Two weeks ago, some of us were right in the middle of our Top Of Zion Relay. I think it has taken so long to post about it because it kicked our butts and maybe even our spirits a little. A relay brings with it so many emotions and they change quickly and its just kinda a crazy thing. Especially with a team of 13 (hey.... that's awesome though.. 13) girls. It was fun though and hard as all hard.
People have called this relay the iron man of relays... besides the dramatic elevation changes, the heat is a huge factor in this. We learned from others last year to bring sprayers and those got us through our middle of the day legs.
The great thing about this relay is that ya just get to kinda forgot all the normal everyday responsibilities and just enjoy hanging out with your friends, acting silly, dancing to motivate and entertain each other, singing, putting a giant jalapeno on top of your car, giving random strangers high fives or spraying them down or letting them give you a sponge bath in the middle of the road and, oh ya, running. I mean normally we can't just wear a sombrero and stand on the side of the road, blast some Mexican tunes and do crazy dance moves. It's good... it's challenging. It also boosts the spirit. Proving to ourselves that we can do hard things. It stretches us to our limits.
Sometimes miracles happen too... example; Maryann was running on north Fork road and we really NEEDED to dance for her, but there wasn't an ipod plugged in to our music. Kamie Lee found the first radio station she could... "If you're going through Hell, Keep on going" was on.... I'm not even kidding.. Miraculous right?
It's all those things and the inside jokes and the team coming together when it's needed the most. Yeah, ya don't get a lot of sleep and sometimes there is stress, but in the end, it's pretty awesome.... SAIL.
People have called this relay the iron man of relays... besides the dramatic elevation changes, the heat is a huge factor in this. We learned from others last year to bring sprayers and those got us through our middle of the day legs.
The great thing about this relay is that ya just get to kinda forgot all the normal everyday responsibilities and just enjoy hanging out with your friends, acting silly, dancing to motivate and entertain each other, singing, putting a giant jalapeno on top of your car, giving random strangers high fives or spraying them down or letting them give you a sponge bath in the middle of the road and, oh ya, running. I mean normally we can't just wear a sombrero and stand on the side of the road, blast some Mexican tunes and do crazy dance moves. It's good... it's challenging. It also boosts the spirit. Proving to ourselves that we can do hard things. It stretches us to our limits.
Sometimes miracles happen too... example; Maryann was running on north Fork road and we really NEEDED to dance for her, but there wasn't an ipod plugged in to our music. Kamie Lee found the first radio station she could... "If you're going through Hell, Keep on going" was on.... I'm not even kidding.. Miraculous right?
It's all those things and the inside jokes and the team coming together when it's needed the most. Yeah, ya don't get a lot of sleep and sometimes there is stress, but in the end, it's pretty awesome.... SAIL.
I love this post! :)
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