Oh, and for those that don't know what Hood to Coast is... it's a relay race, consisting of 12 runners, each running 3 different legs... starting from Mt. Hood and making it's way to the coast. It's 197 fabulous miles on major highways, gravel roads, with inclines & declines, either steep or gradual, thru through small towns, cities, forests & over rivers... and if it's the Nehalem... you'll be crossing it 3-4 times!! All to end up crossing the finish line on the beach in Seaside, OR. All with no or limited sleep... it's an experience of a lifetime! :-) Check it out...
Sara & I at Mt. Hood (start of the race) Looks a little different from our snowboarding pics from last January, eh?!
Introducing... DM Sole Patrol's Van Chick (me) & Rockstar Driver (Sara)
Our home away from home for the next 36 hrs.
Introducing... Van #1
Friday, 6:15pm... and they're off!
Go Craig! (Mr. Boss Man)
Go Brandon! (works for Danner, friend of Marty's)
Go Chris... even tho he left us for Keen
Go Annie! (Mr. Boss Man's wifey)
* Rockstar Driver Sara *
So dumb. And it's not even late, yet.
Waiting for Annie to arrive... and Marty to GO!
Queen of self-portraits!
We went all out on the H2C gear this year! I know you're jealous...
The later it gets... the scarier it gets!
5am and still kickin'!
Van #2 just rollin' thru to say HI! Is that the sun comin' up... ?
And this is why we do what we do! Just finished 2 legs, and we're off to Mist to get some shut-eye while we wait for the other van to finish their 2 legs.
Brandon on the look-out for Marty. He had the toughest leg of the course... 4 miles up a MOUNTAIN and 2 miles down. Insane.
Annie hookin' Marty up with H2O. He's a true ROCKSTAR!
Sara and her new friend Parallel Park. The cat that supervised her awesome park job with the humongous van!
33 hrs. and counting... we got to Seaside and had time to sit down and eat normal food in something other than a van. Oh, how you take bathrooms for granted when you have nothing but porta-potties for 36 hrs. straight!!
Headed to the beach!
Aaahhh... how sweet! Mr. and Mrs. Boss Man!!!
Derrick & I... looking extra cool in our camos & Dr. Martens gear!
FINISH LINE, BABY!!!
Brad & his son Josh... poor kid started 2-a-days for soccer on Monday!
Together at last! Both vans finally have a chance to socialize a bit on the beach!
This was my 2nd time to Seaside in the last 3 weeks... and I still didn't make it to the water!
Dr. Martens Sole Patrol - Hood To Coast 2006
One last shot...
Insanity has officially hit... it's time to go home!
5 comments:
Great race! Great pics!
You and Sara could be sisters! You look so MUCH alike! That race sounds awesome and so much fun}
Jessica
sweet pics kansas! i should hire you to work my blog! ;) jk, don't tell lani ;)
you and sara are lookin absolutely fabulous, even after 36+ hours of no sleep!
GO DM SOLE PATROLE!!!!
btw, excellent myspc pic choice, U.diva.U! ;)
Okay seriously, my 2 fav pics are the "5am and still kicking" pic...and the "Parallel Parking" cat one. You're too funny.
And I NEED one of those black hats! I think I'd look cute in it! HA
looks like you had lots of fun
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