It was the first relay with a full six member contingent, as opposed to our teams of four in previous outings. As a result, we did finish with a faster overall pace (8:41 per mile) than before, and placed 7th out of 22 teams. We were shut out of the awards, though, because we ran faster than our projected 9:01 pace!
I think this was also a major success, considering three of us (David Kizziah, Shane Parker, and Jonathan Newcomb) had never done a relay before. They did remarkably well, although Johnathan had some choice words about the heat (since this is a family friendly blog, they cannot be repeated here).
I attempted to send live blog updates throughout the day; they are summarized below. I can say that once again, we had a great time, great fellowship, and learned a lot about each other (as one is wont to do when you spend 16 hours with five other guys in one vehicle).
One thing we all learned, that I again cannot elaborate on, is the two different meanings for land meat (you'll have to ask Sam about that one).
At the rest stop at 2:45 am.
Alan gearing up for his 8.9 mile 5 am trek
At the start!
Getting pumped for my first leg
Cool action shot of David
Sam warming up
David finishing strong on his first leg
Newcomb getting fired up
Shane waiting for Alan to return from his second leg
And Shane off on his second stint
Running out of gas at the end of my second leg
David's off for his last turn
Representing CHS!
Sam coming in strong at the end
Newcomb heading for the finish line
Beear and BBQ at the finish--never tasted so good!
