Palmetto 70 Wrap Up

Well, the Flying Irmites have successfully completed another relay event.  This is our second time at the Palmetto 70 (actually, its  65.5 miles long) that runs from Cordesville to James Island County Park outside Charleston, SC.

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

Off on my second and final leg

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!