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By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Fodderstaek 10K Road Race will begin its second decade Saturday, with a large field and good weather predicted by the organizers.
Run along the picturesque Fodderstack Road, the old stagecoach route between Flint Hill and Washington, the race has become a favorite for locals and out-oftown runners alike. The Runner magazine named it as one of the best road races in America. One veteran racer called it, “the hardest road race course I’ve ever run.”
Though Tom Lee’s hill, at the four mile mark, gets all the notariety, anyone who has run the course knows that the hills coming into Washington are almost as difficult, coming as they do when energy supplies are almost exhausted.
So far, about 130 runners are pre-registered for the trek, according to organizer Betsy Murray. But it’s not unusual for many to wait until the day of the race, she said, since Rappahannock’s April weather is so unpredictable.
As usual, the apple orchards are in bloom, and should provide spectacular scenery for any competitors who take the time to enjoy their surroundings.
This year, the extended forecast is for variably cloudy weather Saturday and high temperatures near 60 degrees. That would be a bit warm for the runners’ comfort, but its unlikely the mercury would rise that high before the race’s 10 a.m. start.
Past years have brought extremes of weather to this Rappahannock rite of spring, from bone-numbing wind and cold to a stifling 90-degree day in 1985.
heat proved no obstacle to one run
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