Market to Market Relay

I got some great news late last night.

There is a new relay this year (October 11) in Omaha--86 miles from Omaha to Lincoln. It's already sold out! They only allowed 150 teams to compete. Teams are allowed from 6 to 8 people per team. If the members on your team have qualifying 5k times (under 19:00), your team can be registered as elite.

Last night I got a text message from a girl who is the captain of one of the elite teams (there are only about 6 elite teams). One of her members is not able to compete, so she asked if I would like to be on their team. The girl who asked me is a 3-time Olympic Trials qualifier, and although I know her and visited her once this summer for my ITBS injury (she's a Physical Therapist), I've never run with her.

This is going to be awesome!