I shit you not!
I have a whole post on this REMARKABLE day, but right now I am just too overwhelmed by the enormity of it all.
Watching Tim come flying into the aid station at Foresthill way ahead of time was one of those moments you don’t forget. Hearing them announce Ellie as the first female runner through….I squealed and clapped as I watched this woman with amazing focus come running in (along with every other aid station worker)
After that I stumbled upon a man with a crazy beard and awesome shirt and when I approached him, “No way! COWMAN!” he gave me a big hug and I got to talk to him for about 15 minutes. When I got back to Lester I was all tears. “Cowman.” was about all I could muster as an explanation.
This is where the “I shit you not” part come in….
Lester and I drove Cowman from Foresthill to Auburn. NICEST GUY EVER. Him and Lester chatted it up on the way back as I texted a friend “no fucking way! i have COWMAN IN MY TRUCK!”
When we got him to the finish line, I told him how I keep my running bib safety pin. He gave me 2 of his from this years race.
He then gave me one of the 10 hugs he had given me through the day and then gave me a kiss.
Lester texts me, “CMON NOW!”
LOL.
BEST DAY EVER!!!
More later about the amazing people I worked with today.
Oh, and my shirt…it says “Race Official” Yeah…it says that. right there. on my shirt.