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Lmao..... Please don't ever make that analogy again....I was stating tht tongue in cheek.... Because like being in Alaska, I live pretty much in the boonies.... I did not want to be compared Palin, though..... Guess I should have thought of that first

 

:anicute::laughing:

 

I hope the same guy/gal who has one of my TBs picks up my coin in texas. Dips it into caches at a staggering rate. Probably not though...

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Is there a place where we can see the standings of every coin entered in the race? :huh:

All 74 coins in the race can be found here >> click link

 

You can sort by distance to see who has traveled the furthest, or sort by Last Log to see the four of us who have a coin that has yet to even be logged by the person who received it in the mail.

 

I see that Minnesota Ben, myself and two others are still in the running to be the last to be grabbed! :D

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Is there a place where we can see the standings of every coin entered in the race? :huh:

All 74 coins in the race can be found here >> click link

 

You can sort by distance to see who has traveled the furthest, or sort by Last Log to see the four of us who have a coin that has yet to even be logged by the person who received it in the mail.

 

Thanks for the info MinnesotaBen!

:D

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I know you've all been waiting for these. Sorry it's taken me so long to get them up. GaryM53 has asked me to keep up with these, and I'm just not very computer literate, so I'll do my best!

 

RED = 1st place

BLUE = 2nd place

GREEN = 3rd Place

 

Copy of The Great Train Race Standings.xls

Name Geocoin Page Cachers Caches Miles Comments

AJ-104 http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032558 5 4 5.3

DoctorA http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032532 2 0 0 1 Event

Ashley Rabbit http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032597 2 13 423

Sweetlife (Barry) http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032563 4 7 103.1

MinnesotaBen http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=2145907

Laval K-9 http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3033007 4 4 473.1

Dana http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032546 2 1 0

Mauison http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032965 3 5 71.5

Seeker Family http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032967 3 2 681.7

David W. http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=2146092 4 15 35.9

DonB http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032575 1 1 0

Penny and Kona http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032582 3 3 279

Eseurat http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032578 1 1 0

Every http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032595 3 6 665.1

Fegan http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032957 1 0 0

FScout http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032947 3 5 2345.6

Frothingham http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032610 2 3 26

Ice13-333 http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032946 4 4 2297

Turlutortue http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032577 3 3 14.8

Princess Trouble http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3033228 1 1 0

Spunky86 http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032565 1 0 0

J The Goat http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3033226 1 1 0

Jay's (J and J Love) http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032607 10 2 9.5

LionsLair http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032548 4 3 1560.9

EyeD 10T http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3033158

JoAnn's http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032552 1 1 0

Joe the Mailman http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032569 1 1 0

Ammoman http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032561 1 1 0

John Mac56 http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032536 4 4 11.2 1 Event

Ashallond http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3033175 2 1 0

Joyce's (J and J Love) http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032614

Kelly's (gonefishing2) http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=2146094 3 1 0

Termite http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032530 3 6 3012.1

Dressel Dragons http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032553 3 3 709.9

Lily's http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032550 2 11 298.2

Butterfly Lady http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032574 3 3 76.7

mamoreb http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032543 3 11 506.3

pingos http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032973 3 2 956.07

SYOTT http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3033004 1 3 63.2

MLRS1996 http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032969 4 3 679.9

rockotter http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032596 1 1 0

SgtMikal http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032564 3 4 38.2

Michelle's (gonefishing2) http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032601 9 3 46.4

Mike and Cody http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032541 3 3 84.7

Mildreds's http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032547 2 1 0

chickahominy http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3033163 1 1 0

Mr. Gray http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032589 1 2 111.1

Natalie's http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032598

drneal http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3033168 1 1 0

GATOULIS http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032977 2 2 5370.2 1 Event

Jug and Roon http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032618 3 3 110

fuzziebear3 http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032572 1 0 0

Peggy's (The Amigos) http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032566 1 0 0

Penquin's http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032627 1 1 0

labrat wr http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032542 1 2 1.7

Randy's (The Amigos) http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032629 2 1 0

WVKiwi http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032560 2 1 0

Rickey's http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032576 2 1 0

cainrcc http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032622 2 3 32.4

burgessfour http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032931 1 1 0

the4defaus http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032593 2 6 13.5

kizb's http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032549 4 40 4379.3

kini ont http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032594 1 1 0

Terry's http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032608 2 2 8.56

The Blorenges http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3033223 4 3 1560.9

Thomas's http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032586 1 1 0

scificollector http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032992 1 1 0

TeamEccs21 http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032930 1 10 307

USYoopers http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032556 1 2 21.6

Valarie (sweetlife) http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032551 2 1 0

BlueMotmot http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032615 1 1 0

madmamma72 http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032609 5 11 1179.4

mar-elendili http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032539 3 4 1688.2

goosefraba 1 http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=2145929 1 1 0

 

Well, CRUD!! That's NOT the way the spreadsheet looks!! Anyone able to tell me how to post the spreadsheet on here?'

