Got relay?

I'm super excited to see this documentary tonight! Anyone else going? I haven't run this relay (or any relay event) but would love to someday. Some friends and I talked about running the Ragnar Relay So Cal event but it never came about. Perhaps next year. For now, I'll live vicariously through your experiences and this flick!
http://www.hoodtocoastmovie.com

Hood to Coast - the details you are waiting for...

You can find a more detailed description of the legs I ran on my personal blog. But, I thought you would be the only crowd who would truly appreciate the details I am eager to share: my splits!

leg 6: 7.4 miles - 1 hour 51 seconds - 8:09 minute/mile
leg 18: 4.1 miles - 34 minutes 35 seconds - 8:24 minute/mile
leg 30: 5.3 miles - 42 minutes 49 seconds - 8:06 minute/mile

I am so thrilled with this because last year my splits looked something like this:

first run - 7:40 minute/mile
second run - 8:40 minute/mile
third run - 9:40 minute/mile

What a difference! I have really surprised myself. It makes me wonder what goals I could really accomplish if I wasn't so scared of failing... and pain! It makes me want to train harder!

P.S. I have some photos, but they are on my hubby's camera which he has to upload at work. There is an especially choice picture of male runner in a silver metallic thong: his running outfit! Can you just imagine the chaffing??

Oops! I'm going to do it again!

Someone has offered me a free spot on a Hood to Coast team. And when I say "free" I mean FREE! (No $80 entry fee, plus a free team shirt!) It is easy to make a commitment like this (less than a week before the event) when all the hard stuff has already been taken care of by someone else. Well, except for my training... I've done all of that myself!

It is a lot of work to put together a Hood to Coast team. It must be really frustrating when 6 of your 12 team members have to quit for one reason or another just 2 weeks before the big race. This is the case with the team being sponsored by one of our running friend's law firm. I may not practice law, but I can run! So, I'm on the team. I have never met any of the other 11 runners. This friend who is a lawyer in the firm is actually running for the team I ran with last year. He promises all of the people are incredibly nice - so this should be very fun! I'm running into the unknown, but sometimes that is the most fun thing about being a runner.

I'll be running leg #6:
7.42 miles (hard)
4.15 miles (hard) This one will be around 2:30 in the morning!
5.35 miles (moderate)

Wish me luck!