Sunday’s race 12/3/17 starting at 1 pm was held under clear skies and mild temperatures. The motley crew consisting of Cheryl KX4EC, Doug K4ROK, Jeff K4DKW, Gary N4PIR, Pat KG4NSC and Peter KG4WEZ met at the Greenville Town commons with the ARES trailer. Set up was easily done by turning on the radios and start talking. Jeff was placed at the first watering station and was given the tactical call sign “Dash1” followed by Gary at “Dash2”, Cheryl at “Dash3”, Doug at “Dash4” with Peter as Net control in the trailer at the finish line. As the race progressed, Gary and Cheryl were reassigned to the last part of the race course to allow a small crew to cover the entire 10 miles. Matt McMahon, WU2V, of Vidant Emergency Services loaned a Viper radio to net control to be able to pass messages to the medical support group. Matt also being a ham, had his HT on frequency as a backup. He will be bringing his communications trailer and speaking about emergency communications in 2018 at our February BARC meeting. The runners started in three shifts, the 10 milers, then the 5k and then the kids. Good communications were maintained on the 147.090 W4GDF repeater without problems (Thanks to the Pitt Co Repeater Association). The last runners crossed the line by 3:30 PM. The after event debriefing was done at Applebee’s where serious discussions about the meaning of life was contemplated while drinking tea from Long Island (1$ specials). A good time was had by all. As net control, I would personally like to thank all involved for making this a seamless event and a good showing to the public. - Peter KG4WEZ.