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I assume that means you'll be riding in a bus, dry and warm. I'll be at a water station at mile-8 with no shelter that I'm aware of. The good news is the station Captain says we should be done by 2:00 which is right about when the heavy rain is supposed to start. It's going to be 40deg when we start setting up and never reach 50. Ick.I am Express 54
I assume that means you'll be riding in a bus, dry and warm. I'll be at a water station at mile-8 with no shelter that I'm aware of. The good news is the station Captain says we should be done by 2:00 which is right about when the heavy rain is supposed to start. It's going to be 40deg when we start setting up and never reach 50. Ick.
Still, it should be a lot of fun (except for the getting up at 4:00am part).
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It's that time of year again.
I'm assigned to the first aid station at mile-1. Yawn. That should be pretty easy duty. I don't think there will be many dropouts after 5 to 7 minutes of running. The bad part is I have to report for duty at the pre-meeting in Natick at 5:30am. Some of the transportation and water-station people don't have to show-up until 7:00. The good part about this assignment is we'll probably close shop 4 hours earlier than the stations near the end of the course. That will give me time to go home, have a nice meal, maybe take a nap, then go to the volunteer's after-party at Fenway.![]()
g-medic, last year they posted a zillion documents on their web site, including the bus routes, course map, and most important, the primary and secondary frequencies for each station (segment communication plan, I think). Do you know anything about if/when some of that will be available?
There's a very big chance of getting searched, especially since I'll have to carry lunch and support gear.I assume you have to disarm and be completely unprepared, if you want to volunteer? I wouldn't go near the marathon without a firearm, a knife, a flashlight, spare ammunition and a combat trauma kit.
There's a very big chance of getting searched, especially since I'll have to carry lunch and support gear.
There will be a LOT of uniformed and non-uniformed security there. The last 2 years, from my station I was never out of sight of at least 2 armed security people (police or military). I'm sure there's as many plain clothed ones around I couldn't detect. After some thought I decided that if I drew a weapon I was just as likely to get shot by a good guy as a bad guy. So, I'm going with the world's oldest form of self-defense...running.
Just run over to my house and raid my safe. My wife should be home.
12ga w/#7?I would love to see what security does about it.
True of many "secured" venues (for example, Las Vegas casinos). The issue is that the ones with checkpoints or the force of law implicitly require that you are unarmed on your travel to and from.After some thought I decided that if I drew a weapon I was just as likely to get shot by a good guy as a bad guy. So, I'm going with the world's oldest form of self-defense...running.
Is it just ghettomedic and me? No one else working the the Marathon this year?
I just got reassigned to med tent #6. I was at #1 which meant I got to go home real early. But now I don't have to be at the pre-race meeting until 6:00 and the meeting is closer to home. I can get up at 4:45 instead of 4:00
Chaser, you must have to be up really, really early. What time do you have to report for duty?
Awesome - my first assignment of the day is Hopkington Approach. KB1ZVRI'll be at the start line as well. W1ACY
I am curious, are the frequencies for this event kept secret or can anyone tune in and listen?