Last weekend, I had an amazing time running the Texas Independence Relay 2014 edition with a bunch of old and new friends.
#TIR2014 begins with the cannon… and I have the first leg which is ~5.5 miles pic.twitter.com/6rQltKNVkC
— Chris Aniszczyk (@cra) March 29, 2014
This was an amazing race to do before I start tapering for the Boston Marathon which is going to happen in a few weeks. On top of that, the weather was nearly perfect, during the day bluebonnets were in full bloom like I haven’t seen in many years.
blue bonnets #TIR2014 pic.twitter.com/qzfEb1Dcs8
— Chris Aniszczyk (@cra) March 29, 2014
During the evening, we witnessed a beautiful Texas sunset:
waiting for a teammate and enjoying the sky #TIR2014 pic.twitter.com/Z5KVfgmfJ8
— Chris Aniszczyk (@cra) March 30, 2014
So how did I end up doing? I ended up running 4.5 legs (we had an injury so I ran half of an extra leg):
- 1st Leg: 5.3 mi at 7:00/mi pace
- 2nd Leg: 4.7 mi at 6:25/mi pace
- 3rd Leg: 7.5 mi at 6:44/mi pace
- 4th Leg: 4.8 mi at 6:52/mi pace
Overall, I had a blast and was impressed I was able to keep my average pace under 7:00/mi for the whole race, this puts me in great shape for the Boston Marathon. We actually ended up finishing 2 hours ahead of schedule roughly which put us finishing 8th at the San Jacinto Monument.
the team finished #TIR2014 in 24 hours and 30 minutes… need a mimosa pic.twitter.com/jXtDRAwqV7
— Chris Aniszczyk (@cra) March 30, 2014
As a reminder, I’m still fundraising for the The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society so if you have the means, please consider a donation for this great cause. I promise to live tweet everyone thanks during the marathon as a token of appreciation.