Heartland Race Recap

Start

First off the pictures are all over the place sorry I am not the best at using Blogger.

Heartland, ughhhhh, well I went in thinking I could really do well here. I was so full of hope and probably too cocky.  I went in thinking if I didn't go for it sometime I would never know what I was capable of doing.  I thought Heartland was a safe place to go for it, I did pretty well last time so why not go all out there?  Well here is my tale of why not.

Joanne (super running buddy from CT, pacer #1) and I flew in on Thursday.  Stayed in Wichita and waited for Anne (Running Mom, pacer #2) to come in on Friday morning.  We all drove up to Cassoday together and met with Tracey (Master Crew Chief) and Danielle (Running Mom, crew).  We grabbed my packet hung out for the meeting and then drove to El Dorado (closest town with a hotel).  We ate (thank you Tracey for the homemade GF pasta) and got all the gear laid out.

At the pre race meeting they went over some crazy weather they were expecting.  I was trying not to let the weather get to me.  What could I do about torrential downpours, hail, lightening or tornadoes? Nothing. So why worry.  On race morning Tracey, Danielle and I went to the start.  It was almost warm and not raining yet so I took off in my skirt.  You may not know this about skirts but in the rain they get heavy.  See the skirt length at the start, check it out later in the race, it was knee length and growing by the second, lol. 

Well I think the picture says it all about the weather

About 1/2 way through the first section the sky opened up and dropped loads of water on us.  I am talking drenched us.  It was crazy but sort of fun.  I think I may be nuts.  I came into Lapland and saw the crew and boy did that make me feel good.  My nutrition was on course, my fluids were good but I wasn't taking Enduralytes because I didn't think I needed them with my drink and the weather (not hot).  I think this was mistake number 1.
 

Uncle Ronnie and I trudging along.  He was trying to block the wind for me.

Not sure where this is but somewhere in KS :)

 After Lapland I saw the crew again at Teterville and Ridgeline.  I was feeling good the entire way.  I met some awesome folks.  Lent a guy my phone so he could call for a new ipod.  Saw a snake or two and I was eating and drinking.  Calories seemed good and fluids were in check.  I was getting tired of wet feet but it wasn't so bad either.

I look so cheery at the start

 By mile 42.5 at Matfield Green when I saw the crew and picked up Joanne for pacing I was feeling loopy.  I knew when I left Ridgeline something was up so I took my first Enduralyte of the day and something for my headache.  Alert Alert Alert!!!!! Don't you wish your head sent off alarms like that or your crew could see the red flags waving as you ran into an aid station? I had a headache (I never get headaches) and I was disoriented.  Duhhhhhhh!!!! How did I not know I was in serious need of salt.  Anyway, no alarms or bells went off so I trudged on like a ding dong.  I went out with Joanne.  We picked up the pace, having a pacer will do that to you.  We hit the turn around (50 miles just in case that isn't obvious) at 9 hrs.  Once again, how was that not an ALARM!! Come on, 50 miles in 9hrs.  I was in over my head.  If I had slowed down right then and there I might have salvaged this thing but instead I did the opposite.  I cranked it.  Dropped the pace into the 9-10mm range and dug deep.  AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! What was I thinking?  Joanne and I saw Uncle Ronnie and that was great.  I love that I have a 72yr old uncle who is willing to come out and run with me.  He is amazing.  Seeing him only made me go faster.  Clearly I am nuts.  By the time we hit Matfield Green again (mile 58ish) my stomach was D.O.N.E. done, as in done.  That was it for food staying down.  Uncle Ronnie and I headed out for Ridgeline and I slowly fell apart.  By the time I got to Ridgeline I was a mess.  I had never felt that bad at that point in a race and I didn't know what to do.  We changed my clothes and I chilled for a bit while I tried to eat and then I headed out with Anne.  She BTW did the next 18 miles with me and they were horrible (pace wise), she kept my spirits up and kept me moving. She was the BOMB!! When we reached Teterville, I was a more of a mess than before.  By this time I had figured out that eating anything was trouble and I was just going down hill.  I stopped and tried to recoup and Anne and I headed out again but, by 1.5 miles out of the aid station we were both thinking we should turn back for help.  We somehow decided to press on, the pace got slower, my digestive track got worse and we just kept walking.  It was brutal.  I was with it but couldn't really walk straight or stand up without help, I was a total wreck.  By the half way point of the 8 mile leg we both knew it was over for me.  For a bit we thought if I could get to Lapland we could get help and I could move on but we soon saw the writing on the wall, I had let myself get too deep in the hole.  So at 82 miles I dropped.  Tracey picked us up and we headed home. 

