This is shirley peeking out of the door during on of my aid stops.
OUR COLLABORATION:
Some of this might be redundant but it will help to fill in some of the gaps in my account of the story.
I am including the notes that Shirley wrote during the ADVENTURE.
I am including the notes that Shirley wrote during the ADVENTURE.
Chuck left at 9:00 am with Dick on his first 10 mile leg. the weather prediction for the day was, wind and rain at 90% with a storm coming in the late evening. Kim is taking pictures of the start of the run.
While I was on the first leg of the run, Dick came back to the aid station at 10 :58 and said that chuck had about an hour to go. His friend Steve came and said he would run with Chuck for about an hour and then he would have to go to work at noon.
My food on my first stop was, Egg sand., refilled water , changed clothes, crackers and peanut butter and broth. 11 MINUTES ON THIS STOP
Kim was ready to go and came to the motorhome and she left with Chuck at about 11:51 am.
Many people are driving by and looking but not stopping. The are wondering what is going on.
The Director of the Sequim Food Bank, Andra and a volunteer came to cheer on.
The two women are at the right of the picture. The one on the left is director. This is the start of my 3rd leg of the run. Philip is now going out with me. It is 2:51 pm. The wind is starting to blow stronger and it is raining sporadically. Not enough moisture to get us wet. Gary Huff continued to go with us on the 3rd leg. 30 to 40 miles, third loop.
Shirley wrote, Kim fixed Chuck's watch on her charger and I sent a full camelback with water and fixed him some cheese pieces, dates, fig bars, He ate 2 ravioli, a cup cake and hot chocolate while at the stop. Chuck forgot his dates, fig bars. Dick is riding his bike to deliver them to Chuck and Philip. the wind is blowing harder now.
Home, cold, ready for coffee and an egg sandwich. Chuck was still running 7 minutes and walking 3 minutes on this last leg. Kevin, our friend came and was going to go with Dick and I on this leg. 40 to 50 miles, leg 4. Chuck was in at 5:38 at the aid station. Dick fixed water bottles for hand carrying and extra bottles on the bike. The aid break was a little longer as Chuck took his time eating and changing his top layer of clothes. Kim loaned him her wind breaker. The wind would be gusting up to 35 mph during the night. Chuck was ready to go at 9:27 pm. In for aid about 27 minutes. Boy those break times add up for total time! His meal was a bowl of chicken and rice soup, egg pancake sandwich, coffee. The temperature is 42. Wind starting to blow stronger. I used a hand held charger to keep my garmin watch charged to keep a record of the distance. But after this loop on the run I gave up on carrying and charging the watch.
Dick is talking to Kim about his next leg which would be mile 40 when completed. Mike Church would run with us for several miles. At about mile 4 on this loop Philip stopped in his car and asked if I needed anything? I thought and said bring me a latte. That really lifted me up for a while. It was wonderful, wonderful!!!!!!
Chuck came in at 12:20 for aid. He was in the RV for 40 minutes. Food was Chicken Soup, Egg Pancake Sandwich, Mustard for cramps and several cups of hot coffee. His back was starting to hurt.
I put Salonpas on his back and left leg. He left with Kim at 1:00 am. They had been out for about 1/2 mile when they were joined by Twyla. She is a fellow runner who had run with Chuck for about 10 miles on his 80 mile Birthday Run. Twyla can get very loud talking when she is excited. And she was excited to start her long, long adventure to the end with me. Kim told her to use her quite voice because it was 1:00 am and she was waking up the people in their houses as we passed by. I thought it was great. My back was starting to really hurt at about mile 6 on this loop. Philip brought me a pair of walking sticks thinking this might help. It did a little. The pain just kept on getting stronger and stronger.
Philip just came in and told me that he could see Kim's and Twyla's lights so they would be here in a couple of minutes.
I arrived at the RV at 4:08 am. We found out two things on this run. ONE, we missed one loop for 1.6 miles, bummer, and TWO, Melissa would be coming over on the Ferry at 5:30 am. Hooray. that makes up for the lost loop. She is also a live wire, Meaning she is loud and full of life. He came to the RV at 3:40 am. Chuck's left leg and ankle are swollen. I put on more Salonpas and took 2 Aleves.
We are now at mile 58.4
Continued
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