibrary.org

The 5K is USA Track & Field sanctioned event and will be chip timed. 100% of the proceeds go to The Magnolia Library and Community Center.

The Kid’s 1K is only $5 and includes the pancake breakfast. The Joe Nadeau Band will be playing at the start and finish lines of both races. Come help us make this the biggest and most fun race morning ever!

Thanks!

Randy

Magnolia Road Race Committee

Sometimes there are things that I mean to squeeze into our weekend, but then simply don’t because we are busy at BBQs, or at the beach, or on the boat.  This weekend, in particular, was really busy between covering the Bluefin Blowout and entertaining the boys.

That having been said, I am SO happy that we made time for the Misselwood Concours D’Elegance.  Thatcher and Finn are obsessed with cars.  Some of you may remember the Car Show Adventure we had this winter.  So, for them, yesterday’s little field trip was Heaven!

Even if you are not a car enthusiast, you’d have to appreciate the beautiful display on the incredibly breathtaking Misselwood Property.

Here are some of our photographs.  I say “ours” because the boys kept on stealing my camera and taking photos of their favorite cars.

Good People,
Attached please find the preliminary results for this year’s Blackburn Challenge.  The race happened yesterday, Saturday July 25.  It’s a 20-mile open ocean race around Cape Ann.
Chris Chappell, you can post this on the web site to get the usual feedback from race participants regarding the accuracy.
There are many, many stories from this race.  Tamsin, Donna tells me you were there when some of the #$@% was hitting the fan on the beach, so you know a little bit about what was going on.
Although the wind speed was fairly normal for this area, the wind direction made for tough conditions (north, north-east blowing down the back shore).  Here are some facts that make this race stand out:

• There were 59 participants who started the race and did not finish.  Last year there were 6.  I wouldn’t be surprised to learn we had the largest number of DNF in Blackburn history, but I don’t know that.  The last big weather year was 2000, and I count 33 DNFs that year.
• This was the year of the High Performance Kayak.  There were only four boats that finished in under 3 hours, all of them single HPK men.  Last year 48 boats finished in under 3 hours, and they were all different kinds of boats.  The winning HPK boat finished sixth overall.  Normally the big multi person boats and the sliding seat racing boats own the fastest times.
• The race committee accounted for every single boat, every single human.  The participants were excellent to help us out by calling the race number when they stopped.  We took to putting the official race number on the wrist bands we use for meal tickets.  That has proven very helpful. 
• The timing boat followed in the last two participants relieving the coast guard who had a very busy day. 
• The chase boats won the day with their immediate response to challenging conditions.  
• The Gloucester police were also very helpful on the water lending a tow rope to a boat in distress. 
• Many, many race participants put aside their competitive nature to help a fellow racer in trouble.  We deduct time from participants who lose time helping others. 
• The ham radio guys keep track of all the boats on the course.  They know how many have dropped out, how many have passed half way, how many rounded the breakwater.  This proved invaluable for tracking the boats.
• It was a very well run race.

2015 Blackburn Preliminary Results are up on the website for download. If any questions, discrepancies please let us know. http://www.blackburnchallenge.com/CARC_Race_Results.asp