Here are some memorable race moments by different teammates
Erik:
The headwaters relay was a blast. Three days of "racing", early mornings and beautifull scenery. Everyone did a great job making up for my speed walking especially Ben Justin and Josh. On the second morning we were just toping the gravelly range when the sun came up. That was quite beautiful. It was great to have Steph with us. She ran quite strong. Lincoln showed up the first night on his KLR and stayed with us till the finish. His knowledge of the backroads turned out to be essential on the last day. Justin was a bulldog keeping us on course the last day also. The best section of course was new to the race this year. I ran this section along with Josh as my safety buddy (bear allert). We ran down hill for two miles at break neck speed on a cow path past tight meadows of wild flowers. After the previous two days of training I was starting to feel pretty good. Then sudenly we came upon an emerald blue lake. We ran around the lake on a trail of flowers. The whole time Josh wash giving me encouragment. As we reached the far side of the lake the trail started heading up and my legs started to feel strangely heavy. When we reached the exchange point there were no mules in sight. I stoped to catch my breath as Josh ran down the road towards the next exchange point.
Julie:
Day 2 waiting at exchange 2. All the runners kept coming in. Even the ones that started 30 minutes behind. We are all wondering where is Erik? Julie to Steph "I bet they were late" and Steph to Julie "they were late". Cory and Erik. Yep you bet they were late!
Day 2 and 3 with Josh, Steph, Cory, and Sprout in the van and Ben running. So much fun! Blasting Master of Puppets as Ben flew by especially on top of the Gravellys.
Day 3. Running through the protected trumpeter swan breeding ground and stopping to fill my bottle from a huge spring that fed all of the ponds. Amazing!!!