Posted 5/25/13 – Click on a photo to enlarge
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- Every year, the Woman’s Club slices up oranges donated by Taylor’s Meats and E. Waldo Ward and Son
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- And there’s the slicers – some new slicers this year. Perennial cutter Snookie Greger’s in the background, but wasn’t cutting, Mama Pete wasn’t there
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- Setting up the timing equipment
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- Trophies for the winners
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- The winning t-shirt of the Fun Run T-shirt Design contest
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- Civic Club members were checking people in (a lot did early check in last night at the Pasta Feed)
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- More Civic Club members, including Older American of the Year Joan Crow, registered Fun Run participants
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- Lono Tyson in blue tee, honorary race starter who retired after last year’s race (at 84), chats with Ralph West, who has run the race somewhere in the range of 30 times
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- Dr. White sets up the Trail Race history booth
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- Theresa Chaure at the SMHPS booth
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- SM Community Foundation Booth
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- Final tune-up before the race
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- VFW Post 3208, recently named Grand Marshal of the 4th of July parade, gets ready to present colors
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- Arrogant Bastards Running Team had 89 entries of the 300+ in the race
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- Race Chair Pete Siberell chats with VFW members
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- World Famous Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team helps keep the runners safe on the hill
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- Thought I’d get a shot of the VFW members under the finish line…
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- Warming up
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- They’re heading up Baldwin to Mira Monte, turn right and go a couple blocks to the trail head, then up almost 4 miles
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- Former Chamber president Jim Moran with the twins – they did the Fun Run, mom did the grown-ups race
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- Police escort gets ready
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- Almost looks like the VFW is there to keep them from going up, doesn’t it?
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- Three cheers for (your name here). You can do it!
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- After the race start, Lono Tyson chats with Bud Switzer (Mr. Pumpkin) of the VFW. That’s 169 years of history there, folks.
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- I know I said no race pics, but this one snuck in…
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- CATZ rep that warmed up the kids before the race chats with someone
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- Okay, you guys hold the ribbon here…City staffer Adam Matsumoto, center, and Civic Club volunteer Heidi Hartman
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- Fun Run ribbon awarders
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- Here’s those oranges I talked about earlier
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- Ham Radio operators coordinate between the hill and the booth and the emergency teams.
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- One of the souvenir tables
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- The other one
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- SMFD helps keep the runners safe
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- Video crew in front, timing team behind
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- Kersting Court starting to fill up
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- SMPD was on hand, too
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- Civic Club volunteers wait for the runners to get here
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- Less than ten minutes till the winner arrives
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- Post race, the beer garden raises money for SM Search and Rescue
