Hood to Coast Relay Race with Joe Stevick and team August 26, 2022
Friday August 26-Sunday August 28 On the drive down Friday morning, I really was blessed by the open and honest conversations with Joe and his good friend Justin about life and about Daniel . . . ...they also shared about a dream project to make a difference in their community--more on that later! Starting on Friday afternoon aug 26, we ran the “Hood to Coast”relay race with 10 guys. I wore Daniel’s VC grey running shorts he had given me, and I asked the guys if I could run the very first leg, from the lodge at Mt. Hood, and dedicate it to the honor of Daniel. I started the race at 1:40pm (wave start) and It was a 5 mile downhilll dropping 2,000 feet. Gorgeous views and perfect weather. I ran the first mile very fast downhill, but then slowed a bit as the muscle pain started setting in from the steep downhill running. I thought of Daniel, and his love of the mountains and nature…and remembered he had actually visited mt hood as a young child about 15 or 16 years ago… At 8pm, my secon