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com Dedham Transcript Thursday, June 2, 2011

DEATH RACE

Gym owner vows to finish

By Andrea Salisbury
asalisbury@wickedlocal.com

After watching the 10minute video on YouMayDie.com, John McEvoy was determined to be one of the 250 competitors in this years Death Race. It just looks completely ridiculous, the 26-year-old Dedham gym owner said. Its kind of like when people look at videos and say those people are crazy, that attracts me to it. Even the organizers of the race admit its not for everyone. You will not like this race and there is a strong possibility that you wont finish, reads a message on the registration pages special instructions section. Thats not a deterrent for McEvoy, whos taking a philosophical approach to the race. When people are really faced with unthinkable challenges and youve been up straight for two days straight, he said, then you see what kind of human you are. The Death Race is a 10mile loop on a mountain in Pittsfield, Vt., that begins Friday, June 24, and runs 48 hours. But McEvoy said there could be a few stragglers still trying to finish on Wednesday. This is the races sixth year, but his first year participating. McEvoy owns CrossFit Craic on Washington Street and said he will use exercise techniques from his gym to prepare for the race. He admits, though, that there isnt a realistic way to prepare for

John McEvoy, owner of CrossFit Craic on Washington Street, will participate in this years Death Race.

a weekend of hell. The whole thing is based around mind games. Last year the racers were told it started at 4 a.m. on Saturday morning and there was a prerace meeting at 8 p.m. (on Friday), he said, his Irish accent becoming more pronounced as he got into the details of the race. When they arrived at the meeting they were like it is starting now. The mental games start as soon as you step foot there. Race organizers leave clues on Facebook and through email as to what gear participants need to bring. Last year, McEvoy said, racers had

to bring a 10-pound bag of onions, a post-hole digger and $50 in pennies. The gear is used in the series of challenges that comprise the race. McEvoy has been in touch with past competitors to get a glimpse of what is in store. One challenge had participants stand in a chilly freshwater river for 30 minutes while they solved a puzzle that they had to hold. In another section, participants had to memorize a list of presidents in order at the top of a mountain, then recite it when they reached the base. If a racer messed up, he or she had to start all over again.

Another challenge had participants repairing bridges. The whole thing is based around the fact that you dont know what you are doing. You dont know how long it is going to be. You dont know what is coming next, he said. This year, he said, participants have been told to bring goggles. His business partner, Glen Schleehauf, 29, of Milton, said he completely understands why McEvoy is attracted to this race. It is the unknown element and you are testing your ability to do whatever they throw at you so it is like, a microcosm of life in general, he said. You have to be prepared for any possible thing and you can you succeed you can do anything. McEvoy said there were only 19 finishers out of the 200 people who ran last years race. Regardless of whether I finish or not it is going to make me a stronger person, mentally as well as physically, he said. Maybe later in life when something difficult comes up I will look back at that moment and say, remember when you were in the woods and you were on your knees and you couldnt bear to take a step? And that is going to be nothing in comparison to anything else that I have to do in normal life. With a few weeks left to mentally and physically prepare for the race, McEvoy is confident he will return home victorious. I will finish, he said.

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categories. The entry fee for runners/walkers is 25 cans of food. One hundred percent of all proceeds will go to Dedham Food Pantry. We hope many will come join the fun and will help make a difference, seeing the food pile high! Information: feedtheneed.org, 781-326-1346. Yard sale - Lincoln Street Block Wide Yard Sale will be held June 4 from 9-1 p.m. (rain date Saturday, June 11 from 9-1). Twelve families on Lincoln Street, Dedham will each have a yard sale at their home. Additional families are expected participate. Everything you could want and need on one street!

Thursday, June 2
Open House - Dedham Public Schools has rescheduled the Open House scheduled for May 4 to Thursday, June 2. Incoming preschool students whose last name is A-L will come from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., M-Z will come from 10 a.m. 10:45 a.m.. Incoming kindergarten students whose last name is A-L will come from 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., M-Z will come from 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This is a time for the parent(s) and the enrolled preschooler or kindergartener to visit our school, meet their childs teacher and see their childs classroom. If you are not registered for kindergarten yet, please contact school secretary, Jeanne Kozak, at the Early Childhood Education Center office for information and an application at 781-461-5978. Vendor Night - On Thursday, June 2, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Prime Honda and Toyota, along with Team Mind Over Matter invite everyone to join them for Vendor Night, featuring terrific vendors who have offered a percentage of the evenings sales to help Prime Go Pink for the Walk. As an added incentive, Prime is offering $12.95 oil changes between 5-7 pm on June 2 for your Honda or Toyota vehicle. This is the second fundraiser hosted by Prime to support Team Mind over Matter, a

group of local people who will be walking in the Susan G. Komen 3-day Walk for the Cure. The group approached Prime Honda and Toyota asking for support to heighten community outreach and breast cancer awareness and Prime rose to the occasion. Everyone at Prime is wearing pink, including the technicians, and they even painted the showroom pink. For further information contact Dimitria Sullivan at 617-4697135.

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