Got to join a fun group of friends that usually do the Blue Ridge Relay for a shorter one-day adventure at the Dam to Dam Relay! This is a similar style even to the Ville to Ville Relay that I do just about every year, in that it's a shorter distance and all done in one day (vs. the 200+ mile overnight versions). The race started at the Lake Murray dam and runs relay-style over ~100k between 12 legs to the Lake Greenwood dam.
I decided to be runner #1 for our team, so I got to start out in the dark at 6:15am from the Lake Murray dam. It was oddly humid and warm, and though there were predicted scattered storms for the day I stayed dry!
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| Start line! |
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| Team pic! |
My first leg was supposed to be 5.5 miles mostly along the sidewalk on a 4-lane highway. It was dark and I was able to hang on with a couple of other runners who were doing a decent pace. Skirted the edge of Lexington, SC and finished feeling pretty good!
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| 5.36 mi @ 8:25/mi avg |
Second leg went over the Saluda River on the western side of Lake Murray, and was again pretty nice. The temperatures had oddly cooled off a good bit, so it was nice and comfortable to run. Thankfully I avoided the downpours that happened in the earlier morning!
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| 6.04 mi @ 8:15/mi avg |
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| Handoff from Natalie |
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Starting off
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Was really pleased with being able to do my second leg a good bit faster than the first! Both legs were slower than I'd stated would be my estimate but ah well, the rest of the team made up for it.
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| Finish Line beers |
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| Winners! |
We were excited to learn we'd placed first in the Mixed Masters division! Our total time of 8hrs 35mins (average 8:06 pace) was just 16 minutes in front of the second place team, so we didn't have much room to spare.
Overall a long but very fun day!!
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