Wasatch Back Relay!

Sorry for the lack of updates. We have spent the last few weeks out of town. We headed to Utah and are now relaxing in California. I will post lots about our trip over the next few days but I wanted to do this post first!

I am so proud of my hubby! For the last 3 years he has ran the Wastach Back Relay, a relay race with 12 team members that goes from Logan to Park City. My cousin and uncle are actually the founders of the race and have done an incredible job. The first year I think they had 30 teams and this year, 5 years later, they had 578 teams! The first 2 years Ryan ran he ran with a random team of people he did not know. This year he tried to put together a family team which in the end turned out to be a random team of family and friends. It was especially fun for Ry to run with his brothers and brother-n-laws! They had so much fun and did a great job coming in 101 overall!

They had some crazy experiences. They decided to rent vans this year and on their way up to Logan a metal rod flew off of a truck, hit their car, and smashed their windshield. When they called to tell me about it I thought they were saying a rock hit their car and did not think it was that big of a deal. It was a good thing I didn't realize the severity of it until I saw Ryan and knew he was okay. Apparently the police officer told them how lucky they were because if the rod would have it a different spot it would have been much worse. After a police report and getting a new van, they made it to the start line and headed out. I helped at the start line with my mom and sisters which is always fun! I love to see the excitment of the runners crazy enough to do this. Ryan was the first runner and it was fun to see him take off. We headed to the "big exchange" and watched Ryan's brother Kevin come flying in. He later ended up with severe heat stroke/dehydration from pushing himself a little too hard on his leg. He did so awesome though. My dad ended up putting an IV in him and driving him home at 3:00 a.m. He is a McGiven though and it was no surprise that he met up with his team the next morning and helped them finish the race!

Through heat stroke and a car accident we are glad everyone was okay! They finished the race, 181 miles, in 26 hours and 29 minutes! It was a great time had by all! We are so proud of them and are already looking forward to next year!