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2014-12-10 6:35 AM

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Looks like Tunica is probably out for Memphis in May. My wife was looking around and found it listed... crap I can't remember where (not @ S2F)... The 10K and the Sprint were both listed as "Memphis", but the Oly was listed as "Millington".

Since last year's sprint was my first race, I was really looking forward to setting a PR...

Does anyone have knowledge of the race when it was run in Millington?


2014-12-12 12:21 PM
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I thought it was moved because the water there was, shall we say, not appropriate for swimming. I keep asking S2F what the deal is, since registration was supposed to open up on 12/1, but they keep telling me to sit tight. While Harrah's closed down, the race still has an agreement with the site so whoever buys it has to accommodate the race. Who knows though, I've had a bad feeling about it since the casino shut down.
2014-12-14 8:33 AM
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I didn't know that part... It wouldn't be difficult to run it in the same location, we just wouldn't have the convience of the hotels right there...

I'm wondering what they considered "not appropriate" since I did the Riverbluff this year, thru S2F, and the water was absolutely disgusting. The brown bits I'm hoping were mud, but watching oil droplets do their thing while I was swimming kinda turned me off wanting to go back.
2015-01-09 8:18 PM
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Harrah's went bankrupt and then was sold. I suspect that is the biggest hangup. The new group might not be playing ball.
2015-01-13 9:02 PM
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Looks like they figured out a plan. The race will be in Millington. Announcement any day now
2015-01-18 9:14 AM
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And the group that bought them is looking for bankruptcy protection themselves. Oh well. Millington or Tunica it doesn't matter, I'm going after my time either way.


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