MCH3 #727

MCH3 is official sponsor of one of the Country Music Marathon’s waterstops, located at approximately mile 23 in Shelby Park. This is the one Saturday of the year we all get up and meet early to provide hydration and encouragement to racist wanks and we need you.

We need enough volunteers to have our own stop! You do NOT need to register online through the Sports Council but you DO need to let us know if you can work this year. If you’ve worked before just let Flush know you’re going to be there.

If you haven’t worked before then we need your:

Nerd Name
E-mail address
Phone Number
Address, City, Zip and
T-Shirt Size

If you’ve never done this before, it’s fun, it’s rewarding and yes there will be sacred nectar.

MCH3 MARATHON WATER STOP – SATURDAY, APRIL 25

WORKER ARRIVAL TIMES:

7 a.m. – Early set-up crew needs to arrive. We need 5-6 people, so if you can come early to help set up, please reply to this email.

By 8 a.m. – Anyone who wants to drive (rather than walk) into the park should arrive. We’ve been told no more cars can enter after 8:00 a.m. PLEASE USE THE RIVERSIDE DRIVE ENTRANCE.

If you do make it into the park through another entrance, remember to replace any sawhorses you move, be polite and respectful to the park police, etc. They’re instructed to close the park until after the Marathon and have trouble (usually) understanding where we are going and why. Just explain and be nice.

Remember that if you do drive in, you can’t drive out of the park (for runner safety) until things start to wind down around 1:30 or 2:00 p.m. If that’s a problem for you, park outside of the park and walk in.

Late arrivals – If you arrive after 8 a.m., expect to park outside of the park and walk in (you are a hasher, you know). If you park outside the Riverside entrance, follow the road adjacent to the railroad tracks down the hill. If you park outside the Shelby Avenue entrance, go down the hill and past the ball fields and we’ll be set up on the park road between the junior ball fields and the railroad trestle.

Note that we will be busiest from about 10:15 to 12:30, so late arrivals will still be welcomed!

PROVISIONS

We provide hash beverages for the runners, but YOU are responsible for your own hydration. Bring a vessel for your own use.

We’ll have a grill or two and the hash will provide hot dogs, buns and condiments for volunteers. Please bring chips or whatever snacks will need to get you through 2 p.m. or so.

Please also consider bringing food to give out to the runners, such as fruit (oranges and bananas are popular), salty snacks, or other things that are easy to cut up like cereal or granola bars. Except for the elites, the runners really need all the support we can give them by the time they get to us at mile 23.

You may also want to bring a chair, sunscreen or rain jacket depending on the weather. We work rain or shine.

LOCATION & DIRECTIONS
Our water stop is at mile 23 in Shelby Park, near the railroad trestle at the boat ramp. See directions below or view the water stop location on the Yahoo group site. It’s a PDF posted under “Files” called “2015 Directions to Riverside Dr Entrance.”

Directions to Riverside Dr Entrance:
•From I-24, take Spring St/Ellington Pkwy exit ‪#‎47A‬
•The exit ramp curves right – DO NOT GET ON ELLINGTON PARKWAY
•Stay in the left lane, to the intersection of James Robertson Pkwy/Main St and 5th St/Spring St (the roads change names at this intersection)
•Turn left on Main St and go approx. 1.3 miles, continuing as it becomes Gallatin Rd
•Turn right on Eastland Ave and go approx. 1.3 miles to Riverside Dr
•Turn right on Riverside Dr and go approx. 0.6 miles to Huntleigh Dr/Lillian Dr
•Turn right to approach the back entrance to the park

(False Trail Warning: Remember, there is another water stop inside Shelby Park, located between the Vinnylinks golf course and the ball fields. That’s not our water stop … we’re near the trestle.)

PLAYING WELL WITH OTHERS:
We will have some non-hasher volunteers. Be nice ya’ll.

After the marathong, we will be having a pub crawl. There will also be a special edition Drinking Practice on Friday for out-of-towners and marathongers – more information is forthcoming.

MCH3 POST-RACIST HASH:

Hare: Butt Quack

Where: Beyond The Edge

When: Hares away 3-3:30ish but come earlier to hang out, eat and drink. Look for tired racist wankers. This is a pay-your-own-way pub crawl hash, so bring money.