General Information:
On Sunday, March 20th the Heartbreak Hill Striders are sponsoring two vans
(the infamous Safari and Turtle vans) to the 28th Annual New Bedford Half-Marathon. Transportation is free to all members (we ask
only that you have paid your 2005 club dues or have worked out a payment plan with
any member of the Board of Directors).
The vans will leave from Rodman
Ford in Foxboro at 8:30 am SHARP.
Rodman Ford is on Route 1 South across from Gillette Stadium. See the directions at the bottom of this page.
The vans will be driven by Larry Keller
and
Jim Carroll.
Members can drive directly to Foxboro or they can carpool from Wellesley. The carpool will leave from the Lower Falls municipal parking lot (behind the Sunoco station on Route 16 in Wellesley) at 8:00 am SHARP.
We will have plenty of time in New Bedford for race registration and a warm-up prior
to the 11:00 am race start. The vans will be
parked within 2-3 blocks of the start/finish line so all of your
belongings will be readily available to you before and after the race. Shower facilities are also available free of charge at the YMCA a
couple of blocks away (bring your
own soap and towel!).
The vans will leave New Bedford at
approximately 2:30 pm to return to Foxboro.
Special thanks to Larry Keller and Rodman Ford for arranging a special club discount on the famous Safari-Bus
and Turtle Top
Van, plus a third van (if necessary).
For those of you who've never run New Bedford, it's definitely a New
England classic. Again this year New Bedford is part of the USATF Grand
Prix series of races. All of the age groups require a minimum number of
entries….so EVERY RUNNER COUNTS!
Members Participating as Runners, Drivers, and/or Support Crew
(as of 3/16/05):
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Adamo, Sandy
Amster, Mike
Banzer, Suzanne
Condrick, Jay
Carroll, Jim
Gonnerman, Betsy
**
Gonnerman, Mike
**
Hagedorn, Chuck
**
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Healey, Ann
Holmquist, Jan
Keller, Larry
Kezer, Dave
Komara, Greg
Nagel, Al
Nolan, Denise
Oosting, Saskia
**
Pace, Ryan
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Petrolini, John
**
Rotondi, Emilio (guest of Al Nagel)
Sarver, Len
**
Scanlon, Eben
Stasey, Bob
**
Stone, Jennifer
Stubbendick, Amy
Ullman, Mike |
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** = Not using club transportation |
Race Details:
For all race-specific details (including online registration and a race entry
form), please refer to the
race web site at
http://www.newbedfordhalfmarathon.com/index.asp.
Directions to Rodman Ford in Foxboro:
From Route 128, take Route 95 South (toward Providence).
Get off at Exit 9
(Foxboro/Wrentham). As soon as you get off the exit, get in the
right lane and go straight. Follow the Route One South sign.
Keep going for about 4-5 miles. Rodman Ford
will be on your right, directly across from Gillette Stadium. At the
stoplight, turn right into Rodman's lower parking lot. You'll see the
Safari Van parked near the street. Park anywhere in the lower lot.
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