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UTICA – Even at 6 am, the mid-race of the Boilermaker Road Race – the Memorial Parkway at Utica which is the five-mile point – enlivened in the tranquility of the morning while the volunteers were preparing for the runners. Volunteers worked to place the first of thousands of cups of ice water on a roadside table.
Later, when the runners arrived, these paper cups were drunk, crushed and thrown to the ground.
However, the issue of water consumption may not have been as significant this year as cooler temperatures and the presence of shade trees for conditions comfortable running, said volunteers and spectators.
Linen who was sitting on the porch of his girlfriend at 125 Pleasant Street
Last year, Linen watched the race of "South side auto near the old Skate-A-Rama", at- he says. "It's like, the stretch of the house."
From there, one might be able to predict the winner of the race, he said. "People come from all over the world to little Utica," says Linen, adding that he looks forward to seeing wheelchair riders every year just like his daughter.
"My daughter is in a wheelchair, it inspired her to do a lot, she likes to see them run," said Linen
. who was on the Parkway to see the wheelchair racers and encourage his running son was Herb Trendell from Syracuse.
With friends, Trendell found a place near the Thomas Proctor Memorial statue: "I love what they do it's really a great event. "
" The first time I saw that, I was moved, "said Trendell about the race and perseverance of all participants.
Trendell said that this year was the tenth his son, Mike Trendell, ran the race.
Among volunteers, William Bates of Utica coordinated "We have been here for a few years," he said. In recent years, he said he and his fellow volunteers were stationed at Whitesboro Street
Why is he volunteering?
"I want to do it, it's important for the city and you want to help. In addition, "the runners are friendly, it's exciting," said long-time volunteer Barbara Jimenez, who started helping out years ago
"It started with my nephews and nieces" . "They do not do it anymore, they pulled themselves."
But Jimenez keeps coming back
Another volunteer who comes back constantly is Roger Pratt.
Road racers know him as one of the voices screaming their track time as they make their way. And he did it for 18 years.
Pratt has time to tell a science, he said. Measuring the two groups of runners and regular intervals, he averaged the chronometer every five seconds
"I am here for them, many of them check their watches (as they run)." (19659002) At about 10:00 am, while the last apparent runner was running – bib number 7070 – the road raced again as the city's DPW teams tried to clean themselves up.
Jolene Cleaver, journalist 315-792-4956 or follow her on Twitter (@OD_Cleaver).
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