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Blue Hills Motala, Milton, MA
October 21, 2018
Meet Director: Peter Amram

The First Annual Blue Hills Motala was made possible by Jeff Saeger (vetting and W/Y controls), Jim Paschetto (maps and timing), Bud O’Leary (registration, general administration, and hot dogs) Sylvie Guichard (imaginative publicity and site organization), Xevi Fradera (general administration), Ellen DeNooyer and Caroline Whiddon (live horn music), and many others whom unfortunately I cannot recognize here because my own duties kept me at a distance from the administrative area. Many thanks to all, named above or not.

The trails of the White/Yellow course were animated by an heartening number of participants, including several groups of Scouts and a lively 4H contingent.

About 50 runners started the two motalas. The chill and rain definitely kept away some NEOCers who intended to attend and could not, early in the morning, anticipate that by race time weather was not a problem.

Anecdotal evidence afterwards was that the format was agreeable in itself and as a novelty in the NEOC schedule.
I will endeavor to find out why DNFs occurred as they did. It is possible that an option in the future is only two of the three loops. DNFs because of poor control location is a function of the technical competence of the course-setter (me), but DNFs because the physical challenge is a function of weak overall planning (me again).

People seemed to enjoy the Call To The Post and the William Tell Overture excerpt at the Start. In fact, one participant said he wished the music had been played DURING the Start and not before, for added drama. (I’ll check with my wife and her friend on that one.)

I hope we can put on the Second Annual BHM next fall, having learned what worked well and less well from this year’s offering.

Peter Amram

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