Today's the Day !!

So the race started this morning at 6am and I was there to
see them off and wish all my new friends luck. Then Marcy,
John and I went to the first aid station at mile 9,
Cunningham Gulch. The first runners were through there in
under 2 hrs which is truly amazing. Mind you this is up
and over a 13,000 ft pass... I did it the first day and
probably took us well over 3 hrs. To follow the runners you
can go to this website : http://www.hardrock100.com/index.asp

We are heading up to our aid station in about 2 hrs. The
horse packer is meeting us and we will all hike the 4 miles
in, set up camp, build a fire, sing some songs, maybe get
some sleep before the first people come in... We aren't
expecting them till 6am but at the rate they are going it
could be earlier. Then we will be there until the last
racer comes in, hopefully no later than 4am on Sunday
morning. The cutoff time to finish the race is 6am and we
are 6 miles from the finish. Then we will pack it up, hike
out and hopefully be at the awards ceremony by 10am or so.
I will spend the night here in Silverton at the Bent Elbow
hotel (a former bordello, ooh la la) and then go to Durango
to spend 2 days with my friends Mark and Kathy Uroda.
I plan to go to Mesa Verde National Park !

Maybe we'll see a bear tonight or some elk!
I will update on Sunday.