Tahoe Relay

A number of years back I was driving around scenic Lake Tahoe and I saw a trickle of runners on the road. Gradually, I pieced together that it was a relay around the lake and I thought to myself, "I HAVE to run this one day!" So, when Cameron invited me to join his team this year, I jumped at the chance. 

Quick Facts:

• When: Saturday, June 13.
• The legs: The relay features seven legs between 8.5 and 12.3 miles long.
• Total distance covered: 72 miles.
• Average finish time: about 11 hours which equates to about 9:10 per mile.
• Where: It starts at the southern most point of the lake and proceeds counterclockwise around the lake. 
• Participants: Usually there are about 140 teams who participate.
• Aid stations: None
• Traffic control: None--but at least the shoulders are wide...no, wait. 

I scored the first leg which starts at 7:00 am and runs down the strip through the casinos 9.6 miles before finishing at Zephyr Cove. It's early in the morning, a short leg, and relatively flat with a downhill finish. Just the way I like it. Anyhow, everyone's talking about running very fast and I'm not so hot with my training right now (again). I'm going to try to get a little speed out of my fat legs next week and then run easy into the weekend. Stay tuned.

Back to the wheel...

On the road again...

After a brief post-Boston hiatus I'm back on the road this week with
two runs at Land Park. I'm happy to report no aches or pains from any
of the ailments which hampered my training for Boston.

Endurance running is a hobby for me, but it's an obsession for others.
I follow a couple of running blogs and I one of the guys just ran the
Ruth Anderson 50K and then the Boston Marathon two days later. I
thought I was doing well to finish two minutes ahead of him at Boston
until I realized that was because he paced his 67 year old father the
whole way (a 3:45 marathon @ 67, wow). But that's not all, the
following weekend the ran a sub 3 hour marathon @ Big Sur and capped
it all off with the Miwok 100K last weekend. That's 144.5 miles of
racing in 15 days. Freak! :)

Like I said, it's just a hobby for me, but there's a small part of me
who wants to do that too...

Back to the wheel.

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