So forgive me for posting this so late as well as the pics are kind of backwards, so if you want to get the best overall of the Hood to Coast, start from the bottom up with the pics.
The race was awesome. I am so grateful for a wonderful team who consisted van 1... Mark Friess, Aaron Williams (Marks bro-in-law), Brent Friess, Emily Montgomery, Dan Friess and ME, as well as Jack and Lucas our little dudes who hung out in the back of the van cheering us all on, and our driver Byron Jackson (Mark's dad-in-law). Then in Van 2...Bob Friess, John Friess, Robert Montgomery, Dan Fry, Jed Thomas, Dan Cook, and Charlie Pederson and their driver Sharon Friess.
During the summer I had broke a rib, but prayed that would heal in time to do the race,...and it did. Then 2 weeks before the race, I injured my knee during one of my morning runs. It gradually got worse. So with the prayers of hundreds of people (literally hundreds, my mom is in the mormon tab choir and put my name on their prayer roll) as well as from all my family and friends around and a priesthood blessing from Dan. All I was wanting was to be able to run the race. Wow, faith and prayers are a wonderful thing. Not only did my knee not hurt much, but I was able to run 13 miles (total of my 3 legs of the race) and no sleep! I loved the race. My van rocked. I was hardly sore 2 days after the race! YEAH.
I hope that we can get into the race next year. Enjoy the pics. Love you all
Our team and volunteers! minus a few runners from van 2.
Crossing the finish line with John having the last leg of the race
Finish line
Emily and her Goo...total BFF's
Robert to me (my final leg)
Stellar Robert
This is our van during one of our stops for the night (it is around 6 am) we had to sleep outside on the ground in the rain! RAD. Dan and I are the 2 blue sleeping bags in the front.
Ya, this is our rad road kill (the number of people you pass during your legs of the race)
My first leg, I got road KILLED like 15 times!
sorry not in order, but our team at the end. Yeah...loads of fun and crazy busy at the coast
Mark, Aaron and Dan...some of my rad van members
Mark getting ready to run
my night run which was along the water front in Downtown Portland!
John transferring to me
Our first big stop at Em's house where she had a spaghetti dinner and floors to sleep
me watching Brent eat nasty canned oysters
Brent eating the nasty canned smoked oysters (which gave him the runs)
Em to Brent
Emily is off!
me handing it off to Em
my first leg to Emily's
Dan transferring over to me
Dan to me...I love this photo of us
Me waiting for Dan
Aaron our first runner taking off
Mt. Hood
the Friess Fliers/Journey Gym Team
7 comments:
Way to go Danielle! That's awesome your knee was doing better enough for you to be able to run! It looked like a lot of fun! I liked the pics!
That looks like so much fun! Maybe next year we will have to plan a trip and I can join in the fun :) So glad your knee was feeling good enough to run on. I have my triathlon in 12 days!
Are you guys coming out next month?
I am SO, SO jealous!!
What an awesome group you are. Great Job and GREAT pics.
Wow, that looks like so much fun. Placido and I want to do a relay together too, we'll have to look into this for next year.
so i found your blog off of amy's. hope you dont mind. So i was so excited to see this post. i am doing a race like this in Feb. we are running from prescott to Mesa. it should be fun. i thinks its like 206 miles or something. Any advice you will have to let me know. nice job on doing this race.
I am so looking forward to doing this fun run next year - keep me posted as to what I need to do to prepare for it... Love you tonz
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