Hood to Coast

Relay Race:  Hood to Coast Relay
August 26-27, 2011
Start time:  9:45 am Friday
Finish time:  2:16:08 pm Saturday
Total time:  28:31:08
377/1267 teams
Team name:  Girls and Boyz from the Hood
Team of 12 runners

There were two teams for each relay team:  I was on team #1.  We spent Thursday evening decorating our van.

We put smiley faces on and used paint to decorate them.  The sad part was the next morning the dew and mist totally destroyed our decorations!

The race begins at Timberline Lodge at Mt. Hood.  Breathtaking views!

Team #1; Team # 2 didn't start until 6 hours later when we met them at Sandy, OR. 

Here is the start line....the first leg is 6 miles of all downhill.  Glad that wasn't me!!

Me after finishing my first leg; I was the 4th runner and my leg came at noon with temps over 90 degrees.  Did well but it was a tough 7.25 miles.  I ran later that night at 10pm and then again at 9am the next morning. 

200 miles later in Seaside, OR at the coast.  What a welcome sight! 

The finish line; our team waited for several hours for team #2 to cross the finish line. 

The entire team.  This was an amazing relay race and one I would do again.  I didn't know what to expect having never participated in a 30 hour race before but it was so much fun.