Ragnar Relay So Cal 2011. Just Insure It!
Some of our staff recently participated in the Ragnar Relay Series here in Southern Califonia. Professional Choice sponsored the team, so our team name and theme was “Just Insure It, with ProfessionalChoiceInsurance.com” The proceeds from the race went to the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society Team in Training Charity.
For those of you who are not familiar with the Ragnar Relay, it is different than the other traditional races like the 5k, 10k, marathon, etc. It is a relay and it is ongoing, so you have run some legs that are in the middle of the night. Your team consists of 12 people and each person runs 3 legs (not at one time). Each team must have 2 vehicles, since it is too hard to fit 12 people in one van, therefore there are 2 vans of 6 people.
Runner 1 takes off and finishes her leg while the van drives to the end of her leg and drops off runner 2. This continues till all 12 runners run their first leg. After that it starts over again with runner 1. You repeat this pattern a total of 3 teams. All the legs vary in distance and conditions (meaning weather, pavement, or trail, or daytime or night time). You don't really sleep so you are all looped up on adrenaline and whatever crazy foods you decide to eat. We ended up finishing the 200 mile race, from Huntington Beach to Coronado, in under 37 hours and placed 139 out of 457 teams.
We are your California Insurance Company and we want to make sure that we practice what we preach. When seeking out a California Health Insurance quote it is beneficial to know that we are taking care of our personal health as well. As a company we also want to make sure that we are involved in the community as much as possible. The Lymphoma and Leukemia Society TNT is one of the most renown charities around. It was truly an honor to run for them and do what we could to help out those who are still battling with Lymphoma and Leukemia, or to run for those who family members perhaps did not survive.
Marcella, our Social Media Manager, will actually be participating in another race soon for TNT. We have a family story to share, which is why we are so excited to be involved with this charity and these races. Stay tuned for our up and coming blogs, so we can share more about these future events.
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