BRR is said to be the highlight of an F3ers racing season…. I can understand why.

211 miles (thanks for those extra 2 on the second leg 2!), 28+ hours, 36 Fort pax, plus some 50 other F3 teams from across the lands!

There is nothing like the comradery, encouragement, laughter, sweat, hills, volunteers, red necks, short shorts and cattards (did you see that?) that is Blue Ridge Relay.

This year had a little something special as well, the race stated on Friday, September 11th, exactly 14 years after the coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic group on targeted U.S. landmarks. In total, some 3,000 people died and was the deadlist incident for firefighters and law enforcement offices in the history of the U.S, killing 343 and 72 respectively.

It is a gift to wake up each morning, be free and to have the health and support to live a healthy life.

Make the most of each day, challenge yourself, challenge those around you. You do not have to run 211 miles to find a challenge.

Below are the race results along with some highlights from each team (captured by team captains):

• F3 Undertrained and Overconfident – 30th place overall, 5th best 6 man team, 27hrs 57 mins, 7:59 pace (extremely impressive!)
• F3 Your Pace or Mine – 67th place overall, 38th best 9 man team, 29hrs 47 mins, 8:30 pace
• F3 Premature Acceleration – 88th place overall, 52nd best 9 man team, 30hrs 25 mins, 8:41 pace
• F3 The Fort – Did you miss us? – 126th place overall, 78th best 12 man team, 31hrs 37 mins, 9:01 pace

Highlights from team Undertrained and Overconfident (6 man)

1. Carnival was uber prepared with 2 watches, rain shoes, rain coat, laminated cue sheets
2. think Condor just woke up and said let go run, dude didn’t even bring a towel or deodorant, thankfully WWL uses a spray can
3. Sir Topham Hat planned his entire nutrition plan around getting burritos at EZ 18, he walked the entire premise and asked 10 different people where the burritos were, he looked like a kid who had just opened up a Christmas present and found a hand-knitted sweater from Grandma….
4. WWL crushed leg 31 with a 1hr 2 min, non-stop run up 3k ft climb
5. Leg 5 – Banjo and WWL hopped out of the van to take the annual picture with the Jefferson Cows and “Cheese made here” sign
6. Condor was a big hit with the ladies, spotted leg 9 jogging beside a nice eye candy, until she said her ” o  my boyfriend like that…”
7. R Kelly – Bump N Grind
8. Sir Topham Hat’s quote of the race – “well, I think I may have blow my race on that leg” 6:15 – 2.5 miler (before he ran a total of 37 miles and a MG)
9. Banjo beasted 40 miles! enough said

Highlights from team Premature Acceleration:

1. Waldo made quite an impression and was clearly the fastest on the team. It was great to see him catch and pass Funhouse on a couple of the legs to bring our team back up with them.
2. I shed my shirt on leg #10 after getting dehydrated. Fortunately, Flat Tire was there to take a picture and make some Twitter magic
3. Ran a 8:41 pace and finished in the top half of all teams
4. Waldo, Smuggler and I got our picture made with the Ghostbusters car in Boone
5. Zima and Gears were the most well prepared for the BRR and it showed in a stellar performance by both
6. Package did not lose a rib!
7. Burgandy was actually not nice for once during his Mountain Goat #31. He tried his best to put a smile on his face but clearly it stunk!

Highlights from team Your Pace or Mine:

1. WWL throwing out a friend bet to the captains of the two 9 man teams half way through the first leg (all 3 teams started at the same time) to see who’s team finishes first
2. Pusher was too scared to accept
3. Menthol says “$20” and shakes on it
4. The three captains stay together until the last 50 yards
5. WWL edges out front for the lead after leg 1 and the team never let go
6. WWL still waiting for his $20

Highlights from team Did you miss us?:

1. Van 1 drinks in basements on Thursday night. #WesternNC
2. Photobomb is flexible and likes Buddy Runs. #MoreYogaMiles
3.  Gekko gets screwed with additional miles due to down tree and then gets lost. #BRRFail
4.  Twister loves public showers, relay races, stink clothes, and needs Photobomb’s “help” with a little something. #Gross
5.  General’s sleeves were optional. #SunsOutGunsOut
6.  Mayhem’s runs were “explosive”. #Pepto
7.  If you are over 6’7 and 300lbs you’re not a Mountain Goat – you’re  a Mountain Buffalo.  If you’re in a quiet Van you can hear his mating call around 4 am. #MountainBuffalo
8. Don’t go by Cornholes spreadsheet.  Airborne may get surprised with 2 more miles – but it’s a beautiful night out for a run.  #Van2MVP
9. If we don’t get moving Sasquatch will beat us there. I know it’s 9 miles but still – he’s wearing his speed sweater. #TrimJob
10.  Boehiem programmed all EZ’s into GPS – none of them worked. Less than a year from a heart attack to BRR strong. #RunningSelfie
11.  Cable Guy ran 12 miles….total. But they were really flat miles though. #WalkingMG
12.  In order to get out of running 2 additional miles Cornhole traded to get the hardest MG segment. #OldManLogic
13.  Everything went swimmingly. #Vocab

Talks have already begun about 2016 planning, start your hill training!

Info on Palmetto coming out soon.

Job well done men!!

WWL