I’m not sure that I like marathon relays. You don’t get any of the adulation that the marathoners get, or even the half marathoners. In fact, I think your only purpose is to generate money for the event. You don’t get a medal, and I couldn’t even get a drink at the end. I ran the first leg of the Thunder Road Marathon in Charlotte which was 13.1 miles. Once I completed my leg and handed off the chip to Mike, I stood there for awhile wondering what to do. I wasn’t at the “real” finish line, so there was no fanfare or anything going on. But in spite of that, I had a great time. We as a team did real well, and the fact that I did it with Mike and Jason was the absolute best. I ran great mostly because I think it was at sea level, and I train at altitude. Mike was not happy with his time, but then again, he has had very little time lately to train. Jason did great and I think he was happy with his run.
Next year, we are each going to do at least a half marathon!
I was diagnosed with MS about 4 years ago and I am one of the lucky ones. I don't have too many problems associated with it, and the disease has actually slowed down. I took up running 3 years ago just to see if I could do it. So far I've run 3 marathons in a year and a half.