JTRR Magnificent Mendenhall Mudpuddle Meet 1985 Event Page
| Event Name | Magnificent Mendenhall Mudpuddle Meet |
| Location | Auke Lake, Juneau |
| Description |
Distance: 10 miles Location: University of Alaska-Juneau parking lot, Auke Lake Course: twice around the university lot, then south on the Glacier Highway and around the Loop Road past Floyd Dryden, across the Mendenhall River bridge and past DeHarts before the final stretch back to the campus Start Time: 10:00 AM, registration from 9:00 AM and closing 15 minutes before the start Registration Fee: 1 dollar, plus sponsors pledging at least 50 cents a mile The ninth Magnificent Mendenhall Mudpuddle Meet, run by Juneau Parks and Recreation, Juneau Special Olympics and the University of Alaska-Juneau as a fund-raiser for Special Olympics. Separate divisions for men and women at 15 and under, 16-26, 27-39 and 40 and over. T-shirts to the first 40 men and first 40 women, awards to the top three in each age group, and a 50 dollar prize for the runner raising the most in pledges. |
| History |
Ninth running, ten miles on Saturday 27 April 1985, starting and finishing at the University of Alaska-Juneau parking lot at Auke Lake at 10 a.m. Course: twice around the university lot, then the Glacier Highway south and the Loop Road past Floyd Dryden, across the Mendenhall River bridge and past DeHarts before the final stretch back to campus. Winners. Overall: Rick Thibodeau 54:12. Second: Alan Graves 54:51. Third: Glenn Frick 56:29 - third here in 1984 too, and 51 seconds faster than he ran it then. Women, overall: Michelle Ramsey 1:08:23. Women 40-and-over: Sandra Knapp. Women 27-39: Ethel Smith. The race: Graves, the defending champion, led for the first six and a half miles and took a 50-metre advantage as far as the Montana Creek Road intersection, where he, Thibodeau and Frick opened a gap on the field. Thibodeau surged at the Mendenhall River bridge and led by 50 to 100 metres before a steady uphill after the 7-mile mark. Weather: Graves called it the worst in the race's nine years, and the only time he had met a headwind all the way around the loop. Organisers: Juneau Parks and Recreation, Juneau Special Olympics and the University of Alaska-Juneau, as a fund-raiser for Special Olympics. Entry $1, every entrant carrying sponsors at a minimum pledge of 50 cents a mile, with a $50 cash prize for the runner earning the most in pledges. Registration from 9 a.m., closing 15 minutes before the start. T-shirts to the first 40 men and first 40 women, awards to the top three in each age group. Entries through Diane Watson, recreation supervisor at Juneau Parks and Recreation. Field: the report calls it 54 finishers and the list numbers 1 to 54, but 55 runners are named - Judy Murphy appears without a place number, and her time is recorded as printed. The list also places Jack Hodges 14th in 1:04:21 behind a 13th-place 1:04:39; that is as printed. Sources: a Parks and Recreation advertisement, Juneau Empire, Friday 19 April 1985, page 17, giving date, course, divisions and fees; report "Thibodeau wins windy Mudpuddle" by Richard F. Schmitz, Monday 29 April 1985, page 6; the divisional finish list published the same day; and an undated preview, "Mudpuddle 10-miler raises funds for Special Olympics". |
| Race Director | DefaultRaceDirector Unassigned |
| Date and Time | 1985-04-27 10:00:00 |
| Relay/Team Events? | no |
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| SERR Event | yes |
| Registration Form | Registration Form |
| information / results | Distance | Entrants | Comments |
| Ten Mile | 10 miles | 55 | |
| Thank you! | 1 | ||
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