MTC Shirt Run 1-26-08

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 (corner of NC109 and Grassy Island Road, 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.

The Start

First we line up the New Members-to-Be

Then all the present members jump in the picture

Joe, Tom, and Doom were doing the double (run from Finish to Start, then back to the finish, total 30 miles).
In honor of the Krispy Kreme Challenge being held at the same time in Raleigh, Joe chowed
down on a dozen glazed donuts before heading back for his second 15

Don't believe he'll get all 12 down...

...so Ron and Mark lend a helping hand