After recently completing the 3rd Annual Market-to-Market Relay: an 84.43 mile, 6-8 person, 21-stage relay race, my new interest is now long distance relays. How does it work? The 84 mile course is broken into 21-stages with each runner taking on 2-3 stages. Stages range from 3-5 miles on a mixture of trails, paved roads, gravel roads, and highways from Omaha to Lincoln, then just like a relay race the runners “hand off the baton” throughout the day on their way to the finish line. The tagline for Market-to-Market is “84 miles, 21 exchange points, 6-8 person teams, 1 unforgettable day.”
Well...kudos to the advertising folks that put Market-to-Market on because they are totally correct on the unforgettable day part. We finished Saturday and my team and I haven’t stopped talking about it, posting on each other’s Facebook, and texting memories, funny moments, and inside jokes that only members of Team Pumpkin Patch or participants of a Market-to-Market would understand.
There is no other race environment like it and with limited spots, if you ever get the chance to run one, I strongly recommend it! In fact…if you’re lucky enough to win the entry-lottery to get in, please call me because I’d love to run another one!
http://www.markettomarketrelay.com/
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