Green Hornets Reach The Beach, Part Three

Final thoughts from the captain

The 2007 Green Hornets went above and beyond this season and cut a minute off of the team’s average minute per mile pace. We ended up placing 139th out of the 350 teams and came in 42 out of 154 teams in our category. This is about 100 places higher than the last 2 years. What a great race we had!

Thanks again to all our loyal fans who stayed up all hours of the night tracking our progress and to those who braved the elements to see us at the finish line. The support from home really does help push the 12 of us along the 200+ miles we have to go.

This truly was a special year. Running for someone we were all truly blessed to know and love was real motivation. Eric was right. God has blessed us all with something special. Not only our friendships and the long lasting connection we all have, but also our physical ability to complete a race like this. You won’t see a Hornet complaining about how they feel when they are running at 3 am or in the middle of a rain storm or with only one hour of sleep. Every ache and pain we endure reminds us of what God has given us and just how blessed we are to take every single step we do.

Thank you again to everyone.

What's All This, Then?

Information about who we are and what Reach the Beach is can be seen below. A little bit further down the page, as we draw nearer to the race weekend, you'll find regular entries on how we're doing, both in terms of fundraising and getting ready for the race. As the race is underway, we'll be regularly updating the site with a running blog, keeping our rabid fans up-to-date with exactly where we are in the race and how we're all doing.

Reach The Beach

The Reach The Beach (RTB) Relay is the longest running relay race in the United States. The RTB Relay will take place in picturesque New Hampshire during the start of the New England foliage season. The relay will consist of (a maximum of ) 12 person teams that will rotate through 36 transition areas as they cover the approximate 200 mile distance of the race. This means that each relay team member will run 3 legs of varying lengths and difficulty and will cover an average total distance of ~16.6 miles.

Green Hornets Team

The Green Hornets Running Team is made up of twelve local people who run for fun, and once a year, run for a great cause. This year, we're raising money for the SHADE Foundation, in memory of our good friend Rich Lennon, who lost his battle with melanoma this past spring. This year's team is made up of the following: Amy Cardin; Eric Cardin; Theresa Coyle; Mike Enos; Bobby Ewell; Chrissy Hannon; Chris Kidney; Drew McKenna; Leah McKenna; Mike McKenna; Chad Powell; and Jeremy Powell. Amy, Eric, and Chris will be joining us this year in what will be the first RTB race for each of them.