Okay, this was the relay race of a lifetime. It was truely an amazing experience to take part in. Full of highs and lows! We started from the top of Mt. Hood in Oregon and ran down to Seaside, Oregon in 28 hours and 33 minutes. I was in van 1, luckily we were finished first! The low was when I ran at 2:30am with out sleeping yet and it was in the middle of no where and pitch black. I was praying that God would keep me and everyone else safe! I was inside terrified of a drunk driver or a driver not paying attention and hitting someone. Needless to say I was so happy when this leg was done. First leg was on Friday at 2:32PM Ran around 7.40 miles to Sandy, Oregon. I was so nervous at the begining I couldnt get my hear to stop pounding until around mile 2. There were more uphills than I had anticipated from the map, but it was a great run. Beautiful weather! Kind of scary having the semis pass by at high speeds though. TT:1:01:57 AP:8:24 TD:7:33 8:03 8:06 8:30 8:48 8:31 8:42 8:20 7:57 (.37mi) Second leg was early Saturday morning at 2:32, like I mentioned above, very scary! I kept turning left when volunteers told me to go right! Oops, no sleep makes me delirious! Luckily this was my shortest leg for the race, but it did have the most hills out of all my legs. TT:37:07 AP:8:55 TD:4.16 8:36 8:50 8:50 9:24 8:49 Slept in van for 2 whole hours after Nicole navigated our way to the next stop. This was a difficult time, she was so tired, along with everyone else but got us to the right spot safely! Third and final leg 11:40am- last leg for our van! I actually couldnt wait to run this leg. I knew there was mostly downhill, there was more uphill than I had thought but still had lots of adrenaline to get me through. I also had the most road kill on this leg than all the others, so that was fun. Ran into Astoria, and had the encouragement from all the vans backed up in traffic for the second 1/2. AP: 8:07 TT:43:15 TD:5.33 7:56 8:10 7:52 8:11 8:25 8:09 (.33mi) All in all a great time! I will never forget! Now I am taking 4 days off. I have tons of blisters and a purple toe nail.  Getting Ready!  
On your mark...  Ready for the first leg! I like giving the thumbs up!  Me and my some-what supportive husband!  Finish line!
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