Stopping to have dinner with another relay team. Mmm real food. And it's still warm. Heaven.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
At the finish
We finally got to see Dean Karnazes talk as he crossed the finish line in just under 48 hours for his solo relay run. Turns out he left at 4:30 on Friday to start the relay. Guess we know why he wasn't there to talk at six. Hmmm. Still, having run my 18.4 miles of they relay gives me a healthy respect for someone running the whole thing solo.
Humorous
Renee captured this shot of a guy running in costume. "do these shorts make my butt look muscular?"
Green Fever
Jim's last leg. So pretty. Although I'm kind of glad to now be enjoying it from the van in my sleeping bag.
And she's done
Done with my final leg down highway 9 through Boulder Creek and Ben Lomond. Kept myself distracted by thinking of all the crazy stories from the river sample sites in the area from my days at the Waterboard. (thanks for all the good memories Erin. I could almost smell the potstickers at the market). It was rough and i'm glad to be done. Despite the lies my Garmin told me on course I actually stayed on pace :) Maybe that's because its one of my favorite stretches of road, emerald green ferns and towering redwoods. Not a bad way to end the day. Did like the quote on the sign outside the Boulder Creek Community Church at mile 4 of my 6.3 leg "tough times never last but tough people do." True dat.
The hand-off technique gets a little sloppy when you've lost the baton in the middle of the night and the high five becomes more of a "yea! You're not dead" congratulations.
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