Wasatch Back

I have NO idea . . . 1. Why I am SO behind on my blog, and 2.  Why I feel like trying to get caught up now!  Either way, here it is!  All the way back to June! 

Rod and I BOTH got asked to do Wasatch Back this year!  It was so much fun having him on the team and having him with me the WHOLE time (as opposed to being the driver, or the fill-in runner for one leg)! 

 It was non-stop adventure from the get-go, but Rod was a trooper and we had a great time!   

Our team did PHENOMENAL (we had some very elite runners on our team - and Rod and I were not them!).  

We came in 52nd out of 1092 teams, 23rd out of 800 in the co-ed division, and ran 192 miles in 28 hours and 30 minutes!  

 Our first adventure of the day - Rod put his duffel bag on a cooler rack next to the muffler of the truck.  

It got just a little hot on the way up to Logan. 

When we got there and started grabbing our things to check in - 

Rod noticed a good size hole in his bag.  It had melted . . . 

along with his brand new underwear and running socks.  

He looked really cute in my pink running socks - but the pink underwear wasn't going to work. 

Too much chaffing.

Luckily, van 2 hadn't left yet.  We had to call one of the gals in that van and have her buy Rod some new underwear and socks.  

Um, awkward.  

I, of course, couldn't stop laughing, and just added to his frustration by trying to "cheer" him up with teasing, not to mention that the poor guy was STARVING! (Sorry babe!)

The start line was pretty anti-climatic.  

Our team got a really late start time because of our fast runners.  We literally started with about five other people.  

The announcers were pretty bored with the whole deal at that point!

These are the runners in Van 1.  Rod, Jessica, Lorena, Nicole, Nyle, and Kenny.  

It's amazing how good of friends you can become with complete strangers in 24 hours! 

Rod's first run of three.  He did so great!  It was SO hot -

 or was that just Rod???

I love that he still looks happy to be there! 

Rod was the only one smart enough to climb in the river this year and soak tired muscles! 

My first leg - towards the end.

This is what running at midnight does to you!  

Makes you CRAZY!

Rod's second leg - and his daughter's cute pink and purple headlamp.

After a long night and ZERO sleep, Rod was still smiling and going strong.  

As for me, there are no pictures because I'm pretty sure that the Honey Bucket and

 I were best friends at this point! 

Besides, it's my blog, so I get to pick what goes on here! :)

Thanks to Team Trail Dusters for another fun and wild year at Wasatch Back! 

(No finish line pictures either . . . we were a little ridiculously tired and went home instead of waiting for another 6 hours for van 2 to finish.  Yes, we're old and lame.)