Market to Market…

1 van + 8 teammates + 78 miles = 1 amazing day

Yesterday marked the 4th annual Market to Market race.  The race starts early in the morning in the Old Market and ends at the Haymarket in Lincoln.  The usual 86 mile route was detoured a bit due to the summer’s flooding and also happened to take off a few miles and create a new starting point at Memorial park.

We all piled into the team van at 6:30 to head for Memorial Park to drop off our teammate for his first leg of the race.  It was a little brisk in the morning, but overall the weather couldn’t have been more perfect. 

We spent the day driving from exchange point to exchange point, hydrating, cheering each other on and taking in a beautiful Nebraska fall day.

The girls on the team...

I may be all smiles, but in my head I was thinking 5.4 miles, no i-pod...will I survive?

Jamie showed determination as she finished her second leg of the race.

The team headed up over the bridge to meet Adam for the final leg of the race...a team finish.

78 miles later we were in Lincoln and all smiles...

Amy’s husband Adam joined our team this year.  We couldn’t have done it without him!

Team Common Tread...alive and well!  And because of some rock stars on our team, we made it to Lincoln in 10 hours and 49 minutes.  Way. to. go.

After watching the first quarter of the Huskers play at the post race shindig, we headed back to Omaha where Brian had put up a big screen for an outdoor projection of the Husker game and lots of yummy food!

Today I am a little sore, but not nearly as bad as I have been in the past.  Market to Market 2012…already on the calendar.

Now, on to Monday...

{The Launes}