This wasn't the journey or outcome I planned but I have to say I had a great time with the crew and I learned a lot and once again I have been taught a lesson on patience.  A 100 miles takes patience and resilience.  I need to work on pace, go out easy and see what happens and I have to stay on top of my stomach.  Big lesson learned and a great weekend.

 Thanks so much to the crew.  I am in awe of all of them.  They all worked so hard.  I am a lucky gal to have such great friends. 

Until the next adventure...Happy Running!!


The Awesome Crew!!! Anne, Joanne, Tracey and Danielle

It is Racing Week

This year I decided for my 100 I would head back to Heartland.  Why?  For a couple of reasons: 1. Tracey lives close and she is an amazing crew chief so that means no worries for me while running 2. It was the only place that I have truly enjoyed a 100 miler (they have all hurt but this one I felt free and like I was flying for the majority of it)  3. I don't feel like I did my best last time, I know I can do better.

 Training for 100's is hard for me.  I am always trying to squeeze in runs here and there and sometimes I am not sure if my training is on track because my runs are all over the place.  One year I might be able to string together 30 miles day after day and, the next year it just doesn't work out that way.  That being said I was able to hit over 100 miles a week for a couple of weeks at the end of this training so, I think I am in a good spot but who knows. Really...who knows??? It is so hard to train for 100.  I feel like I am shooting in  the dark and hoping for the best. But I LOVE it!! Love the battle of 100 miles, the challenge, there is literally nothing like it. 

  I keep wondering if the difference between me and a better runner is all mental.  If I just ran harder and chose to go into my pain cave and hunker down if I could do even better.  Is that what the guys that are breaking 20hrs doing?  Are they enduring the pain for longer or are they better runners or did they train better?  Maybe it is a little of all three.  There is only one of those I can work on at this point in the game and it is the pain so here is the plan...Last time I ran a 21:39 which is a 13mm pace, in April I ran a 9:30mm pace at my 50miler, I want to break 20 hrs so that involves running faster than a 12mm pace.  So...I go out at a 10mm and hold on for as long as possible, I try and make crew stops as quick as possible.  I run hard for as long as possible and most of all when I hit that wall at mile 80-95 I DO NOT, DO NOT let myself walk for more than a few minutes at a stretch, I force my legs to keep running.  I CAN DO BETTER!!! I know I can.  It is time to put on my big girl pants and see what I am made of.  Fingers crossed this goes well.

Happy Running

Thoughts while Mowing

Heartland is only 3wks away.  I am getting excited and nervous.  I am super psyched about the group of ladies coming out to help me.  Should be a ton of fun. 

Doug recently had hand surgery so that means that mowing is my job for now.  The lower lot is nuts.  It isn't level, it gets super water logged and the grass is crazy so, mowing it is always a chore but, this time it had gone for a month or more without being mowed.  I should also add that our lawn mower is a pathetic piece of machinery.  It runs inconsistent at best.  So mowing the lower lot is a challenge.  If I go too fast the mower stalls, when I hit a patch of uneven earth I have to run at the mower full force to get it to move, when I hit a patch of thick grass I have to do some sort of back and forth maneuver.  Needless to say it is probably quite entertaining to watch me struggle for an hr on this little plot of land but, you all know me, I got it done. 

As I was mowing, I was frustrated, by the mower, the land, the grass, etc...  Then it struck me.  This mowing was just like an ultra.  If I went too fast I blew up the mower.  It was just like 100 miles.  100 miles take patience, it takes an attitude of flexibility, it takes a belief in oneself.  This little plot of land reminded me of just what the race will take and that if I believe in myself anything is possible.

Love a good life lesson.  It took me 2hrs to get all of the yards mowed, ughhhhhh!!! But hey if anyone is interested in what the yard can teach you please come on by and I will set you up with a yard and a supremely crappy mower :). 

