3-hour Team Relay

Saturday's 3-hour relay is supposed to be a relaxed running party.  Balloons, band, kebabs, dancers  --- I anticipated a longish interval workout at 80% effort

But my team - appropriately named Team Work -  was all business.  

Five of us rotate running 1.8k around a winding course.  I struggle mightily to get going on the first leg, running 6;48, one of the slowest times among my five teammates.  By by my 5th leg I was able to get around in 6:22.   While most other runners seemed to grow more tired over the 3-hour event and slow down, I somehow got steadily faster.  Strange.

I felt pretty trashed - not sure if this would be a recommended workout - but it is good fun, good photo-ops and Team Work manages a 3rd place finish and captures the coveted firework prizes.