Relay for Life

When our fearless captain, Marc Trotz, announced that we were going to call our merry band of lawless runners "We're Keepin' R's," I should have known we'd be in for trouble.

Better stated, I knew we'd BE trouble.

The Relay benefited Organs 'R' Us, and here we were announcing we planned to hold onto ours. Just think of our poor volunteers, shame-faced and blushing, feigning amnesia when asked by the event organizers what team they were supporting.

Of course, at some level not too far below the surface I knew all too well just how in-your-face, bold and boisterous we were bound to be, which is why I readily jumped in the van to head to Calistoga for a two-day running adventure of blood, sweat and tears.

I'll post a longer story of our adventure down the road, but for now, here's a teaser:

199 miles, give or take a few based on road blocks, detours and missteps. 12 runners, 3 legs each, almost 30 hours of continuous running from 1-2 May.

Numbers can't begin to quantify the magnificent challenge, nor can mere words on a page or monitor begin to speak of the transformation we lived as individuals and as team.

We're Keepin' R's, Touchstone-Berkeley rocked the house and lived to tell the story. Stay tuned...

photo credit of me running goes to teammate Aaron Steele. Check out more of his awesome shots on his picasa album. Not bad for a dude with a camera phone!