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K Races - Cowtown Marathon 2020

Date: Mar 1, 2020 at 6:30am to 10:30am
This event is in progress of being coordinated! We are waiting to hear back for more details, but look forward to hearing more soon! The largest multi-event race in North Texas knows how to put marathoners in a good “moo”d. Its scenic loop course guides runners through the city’s rich cattle drive heritage, highlighted by the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. Finishers laud every aspect of race weekend from the “top-notch organization” and “awesome swag” to the “overwhelming local support,” but its appeal may be most evident in the high number of repeat runners. And the lenient 7.5-hour time limit caters to back-of-the-packers. Participants who complete one distance on Saturday and one on Sunday earn exclusive Cowtown Challenge swag to separate themselves from the herd. Ain’t no bull to say The Cowtown is how the West is run. We will be running fluid station #17! This will be a hype outdoors event and high-paced so come out and cheer on the runners! We need a good amount of people to sign up so if you're interested, tell a friend and sign up by 430PM 2/28! Learn more about this marathon here: https://raceraves.com/races/the-cowtown/ Here is a map of where we will be: https://goo.gl/maps/dP5BZpoU4Yz and logistics: http://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/Fluid_Station_17/yOzcU6wYUu If you have questions when you get there, here is some info that might help: the Gatorade is delivered in 1 gal concentrate plastic bottles. the directions are on the bottle and also attached to the igloo. place the contents of the 1 gal concentrate Gatorade in the igloo. add water from your hose in the igloo and fill it to the six-gallon mark. 1 gal concentrate makes six gallons of mix. stir with mixing spoon and then pour into one of your Rubbermaid containers that you placed a plastic bag liner in it. mix another batch and add to the Rubbermaid container your volunteers can dip the provide pitchers into the rubber made container to fill the Gatorade cups only about 1/2 full attach your Gatorade aprons to the tables that will be used for the Gatorade cups. place however many you have of Gatorade tables first then the Ozarka water cups It appears there may not be much Ozarka water delivered. so if you do not have Ozarka water at your Fluid station please use your hydrant water. a cot will be delivered to all fluid stations. it is to be used by the medical team assigned should they need it for a runner. also 1 table of all delivered to the fluid station is also to be used by the medical team A mister will also be provided on the sunday races at various locations. be mindful of warming temperatures. your primary source of water is your attached hose. make sure you fill you containers to draw your water with your pitchers from them. should runners need misting you can remove the PVC portion of your hose and add your mister during the race. reattach the PVC portion and continue your filling container process. If you become confused, please call Edwin. Edwin Esparza Fluid Stations Coordinator Cowtown marathon cell 817-360-7469