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Those volunteers helping with the parking and shuttling will show up at Riley’s by 6:00 AM optimally.
Kimberly Price will issue safety vests and we will get into specifics. If you have a flashlight please bring
it. I do not yet have NPS approval to use their lot which is the best lot. We do have MNCPPC permission
to use their lot which might hold 40 some cars. River Road has some good parking off the road. We have MD DNR permission to use Seneca Road which can easily hold the rest. However, I really do not want to use Tshiffley as this
could cause some conflict with Fire and Rescue units (that is an old narrow road). We have to be careful
that we follow the parking plan which right now does not provide for use of the NPS lot. I may inform
some runners that they could use the NPS lot at their own risk. It is a public lot but I really do not want to
cause any problems for the runners and the NPS (parking tickets) or between the race and NPS. I do not
see the harm in maybe us using half the lot but please help me here.
I am asking that those volunteers that are helping here wear vests and help direct runners to good parking
places. We want to use all lots to about 80% capacity (except the NPS lot) so other trail users can also use
them. Hopefully there are no other activities planned for the same day down there. We will next start
transporting runners to the start to begin registration. It will work out best to take a few car loads as they come in, and then in the middle let the Camp Calleva folks and Coughlin Transportation take their bus loads of runners and then keep about 3-4-5 cars for stragglers up to 7:00 at the latest. I am telling them 6:45 is the latest but I suppose 2 or 3 of you could wait till 7:10 at the latest if you want to have pity on them. But please do not let this out. Then they will come later. Kimberly knows how to do everything down there so just check with her. There will be clipboards and registration materials for Camp Calleva’ buses as well.
We will need to register runners and collect money for close to 350 in about 45 minutes although most
should come with their application already completed.
As far as parking the big rules are:
- Do not block others in
- No more than 44 cars are permitted on the Seneca Landing parking Lot
- No more than half the spaces at the NPS lot (the one closest to the Canal)
- After this we will park cars on Seneca Road (Directly across River Road from Riley's Lock Road) and on River Road
- No littering
- Leave room in all lots for other trail users and park visitors.
Runners can bring extra clothes to the start but they do so at their own risk. Unfortunately some clothing
got lost last year (and I have some in my trunk still). If they do this, I will have a few bags and some
magic markers but please reinforce that we do want to help but there is some risk. We will not take clothes
or other items to aide stations for runners.
At the start, there will be a crew there to help with registration and to help runners (give them water; tell
them where the Jiffy John is, point out the trail, etc). The start should be set up and operational by 6:45,
6:30 would be better.
Some runners might mention that they already have a bib number. They are probably right. Just tell them
to see Harvey. Harvey will run everything there. Between him, and the registration crew, they can answer all the questions.
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