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will be passing out water (or water to those passing out), and the Rescue Squad will be perched on Lee’s Hill for the faint of heart, short of breath and imminent of death. Don’t worry, you’ll be on the home stretch then, and its (almost) all downhill from there. A Deputy (don’t dissent, he’s armed also) will turn you left in Washington, and you’ll go right to the Courthouse on Gay Street and a big finish where the spectators will cheer you to the rooftops (which as you probably know aren’t all that high so this isn’t saying much).
Since its inaugural run back when baseball was played by men in walrus mustaches, the Fodderstack has become a high point in the local calendar of events. Both long-time local runners, Rappahannock wannabes and the odd dedicated runner (and are they evor) travel to Rappahannock for
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