Blueberry Festival

1-2 overall and 2-5 on the women's side... pretty sure that spells TOTAL TAF DOMINATION!!! Yeah, so the Blueberry Festival was AWESOME, and we are unstoppable at the 3.28mile distance! Where to begin...

We assembled our forces at the Art Museum at 4:45AM (yes, you're reading that right, and it's not a typo). When we got out of the car in Burgaw, we could barely see 50ft ahead because the fog was so thick. However, our red jerseys soon caught the attention of our fellow competitors, and we heard one woman comment "well, I guess I'm not going to win" as she saw Jennifer warming up. And that's pretty much how it went down...

Dave paced Keith and James for a fast start. One guy tried to hang with Keith and James through the first turn-around, the TAF duo had pulled ahead by the second turn-around, continued to add distance on the third turn-around, and the other runner was no where in sight by the fourth turn-around. Keith went on to win the race, and James ran a strong second. On the women's side, we played follow-the-leader for a good bit of the race, and Dave joined us in the TAF Racing line. Erica and Matt also ran well, and Nicole and Tom were a great support team!

All told, Keith was 1st overall, James was 1st in his age group (2nd overall), and Dave was 2nd in his age group. On the women's side, Laurel (2nd female), Jennifer (3rd female), and Rita (5th female) swept their age group, and I was 1st in my age group (4th female). It was a tough race, not only because it was .18miles longer than it should be, but it was ridiculously humid (I know I was quite grateful for the hose spraying at Mile 2). However, the awesome blueberriness made it all worth while. After wondering around the bake sale, I have reached the conclusion that blueberries make everything taste that much better. And then the beach after... wow, OUR TEAM IS THE BEST EVER!!! #20