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Clear Lake exchange point on the way up Guanella Pass

The road up Guanella Pass. Snow is getting deeper...

Top of Guanella Pass looking down the road at runners comming up - Burrrrr!

Great view from Guanella Pass

Finish

Done. We all ran with Michelle across the finish line in Carbondale at 9:14AM. Official time is unknown at this time due to the delay at Georgia Pass.

The new legs from Glenwood to Carbondale were a nice change. Cameron started things off right by running his sprint leg (1.5 miles) in his blue speed skating suit, hood and all (pictures to be posted later).  Claire and Tim battled some unexpectedly steep climbs and Sarah and Michelle cruised.

Everybody is sore, stiff, and happy.

Please check back for pictures.

It's 3:45 AM

Yes, we're still at it. Van 2 is on their way to the hotel for showers and rest. Van 1 is wrapping things up with their 3rd legs.
Weather finally cleared up. We have clear skies, cold temps, and a beautiful moon to light our way. Everyone is stiff, warm and happy.

Sorry, no photos at this time.

On our way to XP15

Rick, Ryan, and Mike all had fantastic legs. Weather is holding for Ashley whose on the road now. Adam is up next for 8.9 miles of pure frontage road fun.

More pictures taken by Van 2

Here are the rest of the (good) pictures from Van 2. These are not in chronological order. Van 1 is blogging via BlackBerry, so we might not have any pictures from them until post-race.

Tim ready for his first leg (about 6 miles).

Michelle and Sarah waiting for Claire to finish.

Here comes Claire (in blue jacket) at the end of her grueling run over Georgia Pass.

Claire signing in after her run.

Tim finishing his first leg. He was easy to spot in his yellow vest.
The wristband handoff between Michelle and Tim.

Tim waiting for Claire to finish. This is Tim's 6th Outward Bound / Colorado Relay. Wow!

Claire finishing her run, and trying to take the wristband off with her teeth. Claire kicked butt on the hardest leg of the relay!

Tim taking off after the exchange with Claire.

Claire was spent after her run, but she's gearing up for the next leg (and the next leg).

Michelle ready for her first run. The rain was starting to fall lightly, so she dressed for the weather. (Thanks for the jacket, Lisa!)

Still ready.

Cameron and Michelle waiting for Tim to finish his first leg.

Michelle coming down the home stretch at the end of her first leg.

Cameron's leprechaun suit

Cameron dug up his speed skating suits for the relay. He wore the green one during his first leg. We hear he has a long-sleeved blue suit (with hood) for a later leg.

During some down time

After Van 1 departed this morning, Van 2 had some time to chill.

What is Claire doing?

Cameron was actually trying to get some work done today, so he may end up with a chargeable hour (or just a few chargeable minutes). Thanks to Cameron with his computer, we are able to post pictures to the blog.

Buzz off!

Michelle managed to spill tea all over herself. So she got all wet before she had to run in the rain. Nice.

Pictures from the start line

Finally some pictures as evidence to our faithful followers that we are actually running today and not just playing hooky (or does this count as playing hooky?).At the race start in Georgetown at 7 a.m. this morning. We didn't get there with much time to spare, or for Rick to warm up prior to Leg 1.

From left to right: Ryan, Adam, Tim, Cameron, Rick, Michelle, Sarah, Claire, and Ashley.

Adam looks like he means business with the clipboard, doesn't he?


Rick (with blue hat) is getting ready to go.



And we say our goodbyes and good luck to Rick.

Sarah looks great! Not so sure about Ashley and Michelle.

Van 2 finished with the first legs

Michelle finished her run into Frisco at about 5:45 p.m. She passed 2 people and got passed by 2 others. Net gain of zero. Van 2 is relaxing, eating, drinking beer (Cameron), and blogging at Boatyard Pizza & Grill in Frisco. Rick (in Van 1) is on his way to Copper Mountain. Run, Rick, run!!!

Claire is alive!

After a lot of rest in the van after Leg 8, Claire is vertical again, with color back in her face. Nearly the entire run over Georgia Pass was snow-covered. She called it "demoralizing" to see so many people walking. She said she'll never run that leg again.

Eject error

Tim's 80's CD got stuck in the CD player. Crud. No more Flashdance for Van 2.

Leg 9 on the road

Tim C. started leg 9 about 4pm. Weather is still questionable as it looks ominous over Copper and Vail Pass.

Race on Hold (but we're back at it)

I just heard from Van 2 and the weather conditions on Georgia Pass were so bad that the race was suspended for 30 minutes. Apparently visibility was zero and the trail was completely obscured with snow. Search & Rescue was dispatched to check it out and re-mark the trail. As of this posting the race is back on and Claire is about 45 minutes into her 12.8 mile leg over Georgia Pass.

Sky is mostly cloudy near Frisco but the mountains look socked in. Bring it on.

BTW - the black bean soup was delicious.

First Van Exchange

Sorry for the delay in updates - technical difficulties but we should be up and running (literally).

Legs 1-3 went up to the top of Guanella Pass where we encountered 2-4" of fresh snow...and not the slushy stuff!  Leg 4 cranked down the Pass (knee buster) and Leg 5 was a trail leg up to 10,000 ft.  Trail was wet, muddy, and snowy.

We handed off to Van 2 and the sun was starting to peak through. They'll ultimately be running over Georgia Pass (go Claire).

Van 1 (where I'm writing from) is on their way to Frisco for some lunch and rest before we get back to it around 4pm.

Everybody's healthly, warm, and having fun.

Start

We're off. Rick started in G-town with a light rain. It's a bit chilly and we're heading into snow above 9000 ft

What is Running With Scissors?

Running With Scissors is a team of runners and other crazy people (you know who you are) affiliated with Golder Associates Inc.

Currently, a team of 10 runners is participating in the 2008 Colorado Relay from Georgetown to Carbondale, a 170+ mile relay race in the Rocky Mountains.

Running With Scissors 2008 Colorado Relay team (in leg order)
1) Rick E.
2) Ryan T.
3) Mike G.
4) Ashley W.
5) Adam H.
6) Cameron B.
7) Sarah D.
8) Claire B.
9) Tim C.
10) Michelle N.