Sawtooth Relay 2012

June 8-9

This day creeped up on me a little too quick this year, I didn't feel prepared.  But I packed my bags anyway with lots and lots of clothes...rain and snow in the forecast. :(  The Housewives arrived with their gear and we all piled in the car, away we went, destination Stanley, Idaho. 

We got to our hotel room and enjoyed a delicious carb-heavy meal. :) After a leisurely stroll and some chatting it was off to bed, alarms set for 4:30 a.m. Start time for the race this year was 5:45 check in at 5:30.  A much more respectable time than last years 1:00 a.m. start.

Here we are at the starting line: Julie, our lovely volunteer, Amber, Heather, Jacque, Renee, Brittani, and myself...The Housewives of Heyburn! Renee is geared up to run the first leg.

 It was super foggy when Renee started, you can see in the pic that the fog is starting to lift, no rain or snow yet. Renee coming in, Amber getting ready to start leg two.  That means, I'm next!!! I ran leg 3 and 9 same as last year. When I started running my first leg there was just a nice little confetti snow coming down...totally bearable, but it didn't take long for that to change.  When I started there was no snow on the ground when I finished there was at least a half an inch!! There was one time during my run that I wished I had my camera, I was crossing 4th of July Creek (which, at the time was more riverish and less creekish) The view was breathtaking! Everything was white, including myself, and you've never seen bigger flakes falling from the sky.  Despite the lovely weather conditions I beat my time from last year!!! Wahooo!!!! I was so excited. Once I melted off I was positively soaked to the bone, but luckily not really that cold. Good thing for a complete change of clothes.

Just to give you an idea.....

This is Brit running up Galena Summit.

The pics are few and far between this year, because frankly no one felt like getting out of the car.

My second leg went so much better than my first which was quite the opposite from last year. The flakes weren't quite so huge and wet and they were coming at my back instead of right in my face. One great thing about running the same legs is you know what to expect. I knew this year that the exchange is very illusive, and is hiding in a little dip in the road.  I knew not to be discouraged when I had been running for miles and all I could see in front of me was a   l o n g stretch of road and no exchange in sight, I knew this year that it was just over the hill. :) I hereby claim legs 3 and 9 forever!

Here we are crossing the finish line YAY!

Another awesome note, our team beat our last years cumulative time by 30 min!! GO H.O.H.!!!

This is Atkinson Park in Ketchum after we crossed the finish line. Seam rising up from the ground, funky and beautiful!

We drug our sore bodies to the car and high tailed it home to our kiddies our  hubbies and a nice hot bath.


AAAAHHHH!!!

Until next year Housewives!