For those that don't know, this is a marathon relay. There are 5 members and 5 legs. The first leg is 6.2, then 6.9, 6.9, 3.1, 3.1. For a total of 26.2. It was me and 4 other co-workers, including my wife. We've been doing the race every year (4yrs now) and are trying to improve our time. Our goal was to break the 4hr mark (we did by 22sec!!!). We were very happy overall.

I felt pretty good on my leg, especially for only running once in over 2 weeks. I always make the mistake of starting too fast, even though I tell myself to slow down. I started out at 8:40 the first mile then 8:30 the 2nd. Lost track after that but it really started hitting me around 4.5mi. Wanted to stop several times but knew I couldn't let my teammates down. Pushed though it and did pretty well overall. Didn't beat my 8:43 pace from last year (did 9:08 this year), but was pretty pleased considering how little I have run or done any activity other than work lately.

Ummmm....how about, try running some before the big race!

Stretching, cold towel, gatorade and water. Then sat in the shade and cheered on the rest of my team.


Lack of training


We always love doing this race. It is a lot of fun being at these things with several good friends to cheer on and help pass the time. It really tested me physically and mentally and I am proud I pushed through. Ended up with some really sore legs, blister on my foot, and some chafing...but it was worth it. Not a big post-race event. I think after people have been there for 4+ hours everyone is ready to go home. But it is well organized and a race I would recommend to anyone in the area. This was our first year in 4yrs to break the 4hr mark! We've improved our time each year.