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(Continued from Page 1) has dueled with Mrs. O’Meara for the Smith award. Frances Foster, Rappahannock County’s treasurer, will also likely be among the local starters.
In addition to being listed among the top 75 lOKs, the Fodderstack also received special mention in a section devoted to country road races. “They are among the hardest to find,” Running Times observed, “but also the most rewarding to run. The satisfaction here lies not in the cheering crowds or hoopla surrounding other kinds of races, but in the serenity or beauty of the course itself.
“One reason that you won’t find too many of these is that commercial sponsors like events to start and finish in populated areas. Little runs on rural roads don’t usually get advertised.
“But ironically, the more commercialized the sport becomes, the more appealing these quiet sojourns into the countryside become.”
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