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Columbia, South Carolina
United States
68F / 20C
Overcast
Total Time = 4h 05m 32s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
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Pre-race routine:

Drove to Columbia, checked into the Hampton Inn, which was conveniently 1 block form the club. Showered, went and ate at Jimmy John's (mmm...tuna sub). Went to club.
Event warmup:

Drank 2 Yuenglings, checked out crowd.
Swim
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Comments:

First band was Sunshone Still. Guitar, Bass, drums, singer. Guitarist was good...lots of feednack and sustain made for a very trippy sound. The band, however, blew. Played 8 songs, all of them sounded the same. And these gus were slooooow. Their songs were slow and their transitions were slower. I swear they retuned after every freaking song. The singer commented that they just released their first CD and it took them 5 years to record it. I believe it, cause it took them three weeks just to play one song.
What would you do differently?:

Come later, miss opener.
Transition 1
  • 20m
Comments:

Went to the bar, got another Yuengling. Mmmmmm...Yuengling!
What would you do differently?:

Get two Yuenglings.
Bike
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Comments:

Second act was Danielle Howle. This is why it's fun to travel to see shows. Danielle's a local (to Columbia) singer-songwriter that has a definitel Arlo Guthrie quality to her. She's a little countrified, but has a definite edge. She sang and played accoustic guitar and even did two songs a capella. In between songs, she talked to the crowd in a very sing-songy manner, and told stories. Very engaging. The crowd sucked, however, and mostly ignored her. People talking during shows suck. Plain and simple. We talked to her for a while after her set, and it turns out she's going to be in Augusta at Stillwater (Katies's bar) in June.
What would you do differently?:

Tell the crowd to shut the f*ck up and listen.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Got another Yuengling (mmm....Yuengling!).
What would you do differently?:

Get two Yuenglings.
Run
  • 1h 30m
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Comments:

The Avett Brothers! This was a good, but not great Avett's show. They had a bunch of technical issues--they always seem to have a bunch of technical issues--but Scott seemed unusually perturbed by them. Still, they had lots of energy and performed really well. It sounded like the same set they played in Augusta in February, which is just fine. I wish they had a piano so they could play "Colorshow," but it's hard I guess to travel with one in a Ford F-350. The crowd was I guess a typical college-town crowd. Super-enthusiastic, but a little annoying (esp. when everyone's shouting lyrics). But what can you do...it's good to see these kids out on a Thursday night for what is for all intents and purposes a bluegrass band. Good stuff.
Post race
Warm down:

Tried to get a Yuengling, but they were out. Coor Light instead.




Last updated: 2006-04-10 12:00 AM
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Performance: Bad
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Time: 20:00
Performance: Good
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Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
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2006-04-10 8:47 AM

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2006-04-10 9:00 AM
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Awesome race! I think you could have done better with the hydration, though.
2006-04-10 9:02 AM
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nice usage of the race report

sounds like a good time. yummy yummy yuengling.
2006-04-10 1:40 PM
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smarti - 2006-04-10 10:00 AM Awesome race! I think you could have done better with the hydration, though.

Yeah, but they ran out of Yuengling.

2006-04-10 1:42 PM
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autumn - 2006-04-10 10:02 AM nice usage of the race report sounds like a good time. yummy yummy yuengling.

I'm all about multi-purposefullness. I'm also all about making up words.

<fun fact: you can't get Yuengling in GA>

2006-04-10 1:53 PM
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Did you have a jock strap for this race??



2006-04-10 2:04 PM
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runnergirl29 - 2006-04-10 2:53 PM

Did you have a jock strap for this race??

Actually, yes. Amy did a fine job.

2006-04-10 2:53 PM
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run4yrlif - 2006-04-10 3:04 PM
runnergirl29 - 2006-04-10 2:53 PM

Did you have a jock strap for this race??

Actually, yes. Amy did a fine job.

It sounds like she knew your race hydration plan and did an excellent job providing you with plenty of yuenlings.

Do you have any race photos???  Did BSM make an appearance by any chance?



Edited by runnergirl29 2006-04-10 2:54 PM
2006-04-10 3:08 PM
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E-freakin'-PIPHANY! You're right!  You can't get Yeuegnglingling (sp?) in GA! Every time I go to Charleston or MB to visit my girlfriend, she always gets it and I always taste it and get one and always say to myself "when I get home, Ima gonna get me some of that Jingaling.."  But then I get home, don't see it at the Pig and forget about it.

Wow, thanks for clearing that up.  Hey, glad you got to see them....sounds like fun. 

2006-04-10 10:35 PM
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I thought you could have went out harder in the swim and your t1 and t2 times were horrible, what did you take potty breaks between sets (I mean events).

Good race report Jim, always thing outside the box.

Oh what the hell is a youdeling or what ever you call it?

They must not have it in TN..

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