Thursday, August 20, 2009

Blue Line Water Station Details

Water Station Attendants
Coach Momma C (Connie Bradley)
Jim Harris
Harold Bradley


Water Station Supplies
Each water station will have water, Power Aid, Strawberry Banana GU, Expresso Love GU, Clif Bars, and Swedish Fish. Feel free to bring additional items for comfort. Below I will list where each aid station is located and who is the attendant for that aid station. If you know you'll need a comfort item by a particular mileage, simply make sure you give the correct attendant the item you need in their vehicle. Example-I want a packet of Shot Bloks (you bring) around mile 17. Just see who is the water attendant for mile 17. Make sure they have your comfort item before we start running. They will give the item to you when you arrive at their water station.

First Aid Needs
Coach Momma C (Connie Bradley) will have the complete first aid kit, Vaseline, ibuprofen, blister guards, wet wipes, Kleenex, hand sanitizer, and much more!

How do the water stations work?
We have 11 water stations along the route. Below I'll indicate the mile marker and land mark for all the water stations. Run up to the vehicle. They will have the water and Power Aid ready for you. Each water station attendant has a marker and they will put your name on the water bottle for you to consume again at the next water station they are managing. The Power Aid will be distributed in small dixie cups. GU, Clif Bars, and Swedish Fish can be consumed at the car or you can take them with you for the road.

Water Stations and Transportation
This is a best case scenario for water stations. Water attendants to not move on onto the next spot until all runners have passed through their station. So, there is a chance the last 3 water stations are will not be done from their previous stations and back to miles 16, 17, and 19 in time. This is most true if you run a 8-9 minute mile. If so, you might want to place water in Harold Bradley's vehicle at mile 14 to take with you for the next several water stations IN CASE the other water stations are not back at their 16, 17, 19 mile posts!

Also, if you know you DO NOT want water at the next water station...simply send word with a runner ahead of you. They will inform the water station to check your name off the spreadsheet and they will not wait for you at the water station.

Mile 3 (Connie Bradley)
Exiting Sand Run before turning on Revere on your LEFT
This is the parking lot by the public restrooms

Mile 4 (Jim Harris)
Before turning on West Market Street on your LEFT by golf course
There is a small service road where he will park

Mile 6 (Harold Bradley)
Garman Road/Castle intersection on RIGHT

Mile 8 (Connie Bradley)
Corner of West Market and Portage Path
Walgreens is across the street...look in parking lot on your LEFT

Mile 10 (Jim Harris)
Lock 3 and University Avenue
Jim will also serve as the transportation back to Sand Run for the 10 mile runners.
You will have to wait until ALL runners have arrived at the 10 mile turnaround point before Jim can take you back to Sand Run.


Mile 12 (Connie Bradley)
Corner of West Market and Portage Path
Walgreens is across the street...look in the same parking lot as before

Mile 14 (Harold Bradley)
Garman Road/Castle intersection

Mile 15 (NO AID STATION...Consider carrying water with you)
Western Street

Mile 16 (Jim Harris)
After turning off West Market Street on your RIGHT by golf course
There is a small service road where he will park

Mile 17 (Connie Bradley)
Turn into Sand Run off Revere Road
She'll be on your RIGHT in the parking lot by the public restrooms

Mile 19 (Harold Bradley)
Mingo Pavilion Entrance on LEFT

Mile 20 (Hope Magnus)
This is the finish! We'll have a nice supply of water and Power Aid. Congratulations!

3 comments:

  1. Hope,
    I know you must have spent hours and hours on developing this plan so the runners could have a little taste of what the Akron Marathon will be like.
    I'm sure everyone will appreciate come "race day" the time and effort you have put in to helping them train and be successful.
    Akron or Bust!
    Connie

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  2. Hope, you and your whole team are FABU! The Turtles will not be going 20, but I will get all of the confirmed plans to you NLT Friday!

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  3. Sheila,
    AWESOME! I'm so glad you and the Turtles are coming to run with us. We will make sure you get back to the start location by a transporation vehicle without a problem. Woo hoo!

    Hope

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