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Have you ever gotten the crazy urge to sign up for a marathon with only a few weeks' notice? Have you ever taken it a step further and decided to organize a marathon on just a few weeks' notice? A small handful of BMRCers were out for a run one day in July and realized that if we wanted to run a marathon sometime after Grandfather Mountain but not wait until the fall marathon season we were going to have to take the bull by the horns and make do for ourselves.

Thus, the Wild Hare Marathon. It's run on the Ridge to Bridge course, but lacks many (okay, all) of the frills. We'll have to work amongst ourselves to organize transportation because it's a point-to-point course. We'll also have to drop water and energy drink along the course on the way up to Jonas Ridge because we may or may not have rolling support. We're not going to buy shirts or anything ahead of time because we don't know how many people will show up. Why show up for such a skimpy affair? Because it's free ($12.00 if you want us to order you a shirt and mail it to you after the marathon). And if you live in the Carolinas or immediate vicinity and want to run a marathon in August, where else are you going to go?

So why not join us? Click the link above to get your entry form and bring it with you. Logistics are still being sorted out but stay tuned to the Message Board for details. Consider it to be something like a group run but with more than just a few days' planning. Let us know if you're coming so we'll bring enough to drink and maybe some snacks.

Note: About letting us know you're coming, this is actually a prerequisite for participation. Please email bmrcdavid@compascable.net before race day and don't forget to bring your completed entry to the start.