Last night was the hardest run I have had up until this point. It was pouring down and rain and the wind was blowing super hard. Victor ran the first leg and I ran the second. His run was even harder then mine because the weather was the worst when he began at 3am. By the time I got started I had on two jackets because at the end of Victors run he was so cold that they did not want that to happen to me.

At 4:30am I took off running thinking this is not so bad. By mile one I was being blown all over the place and could barely see right in front of me. There were moments that I felt like I was walking I was going so slow. By mile five I was burning up it was so hot, so I unzipped one jacket. By Mile eight I was thinking I have to be close to the end so just keep going. Right at about mile 9 the driver gave me some water and said you have two more miles to go. I looked at my watch and thought “Wow I really must be walking because I am normally done by now.”

Then 10 minutes later I ran over this bridge that was about a half a mile long and there was the van with the blinking light on it awaiting me. I thought this might have been a joke because there was also two people outside taking photos in this horrible weather.

So I ran up to the people and asked them do you know it is pouring ran out here? They just looked at me kind of funny and I couldn’t understand why. After getting in the vehicle and drying off I found out they were expecting to Heiko run this leg and was looking at me like who is this guy we have been awaiting for two hours. That when I realized why they looked at me so funny. Next in line was Taeko. Victor and I wished her luck and as soon as she stepped out of the vehicle the rain and wind ceased.

Song for the day- “Easier to Run” band-Linkin Park