Northwest Passage Relay Day 2 Saturday Legs Leg #30 5.5 miles 34:14 min (6:13 ave) Rated Moderate 
Leg #34 6.05 miles 39:32 min (6:32 ave) Rated Hard 
Right before our Van departed we found out that Van 2 needed my help to run a 5th leg. That meant that rather than being done after this leg, I would have one more hard leg to run. That changed my plan of running it all out to be more conservative. I was able to still hit my expected time, but I was really feeling fatigued now that I was on my 4th leg. Leg 34 was my last leg. Finally! It had the most hills of all my legs. I only needed to average 6:30 pace or so to hit my projected times, but I had already run 24 miles. For a good portion of the run I felt like I was at mile 24 of a marathon. Legs were dead and not cooperating. I ran my best and was never happier to crest the last 100 foot climb and see the exchange at the other side. Overall, the race was a blast. Could be the most fun I have had at a relay. Cool course, awesome team. Very different experience with 9 runners rather than 12. I am very glad I got to do it and would love to do it again some time. Thanks to Paul for giving us the opportunity and organizing everything. We couldn't have done it without you.
(Day after thoughts) Legs are completely wasted now. Quite the week for them. From 4 actual running miles to 70+ running miles in one week. Not recommended. I will consider it a miracle if I remain un-injured from this. Either way it was well worth it. I had an awesome time.
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