Eighteen people in two vans with a golden retriever made the journey. We began at midnight on Wednesday with a breakfast at Denny's (big mistake) and then met at our school's gym at 2 a.m. to drive to Savannah and start running at 5 a.m. Two runners ran 3-4 miles at a time and continued the transitions until we covered 113 miles finishing at Kingsland, GA. We stayed at a ghetto inn that had white-turned-brown towels in the shapes of animals, and the rooms smelled like cigarettes. Five people stayed in my room as we played with glow sticks and listened to Usher. The next day kicked off at 7:30 a.m and we ran until 5:45 where we finished as a group in front of the Bridge of Lions.
Along the way we stumbled upon the Liberty Trail, the Smallest Church in America, a Redneck Yacht Club, bugs, broken down trains, we wore wigs, ran with balloons, and had countless stops along waterways. It was one of the best group trips I have ever been on.
Here are some of the highlights.
2 a.m. in St. Augustine
5 a.m. in Savannah at Armstrong Atlantic University
Smallest Church and a sheriff
We had a sermon in the church (all of us fit inside)
Blambert and Bonus at the handoff
At our 23 dollar a night Economy Inn
Florida/Georgia border
An awesome broken down train
Finish line in St. Augustine
We raised over 3,000 dollars during this relay fundraiser and half of it is going to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. When Alex and I thought of this relay 3 months ago after watching the Hood to Coast Documentary, we never thought that it would come to fruition. It was one of the best group experiences I have participated in.
I love the cross-country team.
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