 

Here are the standings so far:

 

Most cachers to handle coin: Jay's (J and J Love) http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032607 10 cachers

 

Most caches visited by a coin: kizb's http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032549 40 cahces visited

 

Most miles traveled by a coin: GATOULIS http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032977 5370.2 miles traveled

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Station announcement: "The trains now arriving in south Wales, UK, are Lily's and Terry's Travel Express train from Abilene, Texas. It's a long way through the Trans-Atlantic tunnel. Passengers for all south Wales stations change here. These train will be pausing to take on coal from the Welsh coalfields and will then continue their journeys onwards to all points in the UK."

 

Terry's Travel Express

 

Lily's Travel Express

 

I don't know who Terry and Lily are but all's well and Good Luck in the race.

 

MrsB

 

Terry is the youngest son of The Amigos. He goes by Amigo Son#2, although he doesn't have an account of his own. He thought it was awesome when I told him where his coin was starting!! It definitely IS a LOOONG ways from Abilene, Texas!! lol

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My coin (http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3032543) seems to have bounced right into the lead when it comes to distance travelled.

 

However, I'm not sure that all those miles should count. The coin appears to have travelled from USA to Germany and back. However, the cache in Germany (http://coord.info/GC1MDG0) seems to be a creative one. I don't understand the cache page very well, but reading the logs, it seems that not everyone who logs it actually visits the spot. Some sort of teamwork across continents?

 

Any advice, please?

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I am in the process to see who did not receive the last four Geocoins. If you were expecting to receive them and did not please post here so I can cross check my results. After I have confermined they are missing in action I will make arangements to get the last four in the race. They may be in the cabose of a non moving train.

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Yes, that would be nice.

 

So, two coin owners have not had their coin placed, and two others have not been able to place someone else's coin. Is that right? Where are these people - USA, Europe or elsewhere?

 

Is there any way for them to enter the race at this point, or is that too late?

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I was able to figure out who did not receive coins to place and contacted them. It looks like we have only 2 missing now. I think we might want to do something speacial for these two. Any ideas out there? To be continued................

 

Thanks for hunting this down - I am glad that you were able to get most of the racers tracked down. I think that its fun watching the racers. Looks like Minnesota Ben and I are tied for the last to be grabbed LOL :)

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Mamoreb has made a great offer to help and I was pleased to see the resopnse. I returned the offer with the solution of what will happen next.

 

Mamoreb,

I appreciate the offer and response. I was able to locate 2 of the 4 missing coins yesterday and they have been grabbed and placed this weekend. I have since purchased 5 more Travel Express Coins and will start the 2 final ones from here in Texas. I have also had a Travel Express Doubloons coin made (only 20 exist). I plan to give the last 2 entrants each one for entering the race late. I think Minnisota Ben and EyeD10T have been sitting in the caboose of a Train without an engine! It will be a little longer before they get started but I'll try and get them on an express train.

 

Thanks

GaryM53

 

PS:Minnisota Ben and EyeD10T- It will be a little while before I receive the coins and can send them to you. I'll keep you posted. These (2) coins will be the first of many prizes as the trains rush around the world!

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I second what EyeD10T said. GaryM53, thank you as well! I was very excited to help out with this race and following the coins. But this is a very nice gesture and will be quite appreciated. As a relative newbie to geocaching and just receiving my first geocoin for Christmas, this gesture means quite a bit. Thanks again!

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A new development in "The Great Tarin Race". One of the two lost coins has surfaced. Who's will it be?????????? I have a feeling it has been setting around in Virginia and will start moving soon. The prizes will stand but I may need to add an additional prize for the train that lost it's way! Who will be the winner of this prize? MinnisotaBen or EyeD10T---To be continued..........................................

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A new development in "The Great Tarin Race". One of the two lost coins has surfaced. Who's will it be?????????? I have a feeling it has been setting around in Virginia and will start moving soon. The prizes will stand but I may need to add an additional prize for the train that lost it's way! Who will be the winner of this prize? MinnisotaBen or EyeD10T---To be continued..........................................

 

It will be me - I usually am the last!! :D

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It will be me - I usually am the last!! :D

 

Whoever it is, I find it interesting we started our fun side-bet when there were 7 coins missing, and now it has come down to just two coins missing...you and I. Best of luck?! :anibad:

 

LOL - I thought that was funny as well. We must have jinxed ourselves ;)

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It will be me - I usually am the last!! :D

 

Whoever it is, I find it interesting we started our fun side-bet when there were 7 coins missing, and now it has come down to just two coins missing...you and I. Best of luck?! :anibad:

 

Well pal - looks like you got the side bet. Mine got grabbed today!

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Well pal - looks like you got the side bet. Mine got grabbed today!

So of 74 coins, 73 have been grabbed. Mine is the only one that hasn't been grabbed yet. So ya, I guess I "won" the bet <_< Haha!

 

Well best of luck to everyone in the race. I'm coming after each and every coin to see how far up the list I can move from last place! :P

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I'm very happy for the two racers that I received to get started in the race! I know I got them off to a relatively slow start, and no doubt a few thoughts of annoyance were sent my way. However, now they are both in the top ten and I hope this momentum will continue for them.

 

Watch out for rockotter's and drneal's racers!

 

As for my racer...well...I think it's doing a great job of holding down the cache it's in.

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