Happy Running All

 

Badwater - Crew/Pacer

I know I have neglected the blog for awhile now.  I am sorry.  Summer was super busy  and something had to give and, well ...running wins out over blogging any day, lol.  So, what did I do with my summer you ask?  I know you are dying to ask because the Title of this Post has one of the most coveted words in all of ultra land in it...duh duh duh...Badwater.  Yep, I scored a spot to crew/pace someone at Badwater.  Wahoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! Now that is an opportunity no one could pass up especially an ultra runner whos dream race is Badwater.  Are you wondering who I crewed for?  I have like, two ultra friends and both swear never to do anything as stupid as Badwater, in fact both have said they won't even pace when I get in some day, lol.  So then who would ask me to do such a thing?  It all goes back to a fate full race called Lone Ranger, my first 24hr run, the one where I hosed my metatarsal for life, well apparently it was my luckiest race because I met a lady, Ethel, we ran together for a lap (8miles) and of all things discussed our desire to one day get into Badwater.  When Ethel got in I was psyched for her but didn't think anything more of it.  Well in May I got an email from Ethel asking if I was interested in being on her Crew.  WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!  I felt like I had won the lottery.  Duh!!! Of course I was interested.  I was even willing to drop VT100 so I could do Badwater.  And so began the journey.

The first part of the journey was preparation.  Even if you are just pacing you need to get ready for the heat. Thankfully the owner of the local running shop (Mark at Kilometers) had a great idea.  He said he would hook me up with his treadmill and some heaters.  His treadmill is surrounded on three sides by walls and then we blasted 1 to 2 heaters into the space and that is how i would run...for hours..seriously sweaty hours.  Ok it was gross and a tiny bit odd running in someones running store as people milled about looking for shoes but hey most runners understand crazy, they even embrace it so I am sure the scene was totally normal, right???

 

Next we all headed to Vegas to meet up with Ethel and her awesome wife Kerry.  Then we headed out in our two white vans, into the desert.  A tiny bit odd heading out with folks you don't know for an epic journey but we quickly got to know each other. 

Heading into Death Valley (From L to R: Lisa, me, Tammy, Jan, Ethel, Kerry, Rosie).

 

 



Just thought this was cool.  All of the white vehicles ready to go for the race.

We checked into Stove Pipe Wells we realized the rooms didn't have microwaves so we cooked our food on the dash. Really!

The next day was mostly about preparation, pre race meetings and check in and hanging out.  Part of the crew went to Badwater while Ethel and Kerry got checked in.  Rosie and I took the opportunity to run the road from Badwater towards Furnace Creek.  It was hot but so dang cool.  After that we went to the pre race picture and Rosie and I were able to grab photos with Dean K and Pam Reed.  Dean was so dang nice, he took the time to not only take pictures but talk with us and seemed super down to earth and just into the sport.

Dean K and I

Me, Pam Reed and Rosie

 



We headed back to Stove Pipe Wells and began to get the crew van ready for the following day.  All vans have to be marked and we needed to organize all of the gear that would go inside for the next two days.  We also went over with Ethel her race plan, what she preferred in the way of being dealt with if her mood sank, what foods she wanted, what things she liked and didn't, etc... And then we went to sleep. 

 

I was on for the second shift on day one.  So we headed out after noon to switch out pacing and crew duties with the 1st crew.  Our first turn over was rocky and to be honest I was so excited to run with Ethel I just started pacing.  In hind sight I should have stuck around and listened to the turn over and helped my crew get us up and going.  I got to run quite a ways with Ethel on the first day and did tons of miles with her over the course of the 43 hrs.  The first day was hot.  The ice bandannas were melting ever mile, yes every mile.  But we just kept plugging along.  I got in some great speed work sprinting to the van to let them know her needs, grabbing stuff and then racing back to her.  I knew she was dreading the hike up Towns Pass (she said it was like a blow dryer in the face for all 20 miles and her friend from last year had said it was soul sucking).  Well it lived up to the hype.  20 miles of going up.  From mile 40-60 you just climb and you climb with the heat in your face.  I tried to keep her sprayed down but there was little else I could do for her.  At mile 50 we stopped and we looked at her feet.  She had a blister.  I did my best to take care of it.  I was so thankful at that moment for the time I had spent reading up on blister care.  I had read every article on the Badwater site and many others just in case I had to take care of her feet.  Amazingly Ethel did about 100 miles of the race with one of her feet badly blistered and the other mildly blistered.  I thought that was amazing and seriously hard core.  She was super consistent in her pace and just kept on plugging along.  At the top of Towns Pass we massaged her legs and attempted to take care of the new blisters that had formed. 

