In addition to the main Billygoat event, several recreational courses were offered at the Mt. Norwottuck meet. In an act of strikingly impaired judgment, the meet director undertook setting both the recreation and main courses entirely on his own. As a result of the predictable flurry of last minute crises, the meet director found himself out in the woods placing the last few recreational control markers several minutes after the start of the recreational events. This brings us to the tale of Kimberly Buescher & Bob Massaro, a pair of eager racers from the EORC club which graced the event with several competitors. Kim and Bob grabbed the first possible starting time on the Long White course and set out at an aggressive pace. They navigated flawlessly to the site of the 6th control where they found… nothing. They proceeded to the next trail intersection confirming their position, then retreated to the 5th control, again failing to locate the 6th control.

At this point, they encountered a subsequent competitor, to whom they voiced their belief that the 6th control was missing. The trio then returned to the location of the 6th control and found the readily visible control marker in its designated location. Kimberly and Bob suffered the teasing torments of their new companion as they proceeded briskly to the finish. It was only some time later when the details of their experience became known to the meet director that he was able to confirm that the control marker had indeed magically appeared between the time of their first search and their subsequent return with their new colleague. It is hoped that this admission in the official results will restore any damage to their reputations that may have been incurred at the time of the event. Their time below includes a 5:00 adjustment that may, in fact, be insufficient to account for the loss of time they suffered.