All Realy teams - good luck and have fun this weekend in California's Longest Party. Looking forawrd to seeing all of you on the course.

My team is Runners Anonymous - bib #200 - start time 1:00 PM.

Roni

Team "sounded like fun" - Good Luck and have fun! Maybe we'll cross paths in the middle of the night? My team is "Yo...TAXI". Look for some checkboard painted vans. You guys must all be fast runners for a 1pm start time...ours is a 9:30 AM start....oh, an early wake up call tomorrow....oh well, it's all fun! Good Luck again!

To all the relay runners, wish you safe and strong run this weekend!!!

I am number #2 too Patrick! which legs are you running???

Look fwd to seeing everyone at the Relay week-end, I am runner # 2, my team name "NetApp - Go Further, Faster", bib 119. We deco our vans with NetApp Blue logo, come by anytime if you need anything - just mention my name if I am not there -I pack tons of stuff for my team - I am sure we can share - Have fun and see you on the road - Make sure you try out evening gears and pack gloves, jackets...

They just posted start time for this team (Dane's) is 1:00 P.M. on Sat - 1 more month to go...hope you all have a good training.

Dane,
Am I one of the runners now? I was an alternate before. Should I go to the meeting tomorrow morning?

Rebecca

Hey guys, regretfully I'm taking myself off the team. A couple of friends talked me into joining their team... the peer pressure...

This is going to be such a fun run! I'm looking forward to meeting all of you after work tomorrow!

Dane, the team only needs two volunteers and it appears you already have both, so I guess that gets me off the hook. I'll train and get ready in case I need to step in for someone, otherwise I'll try to join another team down the line.

I'm really excited for this!! Helen I think you should try it! You don't need to be a super runner just do the best you can, it's more about the fun of running with everyone and running in places you wouldn't run. I think you'd be surprised by how quickly you can pick up your mileage in the next 2 months. :)

Alternates are 1) Jose, 2) Helen. I will let alternates know by Saturday if we have spots to fill. Volunteers are 1) Judy, 2) Val, 3) Jose's friend(s)? Thank you so much to the volunteers!!! Here are the shifts remaining: http://www.therelay.com/Application/ShiftsRemaining.php3.

Okay Relayers, we're down to crunch time! Any luck with HR for charitable matching? Here is who I am under the impression are solid 'Yes' people: 1) Angela, 2) Christine Cruz, 3) Debbie, 4) Jose M., 5) Steve, 6) Virginia, 7) Robyn Copabianco (not shown here), 8) Alicia, 9) Rebecca, 10) Marina, 11) Heidi, 12) Christine Stanley, 13) Dane. 12 of those 13 need to either meet up with me at tonight's run, tomorrow 6pm, or Sat. 10am, all at Aqui in Campbell. Needs are an $80 check and a 10K pace!

Re: Helen, don't give up so soon...
Speaking from my own experience, sure you can do it...
Last Feb, my pace was 10:45 min/mile for 5 miles - then I got into injury (Shin splint) in Mar and April. I signed up as alternative, did not get train till April, got 4 wks notice before the Relay, trained about twice/wk - Then I ended up with 9:15 min/mile at the Relay - It was very fun and remarkable exp. I've seen you can do 4 mls in the treadmill while I can't even 2 mls. Easier to run with others

Dane, I will have to back off on this year's relay. I did another 4 miles this morning 90% by walk...very disappointed not confident at all to commit before the deadline. Thanks and I still hope to train with the team.

Dane, I'm going to give up my spot and Heidi can take my place. I've had a setback in my training and considering the team signup deadline rapidly approaching, I'd rather not be a question mark for the team. I'll be an alternate runner in case you guys need to fill a spot later on.

Helen, You're welcome to be on the team, but I'll leave it to your best judgement, since you're the only one who knows how you feel :)

Dane, today 4 miles on treadmill for 50 minutes and almost killed me...So out of shape not sure if I can pick it up within 2 months...I will have to try run tomorrow then decide to register or not (hopefully not too late), if my back hurts less tomorrow morning. Sorry for being wimpy here and thank you for your patience.

Dane, thank you for your reply, this is great news for me that I am part of the team now! Very good motivation for me to start running!