{"id":3113,"date":"2026-10-03T14:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/?p=3113"},"modified":"2026-10-03T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:56:11","slug":"moran-constitutional-relay-literally-down-but-not-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/?p=3113","title":{"rendered":"Moran Constitutional Relay \u2013 Literally down, but not out!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Constitutional-Relay-2026-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Constitutional-Relay-2026-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Constitutional-Relay-2026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Constitutional-Relay-2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Constitutional-Relay-2026.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Running relays have their disciples. I\u2019m not one of them. Yes, they\u2019re an incredible way to bond with your fellow runners, make new friends, and compete as a team in a sport that is usually all about individual achievement. But they\u2019re hard to coordinate. Hard to put a team together. And hard to keep the team together (someone always bails). In my four decades of distance running, I\u2019ve only been part of a relay three times. Once in a Marathon (Capitol City back in the day), once in Hood-to-Coast (the longest relay in the US), and once in a trail relay. That last one just happened last month. It was at Moran State Park on Orcas Island. I loved it. I had a blast. And I\u2019d do it all over again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I had no intentions to run in a relay. I\u2019ve been on a streak this year, running a marathon or ultra-marathon every month and I planned on continuing that streak. It\u2019s the first time ever in my life that I ran these challenging events at such a regular interval. But my wife Heather was asked to be on a relay by a colleague at work. It would involve being away for a weekend that I was looking to race on. My race would be a no go now as I would have fulltime Daddy duty. Her event was <a href=\"https:\/\/nwtrailruns.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nwtrailruns.com\/\">Northwest Trail Runs<\/a>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/nwtrailruns.com\/events\/moran-constitutional-relay\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nwtrailruns.com\/events\/moran-constitutional-relay\/\">Moran Constitutional Relay<\/a> on Orcas Island. I figured instead of staying home that weekend, my son and I could go out there with her\u2014help cheer her on and enjoy an island escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_072425-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_072425-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_072425-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_072425-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_072425-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_072425-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Team Potato<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather later informed me that her team was having a hard time getting a commitment out of a few people; and perhaps I would like to be on the team? The relay consisted of 70 miles with 5 team members. I wouldn\u2019t be getting a long distance run\u2014unless I could run several of the legs. The other team members weren\u2019t long distance runners, so I ended up getting assigned 5 of the 12 legs for a total of 37 miles. I would get to run more than half the relay course! Best of all with 37 miles I would keep my monthly marathon\/ultra-streak going. Count me in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Team Potato runner I proposed our relay team\u2014be Team Potato. Team captain Rachael and the others were all in. Rachael and her husband Ty have done this event multiple times and they\u2019ve raved about its community feeling, organization, friendly staff and volunteers, and its beautiful course. The race is held entirely at <a href=\"https:\/\/parks.wa.gov\/find-parks\/state-parks\/moran-state-park\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/parks.wa.gov\/find-parks\/state-parks\/moran-state-park\">Moran State Park<\/a>, one of the most gorgeous spots in the San Juan Islands with its rugged topography including 2409-foot Mount Constitution\u2014highest point in the islands. The park also contains waterfalls, lakes and large tracts of primeval forest. And Moran\u2019s trail system is well-maintained and vey runnable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_120846-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_120846-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_120846-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_120846-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_120846-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_120846-2048x1350.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exchange station at Mountain Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was excited for the race and since it was staged over two days (no running through the night); I would be able to get back to back hard days of running\u2014perfect training for my upcoming 100 mile race. I knew the terrain that I\u2019d be running on, but not the people I would be running with. I had never met them and we\u2019d all be sharing a house together for the weekend. Upon meeting Rachael, Ty and Caroline our fastest recruit, I immediately liked them and we hit it off. Good thing, for we\u2019d be spending a lot of time together over the next two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every race presents its challenges and you never know what\u2019s going to be thrown your way. The key to success is being able to adjust and to hang tough. We arrived the day before the race and decided to do an eight mile hike on some of the course. It was a gorgeous day. But what was supposed to be a mellow day almost took me out. I stepped on a pile of conifer cones that acted as ball bearings causing me to hyper-extend my left knee and hit the ground. At my age I\u2019m not meant to stretch like a teenage gymnast. It was painful and I had an immediate scare that I was out before the race even began. Thankfully I didn\u2019t twist anything. I was sore, but not swollen. I would be able to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1007\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_183631-1007x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_183631-1007x1024.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_183631-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_183631-768x781.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_183631-1510x1536.jpg 1510w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_183631-2013x2048.jpg 2013w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1007px) 100vw, 1007px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Team Potato at the end of Day One<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday morning we all met at the Moran State Park Environmental Learning Center (ELC) for a hardy breakfast, coffee and the start. There were 47 teams in all ranging from some serious competitors to groups just happy to be out. I had Leg 1 and ran it well with no pain or issues from my slip the previous day. Leg 2 ran by me wife proved to be problematic. She went off course, which baffled us because it was so well-marked. She attributed the medication she was on for a reaction for giving her a cloudy head. We lost a lot of time\u2014but then again we were never serious competitors\u2014just out to enjoy the whole experience.