or at least some of them. It takes a while to run 42 miles, so others tend to join in half way and some leave early - all part of the organisational fun!
11am and the ladies and mixed teams start:
Marilyn ran as a guide for Sara. Not bad considering Marilyn had a leg of her own to do. 5 or so miles later:
Marilyn's still smiling despite a nasty tumble. She's always happy, particularly when there's a camera - you should see the photos we have of her up to her neck in mud beaming ear to ear. Meanwhile Sara is giving it everything.
and off goes Nicola on her leg.
Nicola shows Sara's not the only one giving her all, as she hands to me.
Nice arse...
...but are those abs or extra boobs?
Marilyn hands over to Zita, who also gives it some. Does she know she still has another 4.5 miles?
Shelly was just too quick for the camera. We've done 31 miles at this point!
Gill arrives in Romsey showing steel determination after a quality run. She hands over to Beth...
...who finishes in Totton escorted by the next generation. Just wait till the day Bart starts beating you Beth!
A fantastic day out in glorious weather, if a little humid early on for my leg. My highlights were passing the Eastleigh runner - I've never overtaken anyone in a relay before! I also ran my leg faster than our men's team! (Sorry Bob!)
Team highlights: we were'nt the last ladies' team. We beat one of the mixed teams too! We also didn't get caught by our men's team, who started an hour behind us. That's a pretty good result for us!
If you've never done a relay, do one! They're fun!
4 comments:
looks great - do you fancy a leg of the High Peak Relay in November - forumtie team came last last year, we need a few quicker peeps!
When and where?
The route looks great...I was thinking of taking a day to cycle it. Apart from the obviousproblem of getting over stiles is most of the route rideable on an MTB?
Ivan W (Victory)
Most of the route is cyclable, but there are bits where a bike would be a problem. The first half mile of the leg I did is a narrow 6-inch track between a barbed wire fence and nettles. Tough to run, almost impossible to cycle, but maybe you could carry it. You'd be better cycling on the road to St Mary Bourne and rejoining the path there.
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