Marathon Relay

The easiest way to run a marathon is to split the distance in 8 runners and run 5,27km each!
That's what we did on Sunday.

Fernanda from Yara, me, T-I, Ana Paula and Peter from Brasil, Jo Lyn and Travis from US. We also had Marcia, the girl's personal trainer, on the team.

I was the "weak point" in this team, and I knew it so I put a lot of pressure on myself not to embarrasse them all.......

Discussing the route.

Ready?

4500 runners started on Sunday!

It had been raining without stop Friday, Saturday and was supposed to continue Sunday. But the rain took a break this morning and continued in the afternoon, when we were home again :-)

I had leg no.2 and was squised in the crowd. Very worried I would not find Jo Lyn.

But everything went well! We found each other!

It looks like I was running for life.......

But I sat a new personal record:-)

Except for Thor-Inge, Fernanda and Jo Lyn who all are fast runners, I was only seconds from the other ones in the team, so I was really satiesfied!

The two first legs done! We can relax!

The girls finished! (Marcia left right away)

The rest is up to the men........

And here comes our last runner to the finishing line.

We were the fastest couple (and that was NOT because of me!)

Finished!

It was great fun and we did a good job!

After a quick shower, champagne and lunch in Ana Paula and Peter's house!

I think we managed to talk Kathleen from Belgium into participating next time!!