cheryl

Wasatch Back Relay

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Location:

So. Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

St.George marathon 2009 - 3:34:07. It was a PR on my 11th time running St. George.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run St. George in under 3:30; be in the top 3 in my age group

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay strong, run well for many more years. Still set PR's in my 50's.

Learn how to run more relaxed and efficient.

Personal:

I'm married with four children. I run with a group called the Bingham Butt-Kickers, a really fun group of people that gets me out running early on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and sometimes Saturdays. I recently found out that I've been running with poor form for many years, which has probably contributed to some nagging aches and pains I've had for years. One of my big goals now is to be able to run with better form and to have running feel more effortless. I hope this won't take too many years to achieve!

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Fri, Jun 20, 2008

Race: Wasatch Back Relay 26:50:10

Total Distance

12.00

I ran the Wasatch Back Relay with my Bingham Glute Kicker group. I was the lead-off runner in van 2, so my first leg began about 3:15 in Liberty. A guy passed me right off the bat, but I eventually passed him back. I passed several other people who looked to be mainly recreational runners. I ran that leg in 32:32, so if it was really 4 miles, I was happy with the time.

My second leg began about 11:00pm when I took the hand-off in East Canyon. This leg was rated moderate, but I felt it was pretty difficult with a lot of uphill. It was dark so I couldn't really tell that well, but it felt very uphill. Two guys passed me during that leg. My time for 3.9 miles was almost 40 minutes.

After everyone was done, we went to the middle school in Heber to spend a few hours. I had a great shower, then probably slept for just over an hour. I took the next handoff about 7:45am. And then the big event of this relay happened. I knew Sasha's team was starting at 5:00pm (our team started at 9:20am), and as much as I couldn't believe a team that started over 7.5 hours behind us would beat us, I knew we would eventually be passed by a Fast Running Blog runner. So out of 12 people on our team, I was the lucky one who got passed by Sasha's team. I felt so proud! He was very friendly and we exchanged a few words, then he was off, a speck in the distance. I finished that leg in 34:05; it was 4.1miles. So I was done with my running early and got to watch my teammates run their legs and got to enjoy Ragnar from the van. We finished in 26:50:10, with an 8:53 per mile average. I thought finishing under a 9 minute mile pace was a great accomplishment. Good job team!!

Comments

From Julie on Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 19:54:25

Great job Cheryl. This sounds like a blast. I hope I can run it with you guys next year.

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 20:01:04

That would have been Taylor Price. Leg 19 is a beast. I ran it in 2006. Paul was with me on a bike. The hill was so steep that Paul fell behind, and did not catch me until we started going downhill.

From Cheryl on Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 00:38:32

Julie--Thanks for the comment. We would love to have you on the team next year.

Sasha--I knew that run was hilly. Congratulations on how well your teams did.

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