August 24, 2013
The race started at 6:30am and boy was it chilly! But we are glowing with ambition! |
Nice Legers!!! |
The cold was paralyzing which made this leg harder than expected. And the fact that I had hardly slept a wink. |
On your mark, get set, GO! |
"Help! I'm numb, I'd rather drink hot chocolate right now!" |
At the first exchange we were in about 6th place (out of 22). I was the second girl to cross. SO happy to let Whitney take over! GO WADDLE! |
Ben had so much Umph on this leg. He was even yelling at the cows! He was on FIRE! Ben totally smoked this girl. |
Passing off to Lindsey! |
Lin needed to change on the run. Things are heating up fast! |
Ben catching his breath after his mighty first leg. |
Lindsey had a very difficult first leg. Straight up, then straight down. The elevation made her feel like she had left her head floating at the peak. She conquered the mountain! |
Mama passes off to Corinne. We are on our second set of legs. Run AGAIN?!....SO SOON?! Kill me now! |
Here is Whitney giving Corinne helpful advice on how to get rid of side aches. Thanks Whit! The elevation and afternoon heat made me feel like a load of bricks. My heart nearly burst out of my chest! |
She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes.... |
....Yeehaw! |
Thanks for the drink, Beandog! |
Some much needed shade on a run in the blaring heat! Quite the switch from my first freezing cold run. |
Our Lenard! |
Awesome scenery! |
The exchange point is in sight! Hallelujah! |
Givin' it all I had left. |
I'm a comin'! |
Whitney's turn again. Ben giving the power punch. |
A special thanks to Ty, for letting us abuse, or I mean, use his vehicle. |
Whitney passed off to Ben at this park. Whitney had to run through water that had pooled under a bridge. She ran the last 2 miles without socks. She is so hard core! |
I think our Wolly Legers were a big hit at the race. |
It takes time to cool down after a run. Thanks for sacrificing your knees for the team. Don't worry, you are still young. |
Ben had "WOLLSCHLEGER POWER" written on his arms. Great team/family spirit! |
Here is Ty, mentally preparing for his second and final leg. |
And here he is again, grabbing one last good, deep breath. |
Here comes Lenard, finishing strong. Lindsey totally left everyone in the dust on her second leg. |
I think she is smiling in this pic. It must be cause she can see Ty waiting to take over. |
And here is the exchange. Little did Ty know what he was in for. |
Ty had long, hard, discouraging stretches of road ahead of him. |
Okay, we sent off our next runner, now lets go catch up to him. |
Taking a well deserved snooze. |
Ty had the misfortune of getting bad leg cramps. Poor guy! |
Here is the exchange to mom. The final leg of the run! |
Here is mom getting her music up and running. And her legs! |
We got lots of extra exercise as we did our best to take care of our runners. |
Water? Gatorade? Some of both? |
Lin and Whit, waiting to see what mom might need as she cruises through. |
Looks like she needed water. It was windy at this point and it was drying out her mouth. |
Mom's hip was bothering her. But we had to jog to keep up with her speed walk. You all know what I am talking about. |
Here is Whit, giving mom some company. |
Absolutely LOVE this pic! Lins is lounging out in the back of the truck, while you can see mom coming up fast. |
I miss it already! I am already forgetting how hard it was and wanting so bad to do it again. I hope they post our results soon. I have been on the lookout and will let ya'll know when I see them.
ReplyDeleteHa, I have been watching for results too. But I saw a comment from last year on Sept. 25th and someone was asking when they were going to post results. I hope it doesn't take that long! I hope they post our times for each leg. I am curious. I felt like I was hauling a load of bricks when I ran so I want to see my individual times. Yeah, I am totally up for doing another relay. Maybe at a lower elevation?! I know, I am weak sauce.
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