9'th Annual Wickham Park Marathon and 50, 100, and 200 mile fun runs WHEN: Sun. May 25, 2003, 7:30 AM WHERE: Wickham Park, Melbourne FL. Parkway Road, 1/2 mile east of Wickham Road (CR 509). WHO: No wimps, weenies, whiners, or worms. Selection by lottery if we exceed 1000 applicants. WHY: $10,000 prize for a world record in the marathon, 50, or 100. 200 mile winner is awarded the coveted fake rock. Everyone else gets nothing. See table: World record Course record Marathon, men 2:05:38 3:50:46 Jason Maki, Cocoa Beach FL Marathon, women 2:15:25 4:11:00 Vista Beasley, Melbourne FL 50 miles, men 4:50:21 10:20:15 Mark Henderson, Houston TX 50 miles, women 5:40:18 11:26:26 Sue Thompson, Novi MI 100 miles, men 11:28:03 21:08:59 Mark Henderson (2 50 mile stages) 100 miles, women 13:47:42 No finishers 200 miles No records 43:48:39 Mark Henderson (4 stages) MARATHON: 7 loops of 3.75 miles on flat trails with occasional bushwacking, fallen trees, mud filled ditches, and firebreaks with stumps and broken roots sticking out. You will appreciate the soft, deep sandy surface after every faceplant. Course will be clearly marked with arrows scratched in the dirt or drawn with flour (unless I run out or it rains). It really helps if you can read a map and compass. Cutoff is 8:00 PM (12 1/2 hours). Average finish rate is 55%. 50 MILE FUN RUN: Continues after the marathon on 7 loops of 3.4 miles on the "advanced" trails. If you get lost, you must repeat the whole loop. Whiners will be disqualified. Cutoff is still 8:00 PM. Average finish rate is 10%. 100 AND 200 MILE FUN RUNS: Repeat the 50 mile course for 2 or 4 consecutive days starting Sunday, same time each day. Only Mark Henderson has ever finished 100 miles. WEATHER: In 2000 it was 75 F and 100% humidity at the start, and 97 F and sunny by afternoon (heat index 120-125). Yet somehow the mens marathon, 50, and 100 mile course records were all set in these conditions. TIMING: Mark your time on the scoreboard after each lap. If you forget to wear a watch, then make something up. AID: There is a water spigot and bathrooms available at the end of each lap, plus whatever you put in your car. AMENITIES: Cool off in nearby pond. Please don't feed the alligators. BABY JOGGERS: Full face helmets, knobby tires, and suspension are recommended. LODGING: Stay in cheap motels along I-95 or in the luxury campgrounds in the park. No reservations needed. Only an idiot would visit Florida in the summer. Don't ask the park rangers about the race. They don't know about it yet. USAT&F CERTIFICATION: Are you kidding? QUOTE: "I have someplace else I need to be", Bill Menard, 2 time winner of the Badwater 139 mile race from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, run in 125 F temperatures, after winning the 1997 marathon in 5:21 and abandoning his 50 mile attempt. MORE INFO: Contact Matt Mahoney, 415 Rutgers Ave, Melbourne FL 32901, matmahoney@yahoo.com, or go to http://mattmahoney.net/wickham/ for more reasons why you would be better off if you just stayed home instead. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WICKHAM PARK MARATHON AND 50, 100, AND 200 MILE FUN RUN ENTRY FORM NAME _____________________________________ AGE __________ SEX (Y/N) __________ ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________________ PHONE _____________________ EMAIL ______________________________________________ NO T-SHIRT OPTION (choose one): No T-shirt ___ No T-shirt ___ Best marathon time _______ Best 50 mile _______ 100 mile _______ 200 mile ______ You don't really expect to beat that, do you? (N/N) ____ Are you allergic to any of the following (check all that apply): ___Bees ___Coral snakes ___Lightning ___Bleeding ___Fire ants ___Water moccasins ___Malaria ___Sprained ankles ___Scorpions ___Giant spiders ___Quicksand ___Broken bones ___Rattlesnakes ___Alligators ___Heatstroke ___Other: ___________ FINE PRINT: If I get hurt or die, it's my own damn stupid fault and I promise not to sue, bitch, moan, or whine about it. SIGNED _______________________________________________ DATE ___________________