Arriba Ziba

Finish Line!!!

Dieter has all of our medals after crossing the finish line!! Go Dieter!!

Reunited with Van 2! It took them a little while to find parking and they arrived after Dieter crossed the finish line. So we regrouped and then Dieter re-crossed the finish line with the team.

The Power Puff Girls!

Proud finishers from Van 2 - Adam, Bemnet and Dieter

We were very thankful for food and beer and that all the running was now behind us!! We had about 3 hours at the beach while we waited for Van 2. It was a little chilly! We passed the time with some beer, food and ice cream.

Finish line party at the (rainy) beach

Happy to be relaxing at the beach!

Chilly!

If only we were all so lucky!

Bliss!

Pierre's (and Van 1's) last leg

Despite the dehydration and general illness Pierre experienced yesterday evening, he was feeling fine and running like a champ in his 3rd leg, which included a challenging uphill stint before a steep 3 miles of downhill. (He also did an amazing job on his second leg at around 3am.)

Pierre looking happy and relaxed before his 3rd leg

Fast start! Go Pierre, Go!

Lots of downhill and Pierre's using it to his advantage

ArribaZiba Van 1 - Nearly Done!

Lizzy had to take off a little early because her sister is leaving for her first year of college tomorrow. It was so great that she was able to join the team - she was a true powerhouse of a runner! Dartmouth is one lucky college to have her.

Since she had to take off early, we took a group shot (sans Pierre, who was running his last leg) at the end of her leg. I think we look pretty good for approximately 100 miles over 24 hours!

Lizzy's final leg

Lizzy started feeling a little ill before her final leg. When I met her in the chute for the exchange I was a bit worried about her! But she decided to power through. And what a leg to power through! It was intense uphill for 3 miles and then intense downhill for three miles. I can't believe she did it and, once again, came in under her predicted time. She's amazing!!!

Lizzy not feeling so hot before her run...

She's so fast we can't even keep up!

Honey Bucket Roadkill

I felt good the whole way through my last leg. I passed an Elk Viewpoint, but couldn't see any Elk - oh well. Other runners are getting a lot friendlier now that we're all a bit more ragged and closer to being done. Here's a shout out to the guy who rang the cowbell louder when I asked for more cowbell.

In the last quarter mile I passed a Honey Bucket truck that had entered the running lane. Yuck! But I made road kill out of him. You'll have to wait for the video blog for the full story!