How far for rum?

Is there no stopping the guy?

http://www.journalpioneer.com/News/Local/2010-09-20/article-1774501/Testing-personal-limits-on-Terry-Fox-Run/1

As you can see, the Tartan Tally/Cookie Counter has been updated to take into account Ironman.

Ron has a seemingly unassailable lead of ten events with only fourteen weekends left this season, including this one. The question de jour is should Mark be given an extra count on the counter for RDing Shubie-Doobie and, similarly, should McScotch get a Tally-mark for the 50k-er?

Let us know; as always, your decision will be final.

Speaking of this weekend, the virtual TNS team for Rum Runners is looking like this;

Leg#1: Tom Rogers, Trevor MacLean

Leg#2: Kali Caulier, Jen Worden, Marie-Claude Gregoire

Leg#3: TurnAround

Leg#4: Nancy Petrie, Garth Spinney

Leg#5: Chris MacKenzie

Leg#6: Ian Loughead

Leg#7: Tammy Slaunwhite, Brigitte Sabourin, Caitlin Cormier, Phillip Caulier, Ian McGrath, Chris MacKenzie

Leg#8: Janelle Knickle, Dan Thompson

Leg#9: Suzanne Ferrier, Candice Stapleton, Farley MacLeod, Ron MacDougall

Leg#10: Freda Cormier, Meghan McNamara, Sean Borden

Reply on the FB page or comment below if you're running a leg; we'd love to firm this table up.

We're surprised no-one has been tapped for Leg#4 yet, the long one. Triathletes often make up a good fraction of the 60 or so lining up at the fire-hall; for better or for worse team captains seems to regard us as endurance athletes! Even with a few blanks, it looks like a good team. We wonder how it will fare? The trash-talk around the running community is the Halifax Running Club-A team, going for a record fourth consecutive win of the barrel, is facing a determined challenge from Oxford At 8 and this years dark-horses, Les garcons de St Pierre et Miquelon. Both are teams that have come second to HRC-A in recent years and have scores to settle. Rumours Oxford's Harry Neynens has a picture of Rami Bardessey on his dartboard have to remain unconfirmed.

The eponymous barrel.

The ladies race also seems to be a good one, with four all-ladies teams this year; a League Of Their Own will have to work hard too for an all-ladies repeat.

See you on Rte3 this weekend; as along as you park with all four wheels off the road and don't drop runners at the start/finish I think we'll get on just fine. And don't forget to vote opposite.

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