The Mid-Texas Symphony running team had an extraordinary weekend of relay fun this past weekend as participants in the Texas Independence Relay (TIR). This was our third year of racing from Gonzales to the San Jacinto Monument, and the most successful of all in terms of the overall finishing performance. Last year, after we finished in 30 hours 18 minutes, one of our runners, Alan Pekarik, said "under 30 hours next year." I have to admit it sounded daunting, but on the other hand this largely non-competitive ensemble of A and B personality types, thought only for a brief moment before unanimously buying into the goal. Under 30 hours became a sort of battle cry.
So the 12 runners assembled to run this year took on the competitive challenge of finishing in under 30 hours of continuous running, and they did it. For the most part every element of the race was improved upon compared to previous performance. Runners trained better, a couple of new runners were added to boost the team's pace slightly, and then we had a terrific weekend of racing weather. Finish time: 29 hours 42 minutes.
As is often said, "there is no I in team." Team Mid-Texas Symphony consists of team captain James Baker, Liz Pittel and Dorian Ramirez, both cellists with the Mid-Texas Symphony (MTS), Steve Hager, who plays horn with the MTS, and his son Jonathon, who has a history as a violinist with MTS. To this mix is added Marie and Alan Pekarik, Holly Murphy-Brackin, Maeve Goetz, David Horne and Arturo Aldama. Go Runners, Go Team, and thanks for the wonderful work we all did together.
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