On the second day we met her in the wee hrs of the morning.  She was just getting over being sick and we had another climb.  So we headed up the next pass.  On this climb we were leap frogging with Marshal Ulrich and his crew and that was pretty cool.  His video guy walked with us for a bit and chatted.  Right around the 100 mile mark I switched out with Jan so she could hit that mile marker with Ethel.  Ethel decided she needed another stop after 100 and she lay down and got a massage.  After that she powered through to the finish.





 

 

Heading up to Father Crowley.



 

We met back up with Ethel as she was beginning the climb up Mt Whitney.  I was insanely lucky to get to do most of the Mt Whitney portion with her.  She was a machine.  Was making some serious time but she kept telling me that she would be slowing soon.  Well she knew what she was talking about the climb goes from nothing too bad to a seriously steep hill about half way up.  Holy crap that sucked the last bit of life out of all the runners.  They just did what they had to do to keep their feet moving and to get to the finish line.  Ethel did an amazing job.  She was incredible and I am so lucky to have gotten this opportunity.

So is this still my dream race?  YES!! Now more than ever.  It was out of this world.  I really hope I can get in one day.  

Bear Mtn - Race Report

North Face Endurance Challenge: Bear Mtn 50K

Overall Difficulty 5/5 stars

Technical Difficulty 5/5 stars

Elevation Change 4/5 stars

Scenery 5/5 stars (right...see first two rating to see why you wouldn't have a chance to notice the scenery, :))

Joanne and I prerace. 

 I meant to do this race last year but, I busted my ankle before the race and had to drop out.  This year my plan was to do Jack Bristol, that was until I met my new Trail Besty: Joanne.  Oh how I adore Joanne.  She is the BOMB!!! The first day I showed up at her place to run she asked if I wanted to increase our run by an hour, since then we have been kindred spirits out there on the trails.  She pushes my pace early on and I keep her going later in our runs.  She is a machine.  So on one of our runs she suggested we do the Bear Mtn race.  I couldn't say no.  Ok I didn't want to say no.  So I said no to the 50 miler and we settled on the 50K.  I once again didn't do much research.  I knew from last year that the course was supposed to be technical.  In my head that meant it was much like the North Face Atlanta race from last year.  Well...maybe I should have read the course better or looked at the rating scale where it is clearly the hardest race they have.  Ahhhhh.........!!!!!! 

It had been raining all week here so the trails were all set up to be uber muddy and all of the water crossings had water ready to go.  NICE!!  At the beginning of the race I tried to hang with Joanne but, it was just too hard on that technical course to try and stick with someone and I was really worried about my legs.  I had no idea when or if they were going to poop out due to the previous weekends 50 miler (that was only 6 days ago).  I knew this would be challenging for me and I also knew it would be a superb way to test my fitness.  If I could do back to back ultras I knew I was on track with my training for VT.   I went into Jack Bristol wanting to blast out the fastest 50 I could and I went into this race hoping for survival and to not be last, lol. 

So Joanne dusted me from the get go.  By one mile into the race I couldn't see her and all I could do was really work hard not to fall and bust my booty.  The pack was moving fast so I just went with them, later on as things thinned out, I was able to get into my groove and that helped a ton.  I realized quickly this was going to be an extremely challenging race.  I had to watch my footing every step of the way, literally.  The climbs were brutal, the downhills were rough, the rock climbing was silly and the water crossings kept my feet nice and wet.  I have to say 50K seemed pretty dang short and that helped a ton.  At just 10 miles in I was 1/3 of the way done, now that made me happy.  I met a few really neat people but didn't catch names.  For the most part I just kept focused on moving.  At the aid stations I grabbed liquids, skittles and bananas.  I had a really hard time eating or drinking while on the run because I had to be so focused on my feet.  I did of course bust my ankle once really good but I got up, tested it out, it seemed to work so I just kept going.  Towards the end there was one brutal section that will haunt me forever.  It was over a mile up on loose rocks and once you got to the top you didn't even get to run down the other side, it too was filled with loose rocks that required very particular foot placement, so there we were, a pack of trashed runners, picking our way carefully down our last mtn. section in the last miles of the race where all you want to do is run, so frustrating, no really, it made me curse, one mighty curse and then I just moved on.  I was a muddy mess at the end.  My time was around 6:30 (not sure on exact but that is close) I came in 17th for women and I think in the 60's somewhere overall.  The race was so ridiculous I don't even feel like looking up specifics, lol. 

