It took us 30 Hours 26 Minutes to finish, by far the longest relay time wise I've every done. 193 Miles but about half was in a hot sun and heat.
We finished 15th overall out of 50 teams.
It was a fun group and race, but the temperature was brutal, saw a lot of teams melting on the course including ours. The race went from Colorado Springs to Crested Butte via Cottonwood Pass, 193 miles with a 12 person team. We started at 11 am, should have started earlier, but we would have hit the heat both days anyway.
It's my 8th relay, but a unique experience running on a team to just finish the race.
My first leg started in Canon City at 4:30pm on Friday, with a 1000 feet of elevation gain from miles 3 - 6 then 1.5 downhill. Winding up and down a canyon road. Would have been a cool run on dirt road but it was 100 degress with no clouds or shade all the way up to the top.
Finishing Leg 7 in the Canyon, after the clouds moved in and it cooled down to 99 for the downhill finish.
Van 2 at the Top of Cottonwood Pass, Runners 7-12
Bob, Dennis, Glis, Jay (Captain), Lonnie, Viennie
Team Anadarko at the Crested Butte Finish. 30 Hours 26 Minutes, 15th overall.
Lonnie, Beth, Gliceria, Scott, Raleen, Bob, Jay, Elizabeth, Viennie, Dennis,Brandon, Mike
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