The Great Cape May Footrace Saturday May 17th, 2003 The annual 5K run has been enjoyed by select pubsters for the last five or six years, and much longer by proponents of the "running arts". This year's weather was much improved over the torrential rains of 2002, although there was still a nip in the air prior to racetime. Of the seven in our group, three had never run a race... |
Shea's as bookends, Whitey and Howie on gold platform. Howie was the finest of all rookies with a time of just over (or under) twenty-four minutes. |
Cape May Chamber of Commerce tried to save a buck for the 5K event, and that and some cool Jersey Shore weather led to a smaller than normal crowd for the day (shorter beer lines too!). |
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Billy zeros in on beer line, while Howie is just glad to still be alive... |
Above is Chipper's time for 2 1/2 miles of agony. Middle, Barry crawls across the line in just over 1 1/2 hours for 26 miles of Cape May roadwork. Below Howie and Chipper discuss the finer aspects of running and drinking... |
Ed, Tom, Billy, Whitey, Chip, and Howie drown sorrows and body aches in one of Cape May's finest. |
The day concluded with several "Goos" making appearances. Left, what was left of the 100 wings, onion rings, and pitchers of Guiness and Miller Lite we consumed. In Sheamobile, mystery goo in cupholder could have been paste, old yogurt, or something planted by young Jack. ON Sheamobile goo was the Flying Yak of one Charles Seafoam, on or near Exit 26 off the Atlantic City Expressway... |
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Here's a great place for some interaction with the fans of Whitey's Pub. Click here to forward your "what is Ed saying" quote! |
Tom |
Billy & Whitey |
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