Well, we finally finished our slog through Virginia -- 77.1 miles from Hanover to Jamestown. Our cumulative time was 11:48; we started at 4:45 am and finished at 4:30 pm. We did manage to finish standing up, no one had to be wheeled off the course, and we were able to actually get out of bed this morning.
We did win two awards for our efforts: First place overall in the male division, and most accurate estimate of our pace. Our prize was a total of 12 visors that we then had to distribute amongst the four of us.
We'll post more pics soon, and have a wrap up post about the race itself later this week.
Now, all we have left to do is drive 7 hours home!
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
C70: almost there!
We are down to our last three legs-17 miles to go. As Alan so eloquently put it, "this sucks!" Actually, it is the most fun you can have tortoring youself...
C70 update: four legs done!
We have each finished our first leg, and are 31 miles in. With a total time of 4:40 so far, we are right on our projected pace of 9:00 miles. Time will tell if we can keep this pace up!
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C70: and we're off!
C70 Live Blog 1
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Friday, September 28, 2012
C70 Live Blog: Prologue
After driving for 6 hours without incident, we are sitting in traffic outside of Richmond, about 20 miles from where we are staying. We are about 10 hours from the start, and most of us have been preparing by carefully what we eat. Except Alan, who has eaten a rueben combo with fries from Arby's and an enormous sub with jalepenos from Subway. I think we are all afraid of what will happen tomorrow!
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Option 3??
I was completing my prep for the Colonial 70 this morning with a slow 2 miler.
Something to just get a little extra blood flowing through the old muscles.
Something to give myself one last pep talk. One last discussion about not
sprinting out of the gate on my first leg. I always struggle with being patient
within 24 hrs of a start. This always happens to me the day before a race event.
I start the first leg at 4:45 am in the morning. This will be the earliest start
that I have ever made. It will be a new experience. How do you get a cup of
coffee and bagel down at 3:30 in the morning? We will get to find out.
I purchased a new MP3 player and decided to expand my variety of tunes. I have Michael W Smith, Chris Rice, The Eagles, Foo Foo Fighters and even a little Vince Gill. I think I may have even slipped a few Charlotte Church numbers on there. Anyway, as I was running and thinking about the race I reminded myself about this event was not just about me. I had three other guys that was counting on me to carry my responsibility. It was then that I thought about 3 options that would play for this event.
Option One: Finish the race, complete all three of my legs.
Option Two: Be removed from the course in an ambulance. (boooo)
Option Three: Be hauled off in a hearse. My plan is to hope for option one. I hear there will be Moe’s burrito’s and free beer at the finish! I love free beer. Option two is a real bummer; no runner wants to be strapped to a gurney before the finish line. Option two really stinks.
Now Option Three may be a fearful end for some of you but that really depends on who and where you are in your life. As I considered option Three I decided that it would actually be a better than option two, at least for me. That is not a death wish but it does indicate that I know where I am going. Do you?
Remember I mentioned that I had a little Vince Gill on the MP3? It was a serendipity moment after I was just thinking about option three when what should pop up on my player but Vince. Want to take a guess as to what song began playing? Go Rest High.
I had to smile as I raised my head heavenward. Who says God doesn’t have a sense of humor,,,,,, or maybe a hint. Hmmmm.
Lace em up and get out there....Steve
I purchased a new MP3 player and decided to expand my variety of tunes. I have Michael W Smith, Chris Rice, The Eagles, Foo Foo Fighters and even a little Vince Gill. I think I may have even slipped a few Charlotte Church numbers on there. Anyway, as I was running and thinking about the race I reminded myself about this event was not just about me. I had three other guys that was counting on me to carry my responsibility. It was then that I thought about 3 options that would play for this event.
Option One: Finish the race, complete all three of my legs.
Option Two: Be removed from the course in an ambulance. (boooo)
Option Three: Be hauled off in a hearse. My plan is to hope for option one. I hear there will be Moe’s burrito’s and free beer at the finish! I love free beer. Option two is a real bummer; no runner wants to be strapped to a gurney before the finish line. Option two really stinks.
Now Option Three may be a fearful end for some of you but that really depends on who and where you are in your life. As I considered option Three I decided that it would actually be a better than option two, at least for me. That is not a death wish but it does indicate that I know where I am going. Do you?
Remember I mentioned that I had a little Vince Gill on the MP3? It was a serendipity moment after I was just thinking about option three when what should pop up on my player but Vince. Want to take a guess as to what song began playing? Go Rest High.
I had to smile as I raised my head heavenward. Who says God doesn’t have a sense of humor,,,,,, or maybe a hint. Hmmmm.
Lace em up and get out there....Steve
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Colonial 70 Relay this Saturday!
Hey everyone;
Check out the blog this weekend; we will be doing a 77 mile relay from Hanover to Williamsburg, VA (with a goal of less than 8 hours to complete it). We will try to live blog our day with our progress--I am sure you will set your alarm clocks to check in at 4:45 as we race across the starting line!
You can also check our FaceBook page for updates:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/WhydoUrunorg/346619492036415
kb
Check out the blog this weekend; we will be doing a 77 mile relay from Hanover to Williamsburg, VA (with a goal of less than 8 hours to complete it). We will try to live blog our day with our progress--I am sure you will set your alarm clocks to check in at 4:45 as we race across the starting line!
You can also check our FaceBook page for updates:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/WhydoUrunorg/346619492036415
kb
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Colonial 70
It's been a while since I last posted--with school starting, scouts gearing up, and other general mayhem, it gets away from me far too quickly.
I did want to post about our upcoming relay, the Colonial 70, that four of us are doing at the end of the month. It is actually a 77 mile relay, so we will each do 18-20 miles over three separate legs. The race goes from Hanover to Williamsburg VA, and should take us about 8 hours to complete. We are looking forward to the run, the camaraderie, the scenery, and the cooler weather as well.
Check back to the blog on Saturday the 29th; we hope to have some sort of live blog going that day to chronicle our weekend.
I did want to post about our upcoming relay, the Colonial 70, that four of us are doing at the end of the month. It is actually a 77 mile relay, so we will each do 18-20 miles over three separate legs. The race goes from Hanover to Williamsburg VA, and should take us about 8 hours to complete. We are looking forward to the run, the camaraderie, the scenery, and the cooler weather as well.
Check back to the blog on Saturday the 29th; we hope to have some sort of live blog going that day to chronicle our weekend.
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