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_164609-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_164609-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_164609-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_164609-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_164609-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_164609-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My bloody knee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The relay consists of 12 legs marked by different Northwest animals. It was fun running the legs following the icon for your animal. I got to be the rabbit, bear, butterfly, eagle and owl. Unfortunately I didn\u2019t fly like an eagle. It was on this predominantly downhill leg that I was feeling the afternoon lull (should have had an espresso shot) and I tripped on a root sending me flying to the ground. My hand hit first, then my knee followed by my face. Ouch! Thankfully my handheld water bottle took much of the impact. My knee was bloody, I had some scrapes on my arm and my face was tingling. Thankfully again I didn\u2019t twist anything. I was just banged up. No serious pain. It was the first time I ever hit the ground in a race. I usually trip, dance and recover. I continued down Mount Constitution but with a little more caution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since bad things often occur in threes, our third leg runner Carolina who took off blazing also had a run in with a root. She badly sprained her ankle. She was able to finish\u2014but could not run her next leg. I picked it up and got the extra training. Ty and Racheal had the hard ascents climbing Mount Constitution and Mount Pickett on several occasions. Waiting at the exchange at the top of Mount Constitution was divine with its sweeping views across the Salish Sea to the Cascades!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_145150-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_145150-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_145150-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_145150-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_145150-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_145150-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachael climbing Mount Constitution<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At dinner that night our team was feeling a little beat up\u2014but in good spirits. Carolina and I had the pleasure of meeting one of the volunteer doctors who provided us with ice packs and ibuprofen. By the end of the second day I noticed a lot of fellow runners displaying the same knee markings as me! The doctors were staying busy. We ate well and enjoyed great camaraderie with our fellow runners. The next morning we did it all over again. I had the first and last leg\u2014both with long stretches of uphill followed by long downhill stretches. I got to run along Mountain Lake for the fourth time, but also up Mount Pickett and other quiet parts of the sprawling park. And while Mount Constitution, Mountain and Cascades Lakes, and Cascade Falls are all breathtaking\u2014to me the most inspiring aspect of this park is its old-growth forest\u2014some of the biggest and oldest trees remaining in the Puget Trough. The forest was simply magical to run through. I finished strong and then we hanged around to cheer in the last relay runners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_1807360-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_1807360-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_1807360-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_1807360-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_1807360-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260919_1807360-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Giovanni bringing Mom to the finish on Day One<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather was absolutely ideal over the weekend in the low 70s with sunny blue skies. We lounged around a little before heading to the ferry where it felt like the runners chartered the boat. While waiting and aboard we chatted with many of our new friends recounting the good, the bad and the ugly (that would be our banged up knees!). And Team Potato apparently stood out! Not because we\u2019re fast. It\u2019s the bright green jerseys. Folks we\u2019re intrigued about our team and loved hearing about my 50 state potato running tour. And so many folks we talked to mentioned how potatoes would be part of their relay recovery meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_154635-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_154635-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_154635-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_154635-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_154635-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260920_154635-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cheering on the very last person on the course<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My 11 year old son had a great time helping out at the exchanges and was inspired to want to be a part of this action next year. A few other young runners were there too. This event is so family friendly and multi-generational\u2014bringing so many people together. So while relays were never my thing\u2014I\u2019m warming up to them after doing the Moran Constitutional Relay. I have a feeling this won\u2019t be my last relay. This race however was my last hard training run before my upcoming 100 miler. The knees are doing okay (fingers crossed) and I\u2019m feeling ready to run that next big race!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WA-Potato_PRIMARY_LOGO-e1687213077656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WA-Potato_PRIMARY_LOGO-e1687213077656.jpg 180w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WA-Potato_PRIMARY_LOGO-e1687213077656-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Big Thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.potatoes.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.potatoes.com\/\">Washington State Potato Commission <\/a>for sponsoring me. I\u2019m proud to be a member of Team Potato and to showcase the nutritional value and performance enhancement of potatoes as I train for my second 100 mile run\u2014and continue to run a marathon or ultra-marathon in all 50 states! I\u2019m off next to Virginia for state number 16 and my second 100 mile race. I\u2019ve got many miles and places yet to go\u2014and lots of potatoes to consume to power me along the way.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running relays have their disciples. I\u2019m not one of them. Yes, they\u2019re an incredible way to bond with your fellow runners, make new friends, and compete as a team in a sport that is usually all about individual achievement. But they\u2019re hard to coordinate. Hard to put a team together. 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