It was an extremely difficult course but guess what??? Yep! We plan to do it again next year.  Joanne is way more nuts than me, lol. 

Happy Running!

Joanne took my post race picture while resting on the grass.  The angle makes me look tall but I assure you I haven't grown.

Jack Bristol - Race Report

Race Recap: Jack Bristol 50m

I wanted to run this race for a few of reasons: 1. It is local (and that is enough of a reason to do it) 2. It was almost on my birthday so it gave me my birthday miles 3. It was a great way to get some miles in preparation for VT 100 4. It was on the weekend of the Virtual fund raiser I was doing for JDRF.  I didn't really do much research on the course.  It was less than an hour from my house and that made it a great option for me.  After I signed up I realized it was all on pavement, ughhhhh, not great for the foot but a great chance to run fast.  The course took me around and around Lake Waramaug which is gorgeous.  My race had an out and back and then 6 laps around the lake.  As the race started off I was floored by the pace.  The front runners were frickin sprinting, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! A mile or so in I looked at my watch to see 8mm flat and thought "holy crap, I can't hold this."  I thought well maybe my Garmin is off, so I asked a dude near me what he had for pace and he had the same thing.  Oh no!  I just couldn't figure out why everyone was going so fast.  Thank goodness for Matt.  Matt was the guy running near me when I inquired about the pace and he commented the pace was fast.  We worked together to get our pace back under control.  It was easier to slow down with someone.  We got ourselves calmed down to a 9mm pace which mind you was still 45s faster than I wanted to be at the start, eaaakkkk! But it was a start.  So we just ran along and gabbed.  Matt was a great running partner for the first lap.  He was doing the 50K so I knew he would have to ditch me soon but it was nice to have a buddy while he could afford to run my pace.  This was his first ultra so we did a ton of talking about that and about his life and what not.  We found another 50K runner who seemed to be zipping along and Matt took off with him and that left me solo which I remained for the rest of the race.  Not to worry I had my Ipod loaded with a ton of podcasts. I ran into Matt again as he was finishing his last lap, it was great to see a familiar face.  By lap 4 I was getting tired of the lap and getting tired in general but I knew I was doing well so I needed to hang on.  I was eating minimally but drinking a ton. That going out fast was catching up with my legs.  They were really starting to hurt.  I began to walk the hills.  Then as I came through the chute on lap 5 I saw them...Doug and Chloe...YAY!!!!!! That is what I needed, the boost to power through and Doug yelled out the best news, I was in first...say what...I was in first, who the heck new...after I processed what he said I really put my mind and body to powering through that last lap.  I had been on pace to break 8hrs but, the last lap had totally busted that so, now I was set up to hit my original goal of 8:30-9.  My right calf started to cramp and I mean that cramp that means you will be lying road side screaming for help so I did my best to not stress it by adopting more of a shuffle.  My watch had died miles back so I was just guessing as to my pace and well I didn't care I just wanted to get back to Doug and Chloe as fast as I could and hopefully win.  How cool to win with Chloe watching.  So I dug deep, I mean really deep, put on my race smile and ran.  As I got to the final turn I got choked up.  I was about to win, yes win, an ultra in front of my husband and daughter.  I was so dang excited.  I told myself I wasn't allowed to cry I still had some work to do and so I charged as hard as I could and came across the line at 8:20.  Wahoooooo a 42min PR for me.  I was so happy.

That was one awesome race.  The volunteers rocked it was well organized and they gave out jackets to the winners, wooot wooot.  I will do it again for sure.  Now I need to run smarter and break 8 and well I think if I go into the race in better shape rather than coming off a winter of not much running I could do a ton better.  Fingers crossed for future Jack Bristol races. 

Final Winner Board - Virtual 5K for JDRF

Team Honey Badger (won for most entrants).  They ran for Ella.  Thanks!!!!

Final Winner Board

If your name has a prize next to it please make sure I have your address so I can get your prize out (I really need to get them out of my bedroom, they are taking over :)).  You can email me at mommysarunner@hotmail.com.

