BRR 2017 – Through the South Charlotte Lens

BRR 2017 – Through the South Charlotte Lens

Everything’s better with Cheddar

Please note this is a Backblast for all BRR teams so I will update it as you update your experiences on legs and other stuff on legs or miscellaneous. Just add them to the comments and I will update the backblast every few hours

So I am writing this BackBlast late but Tolkien will surely be proud of YHC. So let’s get straight to it. Yet another CSAUP event we are doing this year(why am I doing it every year and suffering…) Well this the team I led was F3 SOB (sorry YHC has no creativity in the team name) and we were pretty banged up from the start of this race. So to avoid personal embarrassment I will let you know what we were dealing with and not refer names. Our BTW our team ( Doc McStuffins, Soft Pretzel, Beaker, Cheddar, Itch, Nard Dog, Madam Tussard, Transporter, Mr Bean)

Team F3 SOB (Laundry List of Luxuries) – Randomly written down ,not in order

– Bummed Ankle with Peroneal tendonitis (alright that is YHC). Did not run 10 days before the   BRR

– Sharted like a week before while training for the BRR.

– Knee issues for a year

– Phlegm, Upper Resp Tract Infection , cough, cold and infected the whole BRR van (thanks bro). His daughter thought he was crazy doing this race #CSAUP

– Calves busted at the Brave .

– Calves busted here too

– 10 days before the Maul and he is limping.

– is actually fine

– Having some knee issues but making it there but was actually feeling good

So my main aim for this race is to lead my team and make sure I get my food . If you have even been once in F3 South Charlotte, Bean has told this story even if you dont want to hear for the 30th time he still told you how Cheddar forgot his food on BRR 2016. And also tripped him in Ballantyne which he actually tripped himself trying to catch YHC

So we decide to get no sleep really and leave Friday early morning at 3:30 (hmm 3:45 )

Van ride was good Beaker got us safely with some extra cup of joe from Itch

LEGS

#1

Doc starts us off with Dredd right next to him.  Pretty solid start there

#2

#3

#4 – 7 miles

Cheddar – So I start my leg pretty fine . I check my HR ….183 and that was my average over the leg. First leg trying not too fast straight from the start

Exchange #4 to #5 – So I get back and my team is not there and I am waiting… and waiting… twitter update looking for F3 SOB sent out. I can hear laughing in the background for sure. Turns out our team thought I was at exchange #5 to #6 and I lost nearly 10 minutes. Glass Joe helps me figure out where my team and I need to move!!  No worries I carry on and start #5. Oh by the way Mr Bean blames me for this mixup.

#5 – “You cant miss an exchange Trying to find a tall Indian fellow in the middle of Trumpville”

Cheddar – I ran about 0.8 miles and Itch come flying from the van and relieves me. No worries we are back on track and sequence.

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#10

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#13 Hard 9 miles

Cheddar- I was feeling good. Until I got on Blue Ridge Parkway and I was zapped for energy . I am going to publicly admit I got passed so many times, I lost count. Pushing hard as I could . No energy thanks to 3 good bowel movements earlier (thinking my system is just a pipe with no absorption)

I start cramping about 2 miles to finish. It starts with one leg and its the cramp which you have to stop. Then I walk it out, 10 seconds later , the other leg!! Walk it out. There were people driving around encouraging me that the finish was close. I remember Prohibition passing me trying to push me on. We were both exhausted.

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#19

Saw Doc helping a guy not doing well. F3 spirit right there brother

#20

Softie gives good company and support to a ladies team on this night leg. Kudos Brother

#21

Beaker and Hopper gives good company and support to a ladies team on this night leg. Kudos brother

#22 – Easy 2.6 miles

Cheddar- Now I am feeling good, all stretched. Got some magic capsules from Transporter which has electrolytes and salt and good stuff. I run pretty hard trying to chase Prohibition. We start and end with the same small distance between us. We pushed each out pretty hard. Love you brother

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#30

#31- Mountain Goat #CheechStrong

Cheddar – I have been obsessed with this leg since 3 years. I finally get a chance to do this leg. I got my rhythm finally on my this leg. Personally think #33 is harder, maybe even #35 looks harder. But that might be because I got my legs back finally after running for 10 days before the BRR.

Near the top I meet Hope Solo from F3 Lexington , I shared my inspiration and shared some good fellowship after the tough loss of Cheech. We decided to push the last half a mile of #31 in memory of Cheech. Thanks for doing this with me Hope Solo, I need to catch up with you soon.

#32

#33

I did see Itch pushing Nard Dog on the last few yards of this crazy Mountain Goat before the downhill starts. Inspired by Itch I do it too and help a pax on the Dredd/Turkey Legs Ultra team.

Exchange #33 to #34 Mr Bean, MT and Transporter huddle up to push as hard as they can so we can all finish strong. #HIM

#34

Cheddar tries to push MT on this leg and maybe as a pacer… Well well well, the pacer becomes the pacee. The last 0.5 miles I fell behind, and all I could do in my Indian Southern accent was “GO MT, You got it!!!”

#35

Cheddar sending a request to BRR to rate this as Mountain Goat. Will keep you updated

#36

Bean pushes hard and gets us through this one. Very strong effort

YHC gets to lead a takeout after the race. This race was special. After all we went through before the race. I have to say I was proud of our achievements. Great job F3 SOB

Great fellowship as always in BRR. I feel this race is more 2nd F and like it that way.  You will get to know Pax more(your team , other teams) be around them, smell each others gases in a van (no way out) and have some plain old fun. If you havent done it, you need to do it/

Big Shoutout to Commish for doing this for the first time #respect and also leading a team. Great job team F3 SOBeasts

This has been a great race. First time leading it. I learnt a lot and appreciate the opportunity from MT. The team  were even nice to let me go for a wedding do some Electric Slide  Cupid Shuffle just a few  hours after the BRR!!

Next up Isabella Santos 5k – Lets Support our local South Charlotte race for F3 Speed for Need