Cascade Lakes Relay - RunOther

I ran 4 Legs: The first 2 were Legs 4 7.1 and leg 5 8.7 15.8 miles combined. I ran a 8:10 pace. Which considering I've never run more than 10 and it was the heat of the day Pretty good. I got really sick and was out of it for several hours til my hydration and sugar levels returned to normal.

I then ran a 6.7 and a 7.2 mile legs that night and the next morning. I ran the first at a 8:02 and the second at an 8:06. I think I could have run either of these legs much faster if I hadn't been so bonked from the day before but I was pleased with my performance overall.

Drink more fluids during a long hot race like that. Take off my shirt and eat oranges as soon as a finish a long hot run. I started feeling sick and had a hard time getting down water. Oranges literally saved me I was in bad shape after my double leg but oranges changed my state super fast.

I wish I had trained more for this race and will be upping my running overall for next year. I love to be running 7:30s instead of 8s and even better if I could run a 7:00 10k pace by next year. But that will require some serious speed work next year, but seeing as it's my first year as base of 8:06 over 15.8 miles isn't a bad place to start.

Rested drank fluids. Elevated my legs rolled out my muscles.


Not used to running in heat and high altitude. Need to get more used to drinking on the run so it doesn't bother me as much. More training of course. and speed work. Need to add in some long runs and get my weekly run milage up.


Super fun race will do it with the same team next year, but part of me would love love love to do this race as an ultra team just to push my limits.