Name	Distance	Prize Won	Raffle Numbers
Bethany Becker	20K	hat	1 2 3 4
Cindy Behne	5K	1	134
Cynthia Berglund	5K	Socks and hat	5
Michelle Bishop	5K	Socks	6
Chloe Carroll	5K	1	7
Doug Carroll	5K	1	8
Vanessa Christensen	5K	Ear warmer by Kaci	9
Jimmi Clairmont	15K	Socks	83 84 85
Alyssa Coker	5k		26
Terri Corbett	5K	Ear Warmer by Kaci	104
Mary Cornell	10K	Bag & TallyGear	10 11
Cathy Crisp	25K	Socks and hat	12 13 14 15 16
Aimee Cronin	10K	Socks & scarf by Cindy	17 18
Kristin Cundiff	Winner of Most Registered	Socks and Tally Gear Belt	19
Liz Day	10K	Socks	27-30
Julie De La Vega	5K	TallyGear Belt	133
Emily Eliason	5K	1	31
Hope Epton	20K	Socks & Love to run Necklace	32-35
Matthew Falat	5K	hat	121
Sarah Falat	5K	1	120
Rea Fawcett	5K	Socks	36
Ellie Fincham	5K	Socks & Todd&Moore Sport Package	37
Christine French	10K	Socks & Headsweats Hat	78 82
Ross French	5k	1	132
Melanie Foster	5k		20
JD Foster	5k	Picture Frame by Hope	21
Courtney Foster	5k	hat	22
Stacey Gilbert	5k	1	111
Pam Gordan	5K	1	77
Rebecca Herrin	5K	1	119
Jeff Hall	5K	socks	38
Candice Hope	15K	Socks	79 80 81
Natalie Horton	5k	hat	24 137 135 136 138
Seth Hudgins	40K	Pottery Mrs B	39-46
Keith Johnson	20k	Headsweats Hat	123 124 125 126
Karen King	5K	1	47
Tracey Kite	5K	Socks & HeadSweats	48
Dave Maher	5k	1	49
Reyna Maher	5k	1	50
Bridget Maher	5k	Bag	51
Joe Maher	5k	Socks & hat	52
Kelly Marcuzzi	5K	Road ID & Ear Warmer by Kaci	131
Sydney Marcuzzi	5k	1	130
Tish Martin	5k	1	110
Grace Martin	5k	1	109
Kim Martin	5K	scarf	53
Mary McQuillen	5K	scarf	118
Shanna Moyer	5K	Felt Scarf by Susie	117
Dynamo Dave	5K	1	99
Kaci Nash	20K	Socks & hat	100-103
Lidsay Pelascini	5k	1	108
Matt Pelascini	5k	1	107
Debora Peters	5k		25
Jennifer Potvin	10K	Socks	73 74
Teri Prater	5K	Socks	112
Christine Rockey	15K	hat	54-56
Cindy Roerig	5K	Socks	57
Jake Roerig	5K	Bag	58
Cindy Roerig	5K	Tally Gear	59
Joanne Ross	20k	Socks	88 89 90 91
Anne Ryerson	30K	Quilt and Socks	60-65
Mom Scarborough	5k	Socks	106
Jaylin Seaman	5k	1	92
John Seaman	5k	1	93
Karen Seaman	5k	Road ID GC	94
Zorion Seaman	5k	Socks	95
Amanda Silverhorn	5k	RoadID GC	129
Howard Simpkins	15k	Compete	122 127 128
Anna Stein	31K	Bag & Necklace by Liz	66-71
Nikki Stevens	5K	Bag	86
Vol Stover	5K	Socks & Road ID	72
Summer Torres	5k	1	105
Melanie Tupaj	15k	Headsweats Hat	96 97 98
Tara Tosta	45K	9
Anna Volovsek	15k	Socks and scarf	116
Becky Volovsek	15k	RoadID GC	115
Jeff Volovsek	15k	1	114
John Volovsek	15k	1	113
Lisa Willard			23
Kara Wooldrik	10K	Socks & SweatyBand	75 76

Final thank you to everyone who helped by making items, entering the race, and/or donation money.  I really appreciate it.  This is an important cause.  More kids are diagnosed each year we need some answers as to what causes this disease and how it can be cured.  I am not sure if I will do the 5K next year might switch it up with some other running related event.  Need to think on it.  If you have ideas let me know.