Crazy Eights 2018

I ran the 2018 Crazy Eights race in Kingsport, Tenn for the third year in a row. This year I added the Totally Crazy option which adds a 3k race right before the 8k. Website 
I shaved another minute off my time this year; 41:28. And that was after finishing the Almost Crazy 3k first. When you do both it’s called Totally Crazy and you earn the special Massive medal in the picture. Seven miles total in 57 minutes in temps that started at 91, but some rain showers helped. Several thousand people are running the streets of Kingsport with a lot of support from the neighborhoods and money was raised for the American Cancer Society. 
       This race is well run and smooth even though 3000 or so people are running




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