This weekend, Matt and his brother ran the HOOD TO COAST. Rich flew in on Thursday evening and they prepared for the next 48 hours of no sleep, exhaustion, laughter, endless vans everywhere, eating on the go, pictures, sweat, strange odors and aching muscles. This was all achieved to say that they had ran the mother of all mother runs: The Hood to Coast. What a memorable weekend!
Matt and Rich at the Mt. Hood lookout.
Two brothers, mentally prepared to run 3 different legs each of a 200 mile run with a 12 man relay team. (Wow that was a mouthful)
Look very close and you can see Mt. Hood in the background and
two determined brothers.
This is Matt and Rich's team of 6 in van #2.
Maki, Meyers, Matt, Aaron, Rich and Matt.
The handoff with Rich and Matt.
Rich ran leg 11 and Matt ran leg 12.
Rich running his final leg, which was a tough leg (so they told me!)
Hood to Coast runners waiting at a location to tag the next guy or girl.
Rich finished with his last leg.
Together at the the finish line!
They made it.
Seaside, ORegon.
Way to go HONEY.
Mom, Dad, the Wilhoits and all of my children waited in the sand for a good 3 to 4 hours for the Foot Fungus Among Us team to arrive. The children were pretty patient, seeing that it was very hot and sticky outside.
Niece Taylor.
Natalie and Paige playing in the sand.
They finally arrived all together. Way to go you guys!!
It is finally over!
He did it.
Matt always impresses me with his determination and positive attitude.
Those that sat in the sand waiting for hours to see the team run in. I found out that Gannon loves sand. He has it everywhere.
Wearing their shirts and medals at the end of a long race.
How about next year guys???????
Maybe it is too early to answer that question.
Here we all are.
Mom and Dad drove from Eugene to cheer their sons on in this big race. They left in the morning and stayed all day long supporting their boys. Thanks mom and dad. You are great!!
