Returning again in March I am looking forward to running the Texas Independence Relay (TIR) with team "DOGS" for my sixth (the team's seventh) consecutive year. The TIR is consistently well managed, and I'm blessed to have an excellent group of friends to run this relay race with. It is always tremendously fun, and I recommend it highly to Houston-area runners eager for a new adventure.
In the past several months our team has overcome many significant personnel challenges, resulting from the unfortunate injury or relocation amongst four of last year's twelve DOGS. Fortunately, we were successful at finding strong replacement runners whom we've known for years, so we're all looking forward to another fantastic experience.
Listed below is a summary table extracted from my Excel planning spreadsheet with ample stats, additionally showing each leg run with a corresponding Google Maps link:
| DON's TRUCK 1st Sleep Shift: |
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| Rick | MarkU | David | Janet | Raul | Don | |
| Relay Miles | 15.7 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 14.7 |
| Prologue Miles | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 |
| Total TIR Miles | 16.9 | 20.1 | 18.8 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 15.9 |
| Pace (cool & flat) | 8:30 | 8:00 | 8:45 | 11:39 | 9:45 | 8:30 |
| Forecast Run Time (h:m) | 2:17 | 2:35 | 2:39 | 2:34 | 2:26 | 2:07 |
| Forecast Pace (Hot&Hilly) | 8:46 | 8:12 | 9:02 | 11:51 | 10:04 | 8:41 |
| Overall Elev. Increase (ft.) | 528 | 460 | 770 | 285 | 556 | 323 |
| Overall Elev. Decrease (ft.) | (498) | (620) | (578) | (395) | (575) | (408) |
| Overall Net Change in Elev. (ft.) | 30 | (160) | 192 | (110) | (19) | (85) |
| Overall Number of Legs | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Leg 1 | 1-Rick | 2-MarkU | 3-David | 12-Janet | 13-Raul | 14-Don |
| Leg 2 | 28-Rick | 10-MarkU | 11-David | 30-Janet | 29-Raul | 31-Don |
| Leg 3 | 34-Rick | 27-MarkU | 32-David | 36-Janet | 35-Raul | 37-Don |
| Leg 4 | 33-MarkU | 38-David | ||||
| Relay Miles (Legs) | 15.7 (3) | 19.0 (4) | 17.6 (4) | 13.0 (3) | 14.5 (3) | 14.7 (3) |
| TIM's TRUCK 2nd Sleep Shift: |
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| Paul | MB | Kim | Kath | Tim | MarkO | |
| Relay Miles | 19.0 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 14.9 |
| Prologue Miles | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 |
| Total TIR Miles | 20.2 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 17.0 | 18.7 | 16.1 |
| Pace (cool & flat) | 8:30 | 9:00 | 8:03 | 8:04 | 8:21 | 10:00 |
| Forecast Run Time (h:m) | 2:46 | 2:47 | 2:31 | 2:11 | 2:30 | 2:33 |
| Forecast Pace (Hot&Hilly) | 8:47 | 9:18 | 8:17 | 8:21 | 8:35 | 10:18 |
| Overall Elev. Increase (ft.) | 585 | 401 | 427 | 537 | 259 | 399 |
| Overall Elev. Decrease (ft.) | (433) | (462) | (527) | (575) | (361) | (443) |
| Overall Net Change in Elev. (ft.) | 152 | (61) | (100) | (38) | (102) | (44) |
| Overall Number of Legs | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Leg 1 | 4-Paul | 9-MB | 7-Kim | 5-Kath | 8-Tim | 6-MarkO |
| Leg 2 | 15-Paul | 16-MB | 17-Kim | 18-Kath | 19-Tim | 20-MarkO |
| Leg 3 | 21-Paul | 22-MB | 23-Kim | 24-Kath | 25-Tim | 26-MarkO |
| Leg 4 | 40-Paul | 39-Kim | ||||
| Relay Miles (Legs) | 19.0 (4) | 18.1 (3) | 18.4 (4) | 15.8 (3) | 17.5 (3) | 14.9 (3) |
For even better visualizations of the route install Google Earth then click:
- Here for the customized zoom-in on any leg along the route;
- Here for a fun view of our ~36-hour trek compressed to 5.5-minutes!
Here's a great elevation view generated by the very handy GPSVISUALIZER.com tool:
Looks like fun Mark. Run with your tablet and you won't get lost ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a jokester. Referring to me as a "strong" replacement runner!
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