We came, we walked, we stunk!
After months of preparation, my 11 person team finished the 127 mile Portland to Coast relay on Saturday. It took us about 31.5 hours to walk from downtown Portland to Seaside, OR.
We had a van and a suburban, 6 people in one, 5 in the other, and Van #1 started first. My mom started walking at 5am on Friday. Each person walked 2 legs of anywhere from 3-8 miles, depending on the leg they were assigned. I had 2 4+mile legs, both in the daylight . It was nice walking in the country roads. Our last walker from Van#2, Alicia (taking 3 legs!) crossed the finish line right on the sandy beach of Seaside, OR on Saturday afternoon.
Months ago, I blogged about needing a goal and choosing the Portland to Coast. I bullied Nic into joining, and gathered ten others. We were all new to the race, and named ourselves, "Team First & Last", being that it was our first time, and we'd probably come in last. or it would be our last. In the end, we had 11 adventurous, roadkillers. John, Rachel, Paula, Liz, Sig, Nic, Nate, Caitlin, Tucker John, Alicia, and me. Late thursday night, two of our walkers pulled out, and within hours we had Sig on board. She gets the most sponetaneous award!
I am writing this from the comfort of my bed, with my feet up and resting. It's an exciting thing to be a part of, and we are already starting to plan for next.
-Hailey
p.s. Jiggly Piggly Wigglies Rock!
