3 posts tagged “relay”
Remember that crazy race I did a few weeks ago? No? Here's the video documentation of our team's trials and tribulations. There's a contest for best team video and I think we have a great shot! Of course, I have no idea what the rest of the entries look like.
Note gratuitous beer shot of Yours Truly...
This is a call to all my peeps to send some good vibes and thoughts of encouragement my way as TOMORROW is the race I've been training for, the Ragnar del Sol relay. Yay!
I've been buying and testing new gear all week. I haven't had any wardrobe malfunctions of Janet Jackson proportions, but I'm not terribly happy with any of the shorts I've tried out. I may have to go with my old standbys. And by old, I mean 10 years of use. They aren't pretty, but I know they won't either try to work their way up to my armpits, giving me a major wedgie within the first mile or creeping back and down, exposing my buddha belly to the elements. I'm doing a public service to keep that under wraps.
You really wanted to hear all about that, right?
Here's where I need your help. I'm running three times for a total of 16 miles. This is going to be rough. If you can think of me at certain times and send good thoughts to help me out, I'd appreciate it!
All times are approximate, but should be close depending on how much we over/underestimated our speeds. I said I could do 10 minute miles. This may or may not hold up by the third leg. Oof.
For all the legs and to actually see what I'm doing, I'm runner #4 on the course map. But here's the quick breakdown.
Friday 2/29 @ 3:09 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. (MST, 5:09 EST) 5.6 miles
Saturday 3/1 @ 2:47 a.m. - 3:47 a.m. (4:47 EST) 6.0 miles. Yes - in the middle of night. This is where I'm hoping my Asian and Euro hoodies to send some love my way!
Saturday 3/1 @ 10:47 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (12:47 p.m. EST) 4.3 miles
At the end of it all - FREE BEER! I didn't even know that until this week. It will make all the pain and struggle worth it. To paraphrase our friend Ben Franklin, there is a God and he wants me to be happy.
There is a charity component of this, but I always forget what it is. I signed up in the hopes to get back in shape which has happened a little bit. I can run farther than I ever thought I could and that has given me a renewed feeling of personal strength. I haven't really lost any weight, just five pounds. But my clothes fit better so that's all that counts.
I'm so excited! I have most of my van gear packed - the rarely used mp3 player from Brother Steve, some magazines, a journal, etc. The food and other stuff is ready to go so I'm all set. Oh - and my camera. We're also going to enter the team video competition so look forward to that in the next few months. There's also a freelance writing contest about the race experience and I had better take a look at the rules before we hit the road. Whee!
Wish me luck!
((((hugs))))
- I am crazy.
Or, maybe I like to do things that sound crazy. Like joining a team to run a relay - 189 miles over a 24 hour period.
It didn't take too much arm twisting, believe it or not. I ran into some of my old workout/triathlon buddies and I was asked if I was still training and swimming. I said no and thanked them profusely for not being able to notice. Maybe they were just being nice, but I'll take what I can get.
One of the gals was recruiting for her team, "Running With Scissors", and it sounded too fun to pass up. She said that the team is all about having fun and no pressure, so if I wanted to be competitive I should find another team.
HA! to that, I say! HA!
I assured her I was all about being non-competitive these days. And between you and me, I could really use motivation to knock off those seven pounds I'd like to lose.
So it's all good. Of course, this could be yet another one of my (mis)adventures I will eventually chalk up as a good idea at the time.
Wish me luck!
