WAPAM!
Leg 1: Pam Hau "Are you doing?"
Leg 2: Whitney "KC" Stach
Leg 3: Andy "Shaft" Camann
Leg 4: Mike "Zeke" Lashua
Leg 5: Adam "Ringer" Gibbs
Our team was a hodge-podge of various people that I either have briefly met (Pam, Whitney), know very well (Andy) and don't know at all (Adam). The other team, Ann's Army, was comprised of:
Leg 1: Shawn "Gold Rush" Dobbins
Leg 2: Sarah "S-Dobbs" Dobbins
Leg 3: John "Daddy J" Dobbins
Leg 4: Heather "Heater" Vogts
Leg 5: Andy "M. Todd" Dobbins
The sheer logistics of getting people where they needed to be was just absolutely staggering. On Saturday evening, we all met at the Dobbin's house to discuss who is taking who where and at what time. We got it all figured out and I got to bed at a decent hour.
Sarah's boyfriend, Mike, picked up the first and second leg runners at 6:45am and dropped them off that their proper mile markers. At 8:15, Andy's uncle picked up the leg 3 and 4 runners to drop them off. Then at 9:30, Andy D. and Adam left to go to the mile 20 marker for the final leg.
Amber and her mom came out to watch me at mile15 and 20 and also met us at the finish line. It was great to see them out there!
It was a real tight race the whole way. WAPAM! finished with a final time of 3:20:12.
Check out some photos:
Team WAPAM! at the finish.
Camann checking to see if I fall after he handed me the timing chip.
The worst picture of me ever. I just finished my leg and it looks like I'm about to collapse. I am stopping my watch in this picture while yelling for Adam. He was surprised to see me!
The Rew and I before my run.
Man, I have been studying like a banshee for my big exam coming up on Oct. 24th. Everyday at work for a few hours I do some reading and work on problems. I really haven't done much work lately, but I consider this work since I need to pass this exam to move up in the company. I still have my class every Tues. night and that is becoming quite the pain as well. It's boring and it's over 2 hours of driving and 2.5 hours of class. Not my idea of a good way to spend a Tues. night. Plus I'm missing my lifegroup's potluck tonight.
This Sunday I'm off to the great state of Washington for a Cascade User's Group Conference at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA. http://www.semiahmoo.com/ It's really close to the Canada border, like 2 miles, so I'm going to head up to Vancouver one of the nights to check it out. It's only 40 min. away. I'll have a rental car when I'm out there so I can check out the scenery when I have a little down time. I expect it to be absolutely gorgeous!
I'm pretty pumped for Camann's show tomorrow night; possibly more than he is. I pushed back our Book Group until 7:30 so we can make the whole show. I'm excited to hear some of the new songs he has been working on. And have you heard the new Modern Antiques stuff? No? Well you're in for a treat. www.themodernantiques.com
Speaking of music. I've been working hard on two songs entitled "This Human Life" and "Away From Temptation". Maybe someday when I grow a pair you'll hear them!
2 comments:
You know, I was going to suggest that if you're 2 miles from the border, you could just go for a run, and see if they stop you at the border, or if you could be an illegal immigrant. But then I looked at the map, and realized it'd be more of a 2 mile swim, which, ironically, would probably be an easier border crossing, but a harder journey.
That area is so amazing. Be careful when you're driving, make sure to look away from the mountains and down at the road at least once every 30 seconds.
You look like you just got railed in the nuts in that picture.
Awesome.
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