Showing posts with label H2C 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label H2C 2008. Show all posts
Friday, September 5, 2008
Official Google Blog...
Chris has some rather touching and inspiring words to say on the Official Google Blog about our team. I suggest you go read it.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
9th Place!
We ran our hearts out all night long through the Oregon back country and finished a tremendous 9th place overall! http://www.racecenter.com/results/2008/htc08.htm
And now, my top 9 memories of Hood to Coast 2008:
9) Finishing 30 minutes ahead of our target.
8) Finishing my last leg. So glad the pain was over and the binge eating could begin.
7) Fearing for a little bird's life as it tried to eat two whole goldfish at a time.
6) Eddie's exclamation that he had 86 kills on one of his legs. (I'm not sure what shocked me more, the number of kills, or that he actually kept count.)
5) The ginormous beach party in Seaside, Oregon.
4) Clearing out the van when the effects of flax seed oil peanut butter came to a culmination.
3) Fearing for our lives while riding in the Death Van. (Note: The "Death Van" attribution is referring to the van itself, not our highly skilled driver, Kerry. Please reference Eddie's post for further details.)
2) Welcoming rookies to the insane relay experience.
1) Seeing the team back together again.
Until next time... radio silence.
And now, my top 9 memories of Hood to Coast 2008:
9) Finishing 30 minutes ahead of our target.
8) Finishing my last leg. So glad the pain was over and the binge eating could begin.
7) Fearing for a little bird's life as it tried to eat two whole goldfish at a time.
6) Eddie's exclamation that he had 86 kills on one of his legs. (I'm not sure what shocked me more, the number of kills, or that he actually kept count.)
5) The ginormous beach party in Seaside, Oregon.
4) Clearing out the van when the effects of flax seed oil peanut butter came to a culmination.
3) Fearing for our lives while riding in the Death Van. (Note: The "Death Van" attribution is referring to the van itself, not our highly skilled driver, Kerry. Please reference Eddie's post for further details.)
2) Welcoming rookies to the insane relay experience.
1) Seeing the team back together again.
Until next time... radio silence.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
dear enterprise rentacar
a letter I've drafted to enterprise rentacar, the agency that provided our (overpriced) vans.
"To whom it may concern: there were several deficiencies we noticed in our vans rented for the h2c race.
To begin, the child safety lock would not disengage. This is akward when we're using the vans to drop off and pick up runners-36 times. Your support staff was less than helpful in finding a workaround.
Beyond this, other complaints include, in no particular order: The lighter plugs would not work, the winshield sprayer was out of fluid (which we had to replace ourselves), the gas guage would vary depending on factors of elevation, slope of surface, and how many people were in the van.
Also, who doesn't gas up rental cars? And really, check your engines and turn off the check engine light when you do. This check should include whether the car rattles uncontrolably when the gas pedal is depressed.
I don't mean to tell you how to do your job, but with the highway robbery you call your 24 hour h2c rental agreement, we expected a little more."
"To whom it may concern: there were several deficiencies we noticed in our vans rented for the h2c race.
To begin, the child safety lock would not disengage. This is akward when we're using the vans to drop off and pick up runners-36 times. Your support staff was less than helpful in finding a workaround.
Beyond this, other complaints include, in no particular order: The lighter plugs would not work, the winshield sprayer was out of fluid (which we had to replace ourselves), the gas guage would vary depending on factors of elevation, slope of surface, and how many people were in the van.
Also, who doesn't gas up rental cars? And really, check your engines and turn off the check engine light when you do. This check should include whether the car rattles uncontrolably when the gas pedal is depressed.
I don't mean to tell you how to do your job, but with the highway robbery you call your 24 hour h2c rental agreement, we expected a little more."
van 1 update
Much like the moon landings in the 60s, van 1 is emerging from radio silence through the back woods of oregon. Provisions lasted, the weather held (its sunny and gorgeous), the running was superb, and were heading to seaside, OR now to rendezvous with van 2. Two questions remain: what will we place and will we make our flight back to sfo?
Scappoose Hwy
pace, finished up around 14 minutes ahead of pace. Not too shabby.
Good morning
I can't think of a better way to start my Saturday. At 2am in a
parking lot in the middle of downtown Portland, knowing I'll be
running in the next 2 hours. Oh yeah!
parking lot in the middle of downtown Portland, knowing I'll be
running in the next 2 hours. Oh yeah!
portland or, 2 am
1.5 hours of restless sleep later...and van 1 is back. Were a few more mins up on our splits.ed took a dive running through the docklands of portland. Urban night running is hazardous.
very very late at night...or early in the morning
It's 1:30 and we're awake-ish from our brief in-car naps. Ed is about to start Van 1's second set. It's also cold and there's some sort of rally going on under the bridge. We're 16 minutes ahead of pace!
Poptarts
To the viewers of this blog: we've had several discussions surrounding the relative merits of Poptarts during the relay. Here's a topic for discussion that I'd like to solicit thoughts on:
"Resolved; poptarts are the the greatest food ever"
Food for thought: Only in America could we take a danish, make it more portable, more non-perishable (second next to twinkies-which don't have the benefit of foil), and more delicious. They come in all flavors for people in all walks of life--what's not more liberty-loving than that? Poptarts are, in a word, terrific.
Thoughts? Favorite Poptarts memories? Frosted or unfrosted? Toasted or untoasted? I put it to the people--share away.
PS-a history of Poptarts can be found here.
"Resolved; poptarts are the the greatest food ever"
Food for thought: Only in America could we take a danish, make it more portable, more non-perishable (second next to twinkies-which don't have the benefit of foil), and more delicious. They come in all flavors for people in all walks of life--what's not more liberty-loving than that? Poptarts are, in a word, terrific.
Thoughts? Favorite Poptarts memories? Frosted or unfrosted? Toasted or untoasted? I put it to the people--share away.
PS-a history of Poptarts can be found here.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Midnight Rest
Me: Crosby, you want to play a game with me?
Crosby: Is it called Drink The Beer?
Me: No.
Crosby: Then no.
We drove through a town outside of Portland called Boring, or as I like to call it, Boregon.
All there is to eat is flax seed oil peanut butter and our van smells like a high school locker room.
Running again in 2 hours or so. Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the worst.
Crosby: Is it called Drink The Beer?
Me: No.
Crosby: Then no.
We drove through a town outside of Portland called Boring, or as I like to call it, Boregon.
All there is to eat is flax seed oil peanut butter and our van smells like a high school locker room.
Running again in 2 hours or so. Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the worst.
finished with leg 1
Van 1 is done with our legs and handed the batton to van 2. After subway (mmmm), were driving to portland for the 12 exchange (should happen around 1:45). Were 16 minutes ahead of schedule and rolling-i picked up 21 people over 7.5 miles. Good night!
exchange 1
Were waiting for ed at the base of timberline road on hwy 26. Total elevation dropped so far: 2000+ feet in 5.6 miles.
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