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Re: [kctrailrunning] Missing Companion

Shane,

Honest, I didn't do it; she never ran with our group. My shallow joke may have
been a grave mistake, it seems.

BadBen





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10/06/2005 05:05 PM
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Good Afternoon all Wyco runners,
I was just making sure no one is missing a female companion. They found a
dead one at the North East side of Psycho Wyco! Happy trails...Shane
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Holmes" <Ben.Holmes.B@...>
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Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [kctrailrunning] new member


> Welcome Kevin,
>
> A little information about the group:
>
> Most group runs have between 2 and 8 persons showing up. It's usually a
> mix of
> different people, as their schedules allow. We've had some larger groups
> on
> some of our oddball runs. For example: We've had 7 show up for a 5AM run
> at
> Clinton Lake in Lawrence, one morning, and 8 showed up for an "ice run" at
> a
> cold, hilly, and windy +4 degrees run.
>
> It is never too cold, too icy, too hot, too wet, too dark, or too muddy to
> run.
> We have absolutely no whiners in this group; (or we'd drown them or bury
> them in
> a shallow, unmarked grave). We don't run in severe lightning or wind
> storms.
> Rainy weather is ok, though.
>
> There are 3 or 4 adventure racers in the group. They do quite well in the
> races
> they enter. The rest are a motley mixture of pure trailrunners,
> occasional
> trailrunners, and ultrarunners. There are several of us who do 50 and
> 100-mile
> trail runs throughout the year.
>
> Prior to running in the group, please read the informational disclaimer:
> http://www.psychowyco.com/id23.html
>
> All group runs are scheduled via e-mail. The next one, (after dark,
> tonight),
> is listed below.
>
> Happy trails,
>
> Ben Holmes
> Cell: 816-810-0440
>
> ________________________________________
>
> ********* Please note the 6:50 meeting time with a 7:00 PM starting time.
> The
> sun is setting earlier. ***********
>
> ________________________________________________
> Special Weather Note:
> There is always a chance of severe weather for these runs. We will usually
> run
> in a light rain, but we will NOT meet if there are severe thunderstorms or
> high
> winds (at the time of the run). A little mud here and there is not bad,
> but
> trees or branches falling onto us or lightning zapping near us is not
> cool.
> Weather link:
>
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ifps/MapClick.php?CityName=Kansas+City&state=KS&site=eax
> ________________________________________________
>
> Thursday night, we'll be running on rocky & rooty Blue River Parkway
> (BuRP)
> trails, starting in Minor Park.
>
> Meeting Time: Thursday, 6:50 PM...we'll start running at 7:00 PM.
>
> We will run for one 7-mile (approx.) loop. This takes about 1 hour and 15
> minutes.
>
> This is an all-comers, non-organized, night trail-training event.
> Flashlights
> and/or headlamps are a must, unless you like falling on your
> face...SPLAT/Ow.
> Regular street running shoes work fine on this trail, but trail shoes are
> preferred (for traction). Our pace will be such that we will start slow,
> and
> will always wait for the slowest runner to catch up. You will get your
> feet
> wet, (and that is not a rhetorical statement), because we cross the Blue
> River
> twice.
>
> Running at night on trails is a really good way to increase "trail feel"
> and to
> get your "trail legs" if you are training for trailrunning or adventure
> racing
> events. It's also real fun.
>
> Here are the directions to the park:
> At the south end of the I-435 loop, take I-435 (east/west) to the Holmes
> Road
> exit. Go south on Holmes to Red Bridge Road (Burger King on left, Amoco &
> Phillips 66 on the right). Go left (east) on Red Bridge, and cross the
> "Red"
> bridge. The park entrance is the first right just past the bridge. You
> will see
> a green porta-potty in the parking lot. We call this the "alternate"
> trail
> access to the BuRP Trail System.
>
> Here's a MapQuest map to the entrance to the park:
>
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=\
&searchtab=home&address=%5B1586-1669%5D+E+Red+Bridge+Rd&city=kansas+City+&state=\
mo&zipcode=


>
> More park information: http://www.psychowyco.com/id3.html
>
> Some of the runners meet early and ride a loop on mountain bikes, also.
> If you
> want to meet and ride with them, respond to the group address.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Kevin Spellman"
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> 10/05/2005 08:10 PM
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> I got this message from some friends I know from adventure racing.
> Just a few questions.
> How many people usually show up?
> If I come where do I go to meet up with everybody?
> How cold is too cold to run?
> Anything else you can tell me about the group?
>
> Kevin
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Fri Oct 7, 2005 2:39 pm

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Good Afternoon all Wyco runners, I was just making sure no one is missing a female companion. They found a dead one at the North East side of Psycho Wyco!...
Shane Jones
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Shane, Honest, I didn't do it; she never ran with our group. My shallow joke may have been a grave mistake, it seems. BadBen "Shane Jones" ...
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So there really was a dead woman found out at WYCO? Joke hopefully?? Jason __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 ...
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No joke, sorry to say. I saw it on the news, last night. The body wasn't found near the trail that we run on. It was found in some woods east of the park on...
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