It was a fabulous weekend. The relay was so much fun. Friday night we arrived at our camping site close to Ketchum, ID. The area was beautiful and we couldn't have asked for better weather. I got to meet the whole team. Camilla's family was running and then her sister in-law's family. They were amazing. They had everything prepared and organized so well. Saturday morning we all woke up at 2:30 to get ready and left by 3;30 to be at the starting line on time. Our starting time was at 4:15. It was so crazy, because it was so early. I swear I froze to death the first few hours before the sun came up. It was just so cold. I don't see how they could actually run in it. My first leg was leg 5, so I started about at 8:00. It was a decent run. I wish I could have done better, but with the altitude difference and the 2 hours of sleep that I had gotten that night, I think I did the best that I could. My leg was uphill for 6 miles and it was a tough little sucker. My last leg was a 5 mile run downhill during the middle of the day. It definitely was an easier run, but with the heat it was miserable. I was always looking for the team van for water! Finally after almost 11 hours of running we all crossed the finish line.
Seriously, it was so much fun. I almost lost my voice by the end of the day from cheering on all the team members as they ran their parts of the race. Hopefully next year I'll be able to convince a few family members to run one with me. You definitely feel as if you have accomplished something at the end.
The rest of the weekend was chill. We went to church at a little branch in Stanley, ID. There were probably 10 members total. The podium was placed in front of the wall of windows that overlooked the Sawtooth Mountain Range. It was an incredible view that made it a little dificult to pay attention to the speakers!
