Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Cape Cod Relay

Last weekend, I joined eleven other women to participate in the 13 Relay: Boston to Cape Cod.  Our team captain was on my track team in high school and via Facebook, reached out to a bunch of other former Crusaders around this time last year to gauge interest in this relay.  Three of us committed immediately and then we went about filling up the rest of the team, which finally happened in late March.  Many of us met for the first time the night before the race began; the rest of renewed old acquaintances.  Despite the fact that we really hardly knew each other, we had a fabulous time!!  The relay began in Waltham and ended in Truro, spanning 189 miles and more than 27 hours.  We each ran three legs of varying distances during varying times of day and night and on a ridiculously small amount of sleep (I slept less than an hour the entire time).  We ended up placing 58th overall out of 130 teams; 4th in the all-female division; and 1st in the all-female open division.  Not too shabby!!  Best of all, we all had a wonderful time, forged some great friendships and are looking forward to doing it all over again next year.
Alison and I at the relay starting line.
Half way through my first leg, which was 6.9 miles. 
Finishing my third and final leg.
Sharon, Jen, Kristi and I were all teammates on our high school track team.  It was amazing to be together again after 18 years!  
Team 6Degrees

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