Friday, October 2, 2009

1 day down, 4 to go

Today is the day the Lord has made, rejoice!!!!

Day one of our run across Iowa and WOW what a day it was. We stayed with an incredible family in Council Bluffs named Drew & Kris Ranney. We got in late to Council Bluffs because the wind was horrible and trying to control a motorhome is not an easy task. We had some great conversations with the Ranney family and could not have had a better meal to start off our adventure. I think most of us were somewhat sleepless preparing for what was ahead. We woke and headed out the door to face the wind, rain and hills.

The day didn't start quite as nicely as planned, seeing that I had gotten us "a little lost". After we finally decided that we better get running. I headed out from an area that was plagued with construction and finally found highway 6 that would start our run. I ran a brisk 8 miler and handed off to Andrew. We made an executive decision to follow behind all of the runners to make sure that everyone was safe. We realized that this was going to be quite the challenge due to the unforgiving weather conditions.

We thought that following the runner was going to be the best idea until 3 of the runners got stopped by "concerned citizens" making sure we realized that there was a gigantic motorhome behind them. I read one time that you know you are a runner in Iowa if you get stopped to ask if you need help. This came oh so true today. Along with being stopped by these people we also got stopped by a different kind of citizen. As we were about 2 miles outside of our stopping point for the night we saw some flashing lights behind us. Apparently another "concerned citizen" called the cops on us because we were running in the middle of the road which is 100% incorrect as we all have the muddy shoes to show it.

Anway, after the first day we are staying at the home of Joe & Judy and nursing our sore muscles. Stay tuned for more updates!!!

Stay Strong, Run Long
Brad

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