RACE RECAP: Hood to Coast Relay 2010 08/30/2010
Hood to Coast was amazing! It had been on my bucket list, and this year I lucked out because a group of friends had put together a team and invited me to run with them.  The official race t-shirt and medal. Pretty sweet!  Our team van. We basically lived in there for two days! Leg 1 5.64 miles Timberline Lodge to Government Camp  In my tutu at Timberline. It was really exciting being the first runner! Being at the starting line at Timberline was such an adrenaline rush because they announce which teams are starting, and countdown to your start (our team's start time was 12:45pm). However, this leg was rough. Check out the elevation change--nearly 2000 feet over 5.64 miles. CONSTANT DOWNHILL.  Downhill sounds nice, but it is really hard on your legs. My calves started knotting up around mile 2, and stayed that way for the entire relay. :( But the run was gorgeous and I really enjoyed the view. After our van was done with our first 6 legs, we went to a van-mate's house for a spaghetti dinner and to get clean. We definitely felt much better after some real food and a shower!  At one of the many exchanges during the first 6 legs! The weather was perfect. Leg 13 4.67 miles Portland Waterfront My second leg started around 10:30pm. I was really glad that I was running my night leg in a familiar place: the Portland waterfront! This leg was tough mentally and physically for me. My legs were tired and my calves and quads were tight. The entire run, I just hoped to finish close to my expected time. I didn't want to let down my van! After I finished running, I slept as much as possible in the van. We stopped at St. Helens High School to shower, and then we went to the Exchange 24 sleeping area to sleep for a few hours before I had to start the 3rd round.  It was cold in that field! Leg 25 3.75 miles Mist to Birkenfeld This leg was nice and short. But my legs were super tight. Like Leg 13, I just wanted to finish in my expected time. I was really tired and couldn't wait to be finished running! I really gave it my all as I headed toward the exchange and handed off the wristband. It felt really good to be done! Finish line and post-race Our team finished in 28 hours and 22 minutes! We were so glad to have been able to finish. The finish area had a beer garden, free Powerade and vitaminwater zero, and music playing.  Thoughts about the race itself:
Has anyone else done Hood to Coast, or some other relay? How was it? :) CommentsKWoloszyn 09/04/2010 07:06
Hey! 09/04/2010 14:10
Lisa, I wish we'd exchanged race numbers before the relay so I would have been able to find you! oil painting 04/21/2011 00:38
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