FAVORITE RUNS: Kevin "Lugie" Turko
I elevated this from Sanford's blog comments, because it was pretty intense.
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I'd have to say that many of the legs that I ran were breathtaking. California, Arizona, and New Mexico can't be topped. The three states have so many beautiful views of the mountains.
My favorite run in the trip that I can most distinctly remember was on the first night. Our RV was parked in a gigantic gourge in California, and It was probably about 1am(10 mph back-wind/50 degrees). Before we ran we all chilled up on top of the RV and peered into the night sky. We saw so many things including shooting stars(Spaceman), and an UFO, possible a fighter jet, flew by at an incredbile speed. We sat on top of the RV probably for over an hour, then Bert decided to take a #2 in the bathroom and open the vent. Well what Can I say...It drove us all off the roof.
I was warned about a half a mile before J.J would hand off to me. I recieved the Gold baton from him and took off. I was left alone with nothing but my two batons, and a reflective vest. Since I was the start of a new rotation I was left running out by myself for over a mile. In between the gourge, towering cliffs to both sides, and stars above. I'll be honest, I was scared to death. Whenever I heard a russle, I'd bang the two batons togther in attempt to scare anything away. (Thats how I got a banged up baton...thank god the gold one wasn't so cheap) It was out of a SCI-FI movie. I was just waiting for the Aliens to come and grab me from the planet, but then the headlights of the RV and Van rolled over the hill and I was saved.
Being the start of the rotation could sometimes leave you out in the dark, navigating the road by only the sound of your footsteps on the pavement. I wouldn't even run around my block at night back Home without a flashlight.
-Lugie
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I'd have to say that many of the legs that I ran were breathtaking. California, Arizona, and New Mexico can't be topped. The three states have so many beautiful views of the mountains.
My favorite run in the trip that I can most distinctly remember was on the first night. Our RV was parked in a gigantic gourge in California, and It was probably about 1am(10 mph back-wind/50 degrees). Before we ran we all chilled up on top of the RV and peered into the night sky. We saw so many things including shooting stars(Spaceman), and an UFO, possible a fighter jet, flew by at an incredbile speed. We sat on top of the RV probably for over an hour, then Bert decided to take a #2 in the bathroom and open the vent. Well what Can I say...It drove us all off the roof.
I was warned about a half a mile before J.J would hand off to me. I recieved the Gold baton from him and took off. I was left alone with nothing but my two batons, and a reflective vest. Since I was the start of a new rotation I was left running out by myself for over a mile. In between the gourge, towering cliffs to both sides, and stars above. I'll be honest, I was scared to death. Whenever I heard a russle, I'd bang the two batons togther in attempt to scare anything away. (Thats how I got a banged up baton...thank god the gold one wasn't so cheap) It was out of a SCI-FI movie. I was just waiting for the Aliens to come and grab me from the planet, but then the headlights of the RV and Van rolled over the hill and I was saved.
Being the start of the rotation could sometimes leave you out in the dark, navigating the road by only the sound of your footsteps on the pavement. I wouldn't even run around my block at night back Home without a flashlight.
-Lugie
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