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Hughesville 10K Festival Postponed due to Tropical Storm Hanna

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX 100

I regret to inform you we've made the decision to postpone the Hughesville 10k Festival.

According to the National Weather Service Southern Maryland should begin to experience sustained winds of 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph early Saturday morning lasting into late afternoon. The strongest winds will occur east of the Interstate 95 corridor.

They also indicate that Southern Maryland will most likely experience the strongest winds on the western shore. Rain will begin across our area sometime Friday afternoon. However, the heaviest rains are expected Saturday morning as Hanna makes its closest approach to Charles County. Rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are possible resulting in flash flooding of small streams, creeks, and development areas with significant non-permeable surfaces.

Based on the forecast, and with little change in Hanna's track between last night and this morning, it is clear we need to postpone.

There will be two options for registrants:

  • Transfer registration to new race day (date TBD)
  • Request refund

I will broadcast the new run and Festival date as soon as it's settled.

As always, feel free to email or call me with questions.

Craig Barrett

Hughesville 10K Festival Race Director

Comments (6)

Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

O.K.  Now get out and sell some real estate. 

Sep 05, 2008 01:37 AM
Craig W. Barrett
RE/MAX 100 - Hughesville, MD
Hughesville MD Real Estate

Yes Lenn, now that everyone has been notified. The National Weather Service just posted a Tropical Storm warning for our area.

My two passions, running and Real Estate.

Sep 05, 2008 04:09 AM
Cynthia Tilghman, RealtorĀ® Onslow County NC Home Specialist
Kingsbridge Realty, Inc - Hubert, NC

Hi Craig,
It blew through here early this A.M (well it's still blowing pretty good) with much less rain than predicted.  I hear you guys are getting much more than we are.

Sep 06, 2008 01:30 AM
Craig W. Barrett
RE/MAX 100 - Hughesville, MD
Hughesville MD Real Estate
Hi Cynthia, we've gotten a fair amount of rain, I've had to drain down the pool once already. The wind isn't blowing too bad... yet. Glad to hear you guys didn't get hit too hard.
Sep 06, 2008 02:20 AM
No Longer Active
Real Estate - Fallon, MT

Tough call having to cancel the race.  I did a 5 mile training run yesterday and postponed my long run until tomorrow based on the forecast.  It was miserably humid all day but the sun actually came out this morning and we're just getting hit with the downpour now....

Sep 06, 2008 11:04 AM
Craig W. Barrett
RE/MAX 100 - Hughesville, MD
Hughesville MD Real Estate
Hi Dan, no doubt it was a tough call, but we knew it was the right one. We 're working on a reschedule date and should be announced this week. The weather here is perfect for running today. Cool and low humidity. Enjoy your run today, I've got to get some mileage in, the MCM is just around the corner.
Sep 06, 2008 11:26 PM