[lelly]

When can we start again, Harry? When?

 

[Hairy Trotter]

If folks are up for it, we can start up the next round pretty quickly. I'd prefer to do it that way.

 

[diablita]

yes please!

 

[Alex]

Absolutely...we are coming to a close right as I'm heading on vacation and hitting peak mileage...no way! When's the official close date?

 

[Hairy Trotter]

No fixed date; the ending is determined when teams cross the finish line. Team E will likely get there by this weekend; the rest will be in over the next few days afterward.<br><br>
If people are up for it, we could probably reshuffle the teams and get going at the end of next week.

 

[Ileneforward]

Yes!!

 

[JackDuggan]

without a doubt, start it right away<br><br>
This contest has done wonders for me as far as keeping me disciplined and getting those few extra miles out of my tired legs

 

[Jill]

I want in this time! Sounds like fun.

 

[Gingerbread]

I'm in to keep this going! I don't want to miss out on my 7 mile race next month <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">

 

[aphigirl01]

The VRAA is great motivation! The sooner we can start up the next round the better!

 

[tigger]

Agreed! I am having my best month of the year, thanks to this. Luckily my legs are handling all of the extra miles!

 

[Buxtehude]

Could we do a Virtual Race Across the English Channel?<br><br>
Or across the Sahara?

 

[Buxtehude]

Or Canada.<br><br>
Or we could do one of them Grand Tours of Europe that all those rich folks did in olden times.<br><br>
I ain't never had me a Grand Tour before.

 

[merigayle]

race to the moon!!!!

 

[Buxtehude]

<i>Kick over the Eastern Bloc!</i>

 

[Nettie]

I like the race to the moon idea!

 

[RocketPack]

1 vote for Pluto.<br><br><i>Hmm, I wonder how many pairs of Mizunos would it take to get to Pluto?</i>

 

[Buxtehude]

I'm liking the space theme.

 

[merigayle]

poooh. i was hoping this would not end before my 50miler, i was hoping for a last hurrah! lol.

 

[Billy]

I think it was in Kim Stanley Robinson's book <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Green Mars</span> he has Martian colonist hold a footrace around Mars. There wasn't a course; you just had to stay within a certain distance to the equator.<br><br>
By the time we get to <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Blue Mars</span>, such a race is probably impossible, as the surface of the planet has many great oceans and yes, canals, covering it.<br><br>
Cheers,<br>
Billy