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Relay Del Sol Race Report:
A Tale of Comraderie and Competition

Posted April 3rd, 2007 at 12:58 PM by Paul Petersen

Section: News & Results

Over the span of March 30-31, 74 teams and nearly 900 individuals gathered in central Arizona to run the inaugural Relay Del Sol, part of the Ragnar Relay series.

My team, MarathonGIS.com, was comprised of 12 men from various locations in Utah, Washington, and Michigan. Some of us were friends, some were strangers. Some of us were experienced relay runners, some were neophytes. Regardless of personal backgrounds, overnight adventure relays have a knack for bring people together, mostly due to close quarters! Every team that does a relay has their own stories, adventures, mishaps, and humorous quotes and inside jokes. The following is our story.

Relay Del Sol begins in Wickenburg, AZ, and traverses the desert to the north and east sides of the Phoenix metro area before finally winding its way to the finish in Scottsdale, AZ. The route travels through small towns such as Wickenburg, Carefree, Cave Creek, and Fountain Hills, but also features some true desert running where there is no one…and nothing…in proximity.
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FYI: An EASY and FREE Way to Measure Your Next Route

Posted June 6th, 2006 at 6:42 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Running & Training, Gear & Apparel, Miscellaneous

USATF Map It Tracking your mileage is always a great idea – but it can often be tedious and time-consuming. If you don’t want to spend several hundred dollars on a device like a Garmin Forerunner and your sick and tired of measuring your routes via your car’s pedometer – well your now in luck. Thanks to the wonderful technology provided by Google maps and the Google satellites, there are now several easy to use and reliable mapping tools on the internet.

These sites allow you to use your mouse to trace your routes on a map and save them. In addition, many of them allow you to share your routes with others. This is especially handy if you are hoping to go for a quick run when you are away from home (i.e. – on a family vacation or a business trip) so that you can use other people’s saved routes for your own stress-relieving run.

Please beware that there are several sites out there that require monthly fees or service charges.

However, with the following three sites – you will get reliability – and best of all . . . they are 100% FREE!!!

These sites have become incredibly popular for runners around the country. Since trying them out I have become a huge fan and a regular user. Try them and let me know what you think. I believe you’ll find them to be just as useful and easy-to-use as I have. ENJOY!

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