Running the Colonial 200 Relay - Part 3 - Running Toward Richmond

Jeff on Leg 5 in Ruckersville, Virginia

I could probably write a post for almost every one of the legs we covered in the Relay, but no one wants to read that much. It is, perhaps, better to give you a sense of how we were doing as we moved East from Albemarle County toward Richmond. One by one, our team members stepped up and ran their assigned legs. Twelve individual runners were becoming a team. We even had our own volunteers.

Kathleen was unable to run with the team, so she stepped up
and volunteered. Kathleen and Andrea at Leg 7 (Preddy Creek
Trail Park)

Those who have run the Colonial 200 know that Leg 8 holds a special distinction. It is the greatest rise in elevation over the shortest distance. In short, it is one heck of a hill and the person who completes it gets the title "King of the Mountain." For our team, that person was Kevin. He volunteered to run the leg and, when he was done, he knew he had earned that title.

Kevin earns his "King of the Mountain"
status on Leg 8

Not only was his leg over a serious hill, but much of it was on unpaved road. Those of us following Kevin got a sense of the difficulty when the van had trouble making the pull up the hill. The title "King of the Mountain" comes with its own sticker.

As the hours and miles began to roll by, we moved closer and closer to Richmond. Along we way, we made lots of memories and enjoyed the run. We also began to see runners from other teams. Some of those runners had started earlier than we did and we were catching up to them, while others had started in our wake and catching and passing us. Here are a few highlights.

Amy on Leg 7

The Cornerstone Century team waiting for Keith on Leg 9

Mark running Leg 10 in Louisa County

Danny, Hank, Andrea and Kevin take a well-deserved rest at Leg 11