Notes
Midday, hot, in the Cascade range somewhere...partially shaded, thank goodness, but not enough shade. I ate a double espresso Gu prior to the start. I dreaded this and told myself just to run easily (after all, our team was almost 2 hours behind projections), and started out with very sore quads. But...felt OK! And enjoyed some downhill....and ended up trucking along at a fine pace. The last hill was just painfully loooooong. A strong relay finish for me (I hate it when I am pathetic and slow in the last leg of a relay). Felt very celebratory afterwards.