Notes
River to River Race in down state IL. My first R2R went well. On my first leg, which was downhill, I went throught the 1 mile in 4:55 and the 2 in 10:19, backed off a little to save my legs for my second leg of the run. Handed off in 3rd, about 15 seconds off of the leaders. My second leg was the hardest...lots of hills and running on the large gravel roads were tough. Ran 3.30 miles in 18:46, and felt good. Our team was 90 seconds back from the leaders when I got the baton and when I handed off to Remley, we were 1 minute behind....legs felt bad after this run. My final leg, was not good at all...Chance handed me the baton and right away had a huge side cramp...I dont know if the mile markers were right but I ran 5:56 and 12:07 for the first 2 miles. I felt like a puss and then just started to blast the last mile or so.....finished strong but hurt like hell. Overall, my first R2R was amazing...southern IL is a sweet place to run...and being apart of a team made me feel like I was back in school!! Next year....1st place