On April 19th & 20th, I will join 11 of my virtual Nike+ friends in a team relay through California. The event is known as “The Relay” and starts at Calistoga and ends at Santa Cruz. Our 12 member team will be split into 2 vans and each runner will run 3 legs of the 199 mile course. The middle leg will run over the Golden Gate Bridge. I am excited about running this relay, since I will meet more of my virtual friends from the world of Nike+.
Our team is known as Waiting for Runs, which is a catch phrase that any Nike+ member knows. Our team is made up of the following members – myself, FooRunner, JenW, mawz76, Monk_Monkey, Mrs Foo, noels71, slowashell, SusieQ, TeeW, texasbuckeye, & wondermom24. Everyone is looking forward to meeting and running through California.
This will be my 2nd relay, I ran the 2005 Wild West Relay in Colorado with coworkers. That was a great time and was quite an experience. The Relay in California will be a lot lower in elevation, but should have some great views and the relay will be another great experience. Just meeting the group will be an experience in itself. I have previously met JenW, TeeW, Monk_Monkey, & slowashell from the Nike+ Summit in July 2007.
Organs R Us is the fundraiser for the event. Our team has registered a page to receive donations for a great cause. Through running and walking, Organs ‘R’ Us (‘ORU’) has generated $25 million of publicity promoting the need for organ donors. My personal fundraising page for this event is http://www.firstgiving.com/1miletogo.
I am really looking forward to this event and I will surely take some photos and post them to this blog here. Right now I’m gearing up for the Walt Disney World Goofy Challenge that will be taking place in a couple weeks. There will be a group of Nike+ members there and we hope to get together. More on that after the race.
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