First, some last minute roster change news. Chris H. is trying to recover from a running injury and unfortunately cannot make it to the race. We all hope he heals up fast and is back to running in no time! The good news is Birgit has graciously stepped into the breach. So, Birgit, welcome to the team!
The team takes off on Thursday in the two vans. Van 1 leaves at noon with Matt, Sue, David, Emily, Cathy, Merle, and Rodrigo. Van 2 heads out at 4pm with Chris, Erica, Aisling, Nancy, and Birgit.
If all goes well van 1 should arrive in time for both dinner and get some of the check-in obligations out of the way. Van 2, will hopefully get in on time to get a good night's sleep!
Here is the big and unexpected news: the team's starting time is 1pm! That is four hours later than last year! What is going on? Well two things. First, we have been somewhat more aggressive with the estimated paces submitted by our team. Last year we came in far under our expected time, and this year the goal was to submit forecasts that are more likely to be in line with reality. Second, the race organizers decided to spread the teams out more than they have in the past. Their goal is to reduce the congestion at the various transition areas. What that translates into is a set of starts in which the last, and fastest, teams will start at 4pm which is a full hour and a half later than last year.
So when will our runners be on the course? While we will not know exactly until they actually hit the road below are our best estimates at the moment.
| Runner | 1st Leg | 1st Dist | 1st Start Time | 2nd Leg | 2nd Dist | 2nd Start Time | 3rd Leg | 3rd Dist | 3rd Start Time |
| Sue | 1 | 7.8 | 1:00PM | 13 | 3.8 | 10:59 | 25 | 9.3 | 9:43 |
| David | 2 | 8.9 | 1:58 | 14 | 7.7 | 11:27 | 26 | 4.2 | 10:57 |
| Matt | 3 | 3.8 | 3:09 | 15 | 8.2 | 12:26AM | 27 | 8.6 | 11:29 |
| Nancy | 4 | 2.9 | 3:35 | 16 | 6.4 | 1:28 | 28 | 5.5 | 12:36PM |
| Birgit | 5 | 5.5 | 4:01 | 17 | 7.4 | 2:30 | 29 | 4.2 | 1:26 |
| Merle | 6 | 8.6 | 4:49 | 18 | 4.9 | 3:38 | 30 | 3.2 | 2:04 |
| Chris | 7 | 7.2 | 6:10 | 19 | 4.4 | 4:21 | 31 | 2.5 | 2:34 |
| Emily | 8 | 6.6 | 7:17 | 20 | 9.1 | 5:02 | 32 | 6.8 | 2:56 |
| Rodrigo | 9 | 6.3 | 8:01 | 21 | 7.1 | 6:07 | 33 | 4 | 3:42 |
| Cathy | 10 | 4.9 | 8:44 | 22 | 5.4 | 6:57 | 34 | 4 | 4:10 |
| Erica | 11 | 6.1 | 9:30 | 23 | 6.2 | 7:48 | 35 | 3 | 4:48 |
| Aisling | 12 | 3.9 | 10:25 | 24 | 6.9 | 8:41 | 36 | 4.3 | 5:16 |
| Finish! | 5:54 |
Matt
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