MTC Shirt Run 7-23-05

The Shirt Run - At random points in time on the yearly calendar, runners from across the USA gather at a rural crossroads in the Sandhills of NC. They are fast and slow, young and not so young. They have no economic status here; all the trappings, brandings, and expectations of a materialistic society are left at home. Every one is an equal. They share each other's company and stories while traversing some of the most beautiful scenery that can be imagined, each runner one with the nature that surrounds them. At the end they swap more tall tales and the fellowship of food and drink. It is the purest form of this sport being lived to the fullest. No medals, no timing, no losers. It also is the most fun you can have on a Saturday morning in NC.

It's simple. Show up and run 15 miles from Mangum, NC (in the middle of nowhere) to the Dog Pen near Ellerbe, NC (still in the middle of nowhere). Finish the run, no time limit, and you are a lifetime member of the Mangum Track Club. You can click here to visit the website of the Mangum Track Club and see more details.

This was a hot one!

Before The Start

Certainly the largest crowd we've ever had at a Shirt Run

21 candidates get ready to earn the right to wear the coveted MTC shirt

Here they are (the names are not in the order they are standing in the picture):

Mia Hillert, Ellerbe, NC
Barbara Mack, Pinehurst, NC
Peter Asciutto, Albemarle, NC
Chris Kubiak, Rockingham, NC
Richard Lilly, Shelby, NC
Dan DeRoner, Monroe, NC
Richard Sexton, Charlotte, NC
Derek Blalock, Charlotte, NC
Rick Johnson, Charlotte, NC
Fred Dumma,r Fayetteville, NC
Rob Bynum, Charlotte, NC
John DeSliva, Charlotte, NC
Russ Buck, Charlotte, NC
John Harrison, Hendersonville, NC
Susan Dummar, Fayetteville, NC
Julie Amidon, Marshville, NC
Sylvana Smith, Mebane, NC
Ken Benway, Southern Pines, NC
Tom Saile, Raleigh, NC
Layne Flowe, Charlotte, NC
Wade Doggett, Greensboro, NC

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