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By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock News Special Writer
The starter’s gun April 19 will unleash hundreds of runners gathered at Flint Hill for the eighth running of the Fodderstack 10Kilometer Race.
But for the Rappahannock Recreation Authority Board of Directors, race day represents the home stretch of a moriths-long marathon to plan and prepare for the annual event.
The Authority, which oversees the Rappahannock County Recreation Center, conducts the Fodderstack race each spring to raise money for operation and maintanence of the park. Race proceeds are the Authority’s major source of revenue.
Sandra Brown, Betsy Murray, Pat Davis, Margaret Lee, Phillip Strange and Ed Bailey, who serve as the Authority’s Board of Directors, began organizing this year’s race in November. Since then, they and a dedicated group of volunteers have spent “hundreds of hours” attending to the planning involved in staging the race, according to Mrs. Brown.
Since Eva L. Smith and Diane Bruce organized the first rynning of the Fodderstack 10-K in 1979, the race has become a rite of spring in Rappahannock County. Its reputation also has spread as one of the toughest 10-K courses many experienced runners have encountered.
The point-to-point course follows the old stagecoach route along the base of Fodderstack Mountain from Flint Hill to the finish line at the Rappahannock County Courthouse in Washington. The scenic route skirts pastures and apple orchards and includes the infamous “Tom Lee’s hill” at the four-mile mark, as well as several smaller but still-formidable hills as the runners enter the Town of Washington.
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