Ragnar - Northwest Passage

This weekend was the weekend that Sydney has been dreading.  The reason why she made me start running with her.  That's right.  Me....running.  She signed up last fall to do the Ragnar: Northwest Passage relay race with Rachel and Cory and a bunch of their friends and Cory's family.  I was excused because I couldn't get off work but had Saturday off, so Fiz and I jumped in the car and headed up the support the crazy running people.  

I got there Saturday morning, after Sydney had already finished all 3 of her legs.  She looked great!  My little running wife.   

This was just after Cory had finished his last and Rachel had started.  The team name was "Nice Running Sharts" as will become very evident if you continue reading this post.  

Everyone was still in good spirits, but quite tired by this point.  

Rach is running away!

Look at those sharts cheering her on.

The race started in Blaine, WA and ended in Langley on Whidbey Island.  This was a beach at one of the parks where there was an exchange.  So beautiful out there.   

Rachel's last leg is over and she's so sad.  

The sharts.  

Here they come!

What a beautiful team.  

Yes...yes they did.  It was clearly one of the best team names.  Everyone laughed.  

Adrian was working it.  

Apparently you sign this thing!

I was the non-running guy with the dog and camera.  Good job Sydney!  I brought her all the essentials for the post-race recovery.  2 bags of donuts, some rootbeer, and milk.  

These faces crack me up.  

The line for the ferry back home.  We probably waited 2 hours.  Also, there was an altercation about "butting" in the line.  Apparently these Whidbey island folk are very passionate/aggressive.  

The stink van.  

There was a definitely "spicy" odor coming from the van.  

I wish I could have been a part of the madness.  I think the total was like 196 miles and the relay ran non-stop for like 36 hours.  Crazy beans.