ECR Run No. 7 - Update No. 4

Team

6 days to go and counting down!!! Are you ready???

We are inching towards 75 participants… we have 60 registered participants and another 10 who expressed interest via email but yet to register… I am sending out a separate email on this list…. Can you bring along your friends, family, colleagues… lets try to get to 100!

Here is some new info / re-cap of various arrangements:
Date: Sunday, 20th July 2008Assembly Point: Green Coconut Resort, Muttukadu, ECR Road
Assembly Time: Between 4:30 and 4:45 AM
Warm up, Briefing: 4:45 to 5:00 AM
Run Start Time: 5:00 AM Sharp
Distance: Flexible - 5, 10, 20 or 30 kms with turn around points @ 2.5, 5, 10, 15 kms respectively.
Finish Line: Green Coconut Resort (Starting point)

Here is the route map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2072932 and the routes for the different distances:
5 km - Green Coconut Resort (GCR) to Muttukadu Lake and back to GCR
10 km - GCR to the "left turn to Kovalam" (about 500 mts past Taj Fish Cove) and back to GCR
20 km - GCR to Crocodile bank and back to GCR
30 km - GCR to Dolphin City and back to GCR

RUN DAY LOGISTICS:
Our aim is to arrive at the resort between 4:30 to 4:45 AM, park our vehicles at the resort, warm up, stretch and be ready to start the run by 5:00 AM.
Pick up point - Dimensions
We are looking to car pool from Dimensions on CP Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet to reach the start point. Alternatively, runners can reach the start point directly to be in time for warm up session / start.
Other pick up points may be available, depending on your location and other runners driving/riding from your area.
Please let me know how many of you with cars can come to Dimension so that we can add you to the number of cars available for car pooling?
There are some of you (14) who have indicated that you need transport – can you all join us at Dimensions or enroute? Please confirm.

Entry Fee: Rs. 250. This is to defray the cost of organising the run such breakfast, first aid, fruits, water, sports drink, fuel cost etc.
There is a 2500 sq ft fresh water swimming pool which may tempt you after the run, this facility is available as an option to you at an extra cost of Rs. 75 per person.

Volunteers: We need volunteers to man drink / aid stations enroute and help with water, sports drink and generally provide first aid cover. I request some of our members who are NOT running to pitch in and help the runners. Join us as a volunteer and feel the thrill.... Please let me know if you are interested / know anyone who would be interested in helping us out.

Registration: If you have not already registered, please register for the run on line at our website, www.chennairunners.com under the "Upcoming Runs" section. A list of registered participants will be sent out by separate email – please check if your name is there.

Stay tuned for more announcements and feel free to raise any queries / comments to me.

Cheers, keep running and stay tuned!
Ramesh