Hi! Thanks for checking out the Hillie Billie! The Hillie Billie Relay is the second of our Lone Star Relays events (the first one being the Texas Independence Relay). Lone Star Relays is our big time race organization (smile)… OK… actually the organization is kinda small…er… streamlined… but we do dream of putting on big time events.
Our definition of “big time” might differ from some others, though. The main goal for us is to provide an event that we as runners (and consequently, you, as runners) would love and remember forever. It is through this filter that we make decisions. For us, it is not about trying to acquire the most numbers or the absolute highest profit margins. Maybe that makes us less-than-the-most savvy of business people, but if trying to share our passion of running through producing events is wrong, then we don’t wanna’ be right!!
While we have both competed “seriously” (at least for us) and we’re all for runners seeing how far/fast they can take their running, we also know that there are so many other aspects of running that has made it wonderful for us. We don’t need studies (though there are more than we can count) to tell us that we’re better off with an active lifestyle that consistent exercise plays a role in. Friendships made through common goals are invaluable. We love relays. If you try one of ours as the first relay you run, we’ll be ecstatic! And, we bet you’ll like it, too.
Thanks again for taking a look and considering putting the Hillie Billie on your racing calendar. We know you have lots of running options, and with this in mind, we don’t take your participation in the Hillie Billie (or any of our events) lightly. We dream of putting on big time (as defined above) running events!
Joy and Jay