the 200 mile Ragnar Del Sol Race

Ragnar Del Sol--Wickenburg to Phoenix
12 runners-run all day//all night

The 200 miles covered some of the most beautiful parts of the Arizona desert. 

The start line.  See me on the right hand side...pink shirt/headband/long legs

Vans, giant cacti, and runners-that sums up my weekend

20 miles into the race...our smiles hadn't faded yet

Here's the beef. I was out for blood.  If you read my running blog than you know this.  I had something to prove with this race.  I did just that.  I ran 7:30 miles for all of my legs.  My splits show that I had several 7:00 minute miles.  In my little world of running, that's not too shabby.  This race was a true test of endurance.  You run at weird times of day with no sleep.  This race is all that I needed.  My spirits are up and I am ready for the next big huge thing. 
Yee'go for you runners and Cheers for you Kiwis!

the bench

We are currently trying to establish our bench at church.  

Today we took a gamble and sat stage left.  Mistake.  We sat in a bench that had been claimed years ago by another family.  I know this only because I saw the look of shock on the dad's face as he had to scan the room and sit somewhere else for the first time in possibly 19 years.  Sorry fellow ward member. 

We tried the back row and the easy access row by the door.  None were right.  For now, we are still trying to get our bench.  I commented to Jason that we need to try stage right next week. I have a good feeling about this.  

by the way-we moved.  We are house-sitting for a senior missionary couple.  We now live in The Boonies, Arizona.  Sunsets, sunrises, dirt, more dirt, sky, tumbleweeds, and quiet--that's us.  

Cheers

the bricks

What did you do on Saturday?  We found a pile of old bricks and built a fort.  It has a look-out tower (see Talan peeking through a window).  There are 2 rooms connected by a circle-thing that does not yet have a purpose.  See that huge mountain behind the fort?  We hiked that too. 

Can you top that?