Winiger Participates in Hood-to-Coast Relay
Nichole Winiger of Longview Physical & Sports Therapy was among more than 15,000 runners who participated in the 30th Annual Hood-to-Coast Relay on August 26th and 27th. The route covered 200 miles from Timberline Lodge to Pacific City.
Winiger was a member of Team Mito. “It was short for ‘mitochondrial disease’,” she said. “Our team captain has a son who has been affected by it, so that was the focus of our fundraising.”
She estimates that her group finished in the top third of the 1,000 teams that were entered. Norpac was the team sponsor.
Team Mito featured 12 members, each of whom ran three legs. Nichole’s first leg was run at 4 p.m. in extreme heat and was by far her most difficult.
She wore a head lamp for leg two, which was run at 2 a.m. Her third leg was supposed to be 7.7 miles but ended up being longer.
“There was terrible traffic, and our runner caught up to our van,” she said. “I got out and ran his last mile with him so he wouldn’t have to wait for me to arrive at the exchange point.”
Winiger runs regularly and did no special training prior to the event – although she wishes she’d put in a few miles in the sun to prepare for the heat she encountered on her first leg.
This was her first Hood-to-Coast, and there’s a chance she’ll be back for more.
“I’d love to do it again, but it would be much better if they reduced the number of teams to allow improved traffic flow.”
Team Mito at Hood-to-Coast finish line. Nichole Winiger is front row, second from right.
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