Red Rock Relay 2012

Since July we have been running like crazy in preparation for the Red Rock Relay race.

 Red Rock Relay is an organization that puts on a few different relay races every year. The different races take place in Zion, Park City and Moab. We participated in the Zion race that started at Brian Head and ended in Zion. the milage for the race is 187 miles. Yeah talk about a race. This was one of the most amazing things I have ever done is my life. My first leg was 2.9 miles. My second was 5.2 miles and my third was 5 miles. Crazy I know. And to think that some of my other teammates had it much worse. Our team started at 6:00am on 9/7/2012 and ended at 4:27pm on 7/8/2012. (Yes that day also marked our one year wedding anniversary.) I would recommend this race to anyone. You will learn so much about yourself. I never ever thought in a million years that I was capable of something like this. But, I was and I want to do it again! I am grateful for the amazing team that I was on and for the 5 team members that I was in the van with. This is a memory I will never forget. And now for the best part......PICTURES!  

Side note- My pictures hate me and would not stay in order. Sorry. 

                                            Just finished my first leg of the race. 2.9 miles.

                                                           GO MER! She is a amazing!

                                                         Starting my last leg of 5 miles.

            Finished! yeah baby. Did  I mention that it was 104 degrees on saturday. No big deal right?

       Passing off to Riley so he can start his last leg of the race. 6.2. Yeah he is also amazing!

                                             katee finished up the race for us. Yeah Katee!

                         Every time you finished a leg you would add another tattoo. fake of course.

                                                                     Go Stacy!

                                                                Me and my Medal!

                                                               So proud of myself.

                                                    Happy one year of being married!!

Riley on his first leg. 

van support

Don't forget your Jazz hands while running! 

                                                                   Rockstar runner!

                                                                 All smiles baby


One last story that  I really want to remember........

So the 2nd run that I did was at 2:00 in the AM. Yeah in a Dark Canyon. The leg was even titled "The Spooky leg".  I was so nervous but I just kept telling myself that I could do it and it wouldn't be scary at all. So I got ready, the wristband was past to me and I started running. I got about half a mile and I started freaking myself out. look kelsee you are  the only one in this dark canyon? Oh what was that noise, Oh what if someone was behind that tree, Oh hey what was THAT noise???? Yeah I am a freak I know. I was setting myself up for the worse possible thing that really WAS not going to happen. But when the team van drove past I started freaking out and then the tears started rolling. I think I started saying, I CANT DO THIS!! And that is when I see my cute husband jump out of the car. I wanted to so badly run this on my own but I was willing to admit that I needed help. And lets face it I got a lot further than I thought I would. Half way though our run I realized that Riley's leg was right after mine. Oh hey What a nice wife I am.  Everyone kept saying that they would switch him out but refused to let anyone else run with me. He was probably just trying to save everyone else from having to run with my scared little self. So after our 4 miles or running together, he also did his run. Yeah ROCK STAR! p.s. We made it! No one attacked me!!!!!!!!