Across the Years News

Much work has gone on in the background on our web site. People have heard certain features will be seen, but so far have not seen any evidence of them, so have written to ask what to expect.

A race-day front page to the web site will make its appearance the afternoone of Thursday, December 28th, the day before the race.

The navigation bar to the left will remain unchanged.

The center panel will have three short columns at the top. On the left is a link to Current Standings, which will be automatically updated every few seconds, showing close to real time progress.

Beneath that is a link to On-Site News Reports, verbal descriptions that will be posted periodically by observers at the race.

The center column has links to pictures that will be uploaded during the race, labeled according to time: Prerace, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, and Postrace.

On the right is a link to a form by means of which you may send greetings to runners. Beneath that is a link to view all messages that have been sent to all runners. If you are inclined to send messages, be aware that what you write may be read by anyone who visits the site. Think of your messages as being like posts to an email list with many readers.

Below the top links will be a webcam image that will be constantly updated for the duration of the race. At this writing we have had trouble getting Rodger's new cam working, but we are optimistic that by the start of the race it will be operational.

Please tell your family and friends to tune in during the race, which starts at 9:00am on Friday, December 29th!