Questions re; Penn Renn:
I am sending a list of competitors that can enter through the "competitor gate to t6he folks that run the place. It is somebody different every year and becomes tedious rearguing the same battle with those folks every year. Athletes free and family has (by their rules) has to pay..
Gates to public open at 11:00 AM. I would like to start about 10:30 AM to get the stone out of the way. We will be interrupted twice by the sheep dog people again. No choice. Still haven't heard about the throwing box. For all i know we will be throwing in quicksand. last year i asked for a bigger box and they built one. Then they left a sprinkler on it all night! We had quagmire! i can't win with these people!
The way you have to look at that place is that we are considered as a theatrical act because that is what they know. They do not consider us an athletic event. They have their schedule and we have ours. I am somewhere in the middle sinkling fast!
Back on track, athletes enter through the participants gate NOT the main gate. If you get stuck at the main gate like some did last year you will probably be challenged by "Billy Bub" on security and not allowed to enter with a pitch fork cause, ya know, those things could hurt somebody. PARTICIPANTS GATE, GET IT?
I will be happy to send a m,ap of facility and other stuff that I have gotten from these people if you email me privately at:
dmckenzie@wmata.com We start late and finish late with two 30 minute breaks for those nasty sheep... on sand all day.. and it is hot.. bring your tents.. food and water are also suggested cause the lines for food in the park are forever and expensive!
Anything else guys?? Aye, Poppa dave