Bloomington or Bust!

I head out of town tomorrow for the Red Eye Relay in Bloomington, Indiana.  I have never taken part in a relay so I am quite nervous.  I do not want to let my team down.  We have assigned our running order and not only do I run the first leg, but I also run the last.  Very cool, but is also contributing to my nervousness.  You can have anywhere from 2 people to a max of 7 people on a team.  We are in the Ultra Mixed category w/ 4 runners (2 female and 2 male).  The earliest start time is 4pm, but we chose 5:30pm.  We are positive we can win our category.  Another reason to make me nervous!  You can not finish before 6am and if you do, you receive a 30 minute penalty.  If you finish prior to 5:30am, then you get a DQ. 

Below is a list of each leg (mine legs are in bold). Our running order is me, Jason, Jaclyn and Dan.  You must maintain that same order through-out the entire race. Jason and I end up running a total of 24.75 miles, Jaclyn runs a total of 19.22 and Dan runs a total of 31.28 miles. 

I need to go over my packing list as well.  We need to be 100% self sufficient. We need to bring any fuel we may need through out the event as well (i.e. clif bars, bananas, electrolyte drinks, etc...)  I must to bring multiple pairs of socks, shorts and sports bras.  Jaclyn has our race team singlet's (2 per person) which she attempted to tie-die.  Dan & Jason have our rear lights, head lamps and reflective vests.  I also will bring a handheld water bottle, flash light, mace, towels to soak in water (to cool down due to the high temps), Garmin, hats, etc....   Dan has reserved a mini van for our team so we can have room to stretch out in between our legs.

Although I am nervous, I am also very excited!  I think this is going to be sucha  fun and exciting experience.  It's not everyday you run through-out the night and into the wee hours of the morning.

Leg #	Name	Checkpoints	Distance	Cumulative
1	Easy Cheese	A to B	2.22	2.22
2	Porkchop	B to C	5.95	8.17
3	Malaria Miller	C to D	5.90	14.07
4	Wild Turkey Run	D to E	4.40	18.47
5	Death Dog House	E to F	3.85	22.32
6	Gravel Gone Wild	F to G	7.00	29.32
7	Smokin' the Bear	G to H	4.02	33.34
8	Lakeside Ass Whoopin'	H to J	7.86	41.20
9	Bolting Bologna Legs	J to B	6.54	47.74
10	Hard Cheese	B to A	2.22	49.96
11	Easy Cheese	A to B	2.22	52.18
12	Porkchop	B to C	5.95	58.13
13	Malaria Miller	C to D	5.90	64.03
14	Wild Turkey Run	D to E	4.40	68.43
15	Death Dog House	E to F	3.85	72.28
16	Gravel Gone Wild	F to G	7.00	79.28
17	Smokin' the Bear	G to H	4.02	83.30
18	Porthole Potty	H to I	4.63	87.93
19	Grape Ape	I to J	3.23	91.16
20	Bolting Bologna Legs	J to B	6.54	97.70
21	Hard Cheese	B to A	2.22	99.92