Today I ran the Delano 12 Hour Relay with 3 other co-workers.
My co-workers and myself had already planned out or schedule of running the relay which last 12hours of 1 mile loops around a gravel walking trail at a local park.I was to be the last of the runners and was suppose to start at 1:00pm. It had rained all night Friday night and all morning Saturday.When I arrived it was only a mist but the course was very muddy and had standing water all over it.I started my laps shortly after 1pm and took a break at 13 miles.One of my co-workers ran about 30 minutes and then I was off again.I seem to get a second wind at mile 18 but by mile 22 my legs were starting to feel the miles.My highlight of the day is when I passed John Nevels and Jon Elmore.Nevels had already ran 50+ miles and Jon E. wasnt even in the race. They were only walking and talking and I ask them if I could write about it and they said , sure. Thanks dudes! I finished with 24 miles....should not have taken the break, but Sooi (team mate) wanted to run some more.My legs felt very weak and tired at the end and my shoes were a mess.
Bottom line....If I am to run longer distances and get faster, I'm going to have to drop some more pounds.I felt like a different runner when I dropped from 205 to 195.I think that if I lose 20 more pounds there would be a sub 21 5k in my future.
Jon Elmore and Eric Schotz did a excellent job as race directors.They worked hard to have a good race for everyone to enjoy. | 