Say what? Yeah - Biffle Dinked. I just returned from a short trip to Key West. It's definitely a cool place to relax for a few days and punish your liver but this post is really about the journey to get there. It all started Thursday when I arrived in Miami and met up with Jim, Tommy (Timmay), Bill, John, and August. Collectively we make Team Biffle Dinked and we were running the 198 mile Ragnar Relay from Miami to Key West. I was the new (and young) guy on the team but I think I fit right in. They put me in charge of the pre-race lodging in Miami so I promptly booked us rooms at the Embassy Suites...more on this later. The basic concept of the relay was, well, a really long relay. There were 36 legs mapped out varying from about 2 miles to just over 11. Since we only had 6 runners we were considered an ultra team. Most teams were 12 people but that's just weak sauce IMO. And because everyone but me was old we were technically classified as sub-masters. So you rent a big van, load it with Gatorade, water, peanut butter, and gels, then hop-scotch your way from one exchange zone to the next swapping out runners as you go, creeping ever closer to the finish at Duval St.
