Wasatch Back

First of all I would like to thank Scott, Ashley, Lonnie, Reeder and Ben- my 1/2 of the team... for the laughs, encouragement, memories, and fun!! I believe that only a hand full of times in your life you get to meet, associate, and become friends with real quality people. I had the opportunity to do so with these 5 people. Thanks for opening your hearts and lives for a few days to influence my life, so I could become a better person by associating with you.

"Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget."

Ashley in not in the picture above, she was running!!



For 181 miles, a team of 12 people ran for 29 hours to complete a relay race. There were 579 teams with 12 runners per team. Each team member ran 3 legs of the race. Some of the legs you sweat to death and other you enjoyed the moon light. By the end the car really stunk and the leave of sleep deprivation was high!! I couple of things I will always remember-

Reeder asking me to text the other team and tell them we were at exchange 24, at 2 o'clock in the morning. I feel asleep mid text... it never got sent..

Opening my cot laying it in the middle of a field with cars from the other teams surrounding me, and weeds as high as the cot, waking up 2 hours later and thinking, YEAH I slept. Meantime, all the cars around me had changed.

Boyd- our driver for the 1st half, making me and reeder laugh so hard I almost wet my pants.

Swimming in some misc. hotel pool with the team to "shower" off so the car didn't stink so bad. Sorry about that hotel....




This is the starting line, teams started every 15 min, all day long. You can see the back of Ben's T-Shirt. Our team log was"Running FORD Tough" - We ran for Uncle Ford, he has fought Cancer for now I think 8 years, and it is still a trial every day! I thought of him when it felt like 105 degrees out and all I wanted to do was go for a ski on the lake I was running past. I love you Uncle Ford!!

Keri running at night! This was my best leg, full moon, cool breeze, tons of stars... and miles of road ahead!

Reeder encouraging Lonnie!!

The full team... well at least the other 11 of them! Thanks for all of you running so I could experience this, and Reeder thanks for all the hard work you put into this- you know I love you!!It was the best of times, it was the worst of times!! I hope that I get to rub shoulders with you again!