Today was a good day and we made it to Carson City, NV (from Austin, NV last night)! We woke up at 4:15 and I did not have the best sleep. There were SO many huge crickets (morman crickets if you want to look it up) at the host and it was a little uncomfortable that they would jump on us. I set up a spot in a corner on a rug for sleep thinking I would be okay, but nope I was wrong. As I was trying to fall asleep, a beetle jumped (or crawled I don’t know!) on my scalp and I felt it and jumped up swiping it off. I turned my flashlight on and found not one but two big beetles moving around. I quickly crushed them and had to take a walk after that. It felt like the middle of the night but it was actually only 9:30, I just went to bed that early. I decided to then switch my sleeping spot to the middle of the gym – because they like corners? I was able to successfully sleep there as far as I know and it worked out okay but it was so hard to wake up this morning. I was in the van today with Dan and the group ran 16 miles, some more. One person actually ran an ultra-marathon which is 31 miles. I have that goal to do some day after 4k too – but just once haha :) Today’s dedication was for TJ and Jamie – two people I learned about through 4k. It was an interesting day of terrain. We passed through the real desert today and it was really cool! We also passed something that looked like area 51 – it wasn’t though, but it was cool to see in the middle of no where. After a couple of legs while we were waiting for one group to finish, Dan, Jane and I had a 30-minute dance party in the middle of the road because we could see cars for miles. It was on the lonely highway so if they came we had a whole mile to get out of the way. It was so much fun and I even laughed. We stopped at a little town on the way through and by little I mean there was a bar/restaurant and some RVs. I got a tshirt there because of the pony express! We passed a sign that said that too but I didn’t see anything else. We also had a water stop with the bikers from a friend of the host we were headed to and she was so kind. It was right next to the shoe tree too and that was really neat. We also saw rocks where people made words with them and that was so interesting. I put one together that said “4k” For lunch we got subway again, but they weren’t able to give a donation so we just got it with our venmo account. Then we treated ourselves with some Sonic and I got popcorn chicken! Next we headed to our host which is about an hour away from our stopping point. It was a lot of miles today so we had a bit of driving to do in addition to our runs. Our host that night was amazing! Patti had done Keys to Keys before (which is another event that Ulman does). She also hosted 5 or 6 4k teams in the past. She was so nice and even reads these blogs too to keep up with us :) I ended up falling asleep early and slept for an hour because I didn’t feel too good before waking up around 8 to go downstairs and find some dinner. I had some chicken for dinner and then went back upstairs to call my mom (notice the time change – she is too kind to talk to me). There were some director things that needed to be handled later that night but afterwards I quickly went to sleep. The mattress was memory foam so I slept really well and didn’t have any hip pain sleeping there.
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Patricia Lynn Ault
8/4/2022 03:14:43 pm
Following you -. Excited for you all.
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MOM-MOM
8/5/2022 05:36:08 am
Love your blog every day, excellent job, pictures are great. You will always remember this trip and your friends and the people you have met. What a great experience. Time is winding down, and San Francisco getting so close. Be careful, have fun and enjoy the final days you have left. Will be anxious to see you when you find your way back to PA. Love you
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