2 vans, 2 drivers (Thanks Yvonne & Jack!), 11 runners, 33.5 hours, and 198.5 miles – that’s what it took for team Rocky Mountain Hyder to make its way from Fort Collins to Steamboat Springs for a successful showing in this year’s Wild West Relay! Although there was some blood, sweat, and tears along the way, the team – Robbie Miller, Alexis Brown, Michael Brown, Mitch Miller, Scott Miller, Kevin Clary, Preston Boyd, Michael Sternfeld, Wyatt Knapp, Dana Williams, and Tyler Gibbs – powered through the long distances and high elevation gains to cross the finish line in the heat of the afternoon at Gondola Square in Steamboat on Saturday!
From sleeping on the lawn of North Park High School in Walden in 36-degree temps at 2:00AM in the morning to taking a refreshing dip in the Laramie River at the Woods Landing Resort in Wyoming after a hearty, pasta-loaded spaghetti dinner, the team’s effort was nothing shy of an adventure, to say the least. There were many laughs, bonds were made, and most likely every runner did better than they might have expected when the initial invite went out back in April – CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! Special shout out to Robbie and Kevin for leading the team up Deadman’s Pass and Rabbit Ears Pass, respectively! Here’s to looking forward to doing it all over again next year!
