TIR Countdown: 16 Days!
I can't say how much that I have a great team -- the Battling Bloggers of the Texas Republic - for the Texas Independence Relay. Not in the sense that we're going to win the whole thing, but just the cooperation that I've received in making this a quality effort for all.
However, we've had one more roster change!
Jessica Alexander is moving to Austin the weekend of the Texas Independence Relay and will not be able to participate with us. Her last local race for awhile will be the Park to Park Run next Saturday, February 23. One of the original Houston Running Bloggers, we'll miss having her around the greater Houston area ... but we'll continute to see her continual improvement in her running and triathlon abilities from afar in the Austin-area.
While I considered a number of options that I'll keep private (my team already knows though), the best option that presented itself was this one involving a runner-turned cyclist-turned swimmer whose running was starting to come back around after an injury. Work could still throw him a curve, but we'll know for sure in a few days whether that's the case or not.
Nonetheless, I look forward to Mr. Joe Carey giving us three solid legs for about 15 miles. It is good to have Joe back on the active roster with us.
Our 10K paces look like this -- Edwin (47:30), Tommy (50:00), Dave (52:00), Joe (52:00), Holden (54:00), Keith (55:00), Karen (56:00), Katy (57:00), Barbara (58:00), Cassie (62:00), Sarah (63:00) and myself (63:00).
I built in a little bit of time into Edwin (30 seconds), Tommy (minute), Dave, Keith and Barbara - for various reasons. Dave's is a cushion, but Keith is a little bit of an unknown and Barbara has indicated that she's not quite where's she been with her training. This takes a little bit of the pressure off.
I upgraded Holden and Karen's because they'll be running four shorter legs. I kept Katy's about the same since she'll be running two weeks after doing the Austin Marathon on Sunday. I upgraded Cassie's by a minute because I know she'll rise to the occasion (especially if I pull out orange and run in front of her.) Sarah's is right at where she ran a couple of weeks ago and I don't even consider Surfside in the equation. And I think I'll be under 63 myself.
Our "running" legs (since I have some literal/figurative folks on my team) are as follows:
Legs 1-6 - Jon, Edwin, Karen, Holden, Keith, Tommy (Karen gets to run with the boys!)
Legs 7-12 - Cassie, Sarah, Barbara, Katy, Dave, Joe
Legs 13-18, 25-30 - Cassie, Karen, Holden, Tommy, Sarah, Dave
Legs 19-24, 31-36 - Jon, Edwin, Keith, Barbara, Joe, Katy
Our departure schedule - other than anybody that may want to go to Gonzales themselves - is shaping up like this:
Leaving from Jon's - Jon, Edwin, Karen, Dave, Holden, Katy (and possibly Barbara)
Leaving from Cassie's - Cassie, Keith, Joe, Sarah, Tommy (and possibly Barbara)
Manny and Jose will be our drivers. They're going to need to focus on getting to the next exchange as quickly and as safely as possible. When one runner finishes, they'll need to maybe towel off quickly and then immediately get to the next exchange.
However, we've had one more roster change!
Jessica Alexander is moving to Austin the weekend of the Texas Independence Relay and will not be able to participate with us. Her last local race for awhile will be the Park to Park Run next Saturday, February 23. One of the original Houston Running Bloggers, we'll miss having her around the greater Houston area ... but we'll continute to see her continual improvement in her running and triathlon abilities from afar in the Austin-area.
While I considered a number of options that I'll keep private (my team already knows though), the best option that presented itself was this one involving a runner-turned cyclist-turned swimmer whose running was starting to come back around after an injury. Work could still throw him a curve, but we'll know for sure in a few days whether that's the case or not.
Nonetheless, I look forward to Mr. Joe Carey giving us three solid legs for about 15 miles. It is good to have Joe back on the active roster with us.
Our 10K paces look like this -- Edwin (47:30), Tommy (50:00), Dave (52:00), Joe (52:00), Holden (54:00), Keith (55:00), Karen (56:00), Katy (57:00), Barbara (58:00), Cassie (62:00), Sarah (63:00) and myself (63:00).
I built in a little bit of time into Edwin (30 seconds), Tommy (minute), Dave, Keith and Barbara - for various reasons. Dave's is a cushion, but Keith is a little bit of an unknown and Barbara has indicated that she's not quite where's she been with her training. This takes a little bit of the pressure off.
I upgraded Holden and Karen's because they'll be running four shorter legs. I kept Katy's about the same since she'll be running two weeks after doing the Austin Marathon on Sunday. I upgraded Cassie's by a minute because I know she'll rise to the occasion (especially if I pull out orange and run in front of her.) Sarah's is right at where she ran a couple of weeks ago and I don't even consider Surfside in the equation. And I think I'll be under 63 myself.
Our "running" legs (since I have some literal/figurative folks on my team) are as follows:
Legs 1-6 - Jon, Edwin, Karen, Holden, Keith, Tommy (Karen gets to run with the boys!)
Legs 7-12 - Cassie, Sarah, Barbara, Katy, Dave, Joe
Legs 13-18, 25-30 - Cassie, Karen, Holden, Tommy, Sarah, Dave
Legs 19-24, 31-36 - Jon, Edwin, Keith, Barbara, Joe, Katy
Our departure schedule - other than anybody that may want to go to Gonzales themselves - is shaping up like this:
Leaving from Jon's - Jon, Edwin, Karen, Dave, Holden, Katy (and possibly Barbara)
Leaving from Cassie's - Cassie, Keith, Joe, Sarah, Tommy (and possibly Barbara)
Manny and Jose will be our drivers. They're going to need to focus on getting to the next exchange as quickly and as safely as possible. When one runner finishes, they'll need to maybe towel off quickly and then immediately get to the next exchange.
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