Ragnarians

Ragnarians!!!
We made it!!!!!!!! It was a tough and pull it out kind of legs finishing it up! But we did it!!! Cari gracefully descended her 7 miles and chad ran a quick last leg to help us cross the finish line!!! We made it!!! We conquered something we thought we never would! 200 miles! WOW!!!

Here we come Park City!!!

Coming down the mountain, we run past the Park City ski resort!

Mountain Climbing

We made it to the top of the mountain! Shandy, Candace, Morgan, and Leah have finished their climbs and man they were so tough!! Now we just have two runners left!! Cari is going to rock out a 7 mile downhill and Chad is going to bring us to the finish line with an up/down 3 mile hike!!

Van 2 has started!!

Woohoo!!! All of van 1 made it in!!! Shandy is off to a great start so we can finish this up!!! We are excited to run our last legs and finish this 200 mile adventure!!

Matt Flying In

Matt came flying in in lightening speed!!!

Fred blowing in!!!

Fred falcon finished his 3rd leg in a hurry!!

Sam is done!!

Samantha is runner 2 and finished her last leg!! Woohoo!!!

First Ragnarian!!

Patrick finished his last leg!!! Woohoo!! Our first finished! He is tired but did an excellent job with 20.6 miles, 5 hours of sleep and all in 32 hours!! Now for 11 more and we cross the finish line in Park City!!

First Ragnarian!!

Patrick has finished all 3 of his legs!!!

Photo finish!!

Chad had a photo finish killing 2 people as they ran in and holding his place. He handed off to Patrick and high fived and bam....Van 1 is on their last legs!!! Park City....here we come!!

Van 2 done with second legs!!

Whew!!! We had some tough 2nd legs!! We didn't have service as we went through the mountains so we couldn't show you our crazy tough mountain legs until now!! Even with those tough hills, we did awesome!! Leah got 27, Morgan had 32, Candace had 16, Cari had 6 and Chad is almost finished and about to meet Patrick for the handoff! We have done 146 miles and only have 56 left!! Our team phase over 300 kills so far and with one leg left for all 12, we certainly will pass a few more!!! We are coming in fast now!!! See some of our legs below....man they were tough!

Van 2 finished and taking a break!

Van 2 finished up quicker than we thought! With Leah killing 27!!! Cari nailed an extreme uphill 7 mile mountain trail and Chad rounded us out and finished up quick with a nice hand off to Patrick for van 1 to start again!

Van1 is done!!!

Withh 100 kills van 1 is done and shandy is starting off van2!!! Woohoo!!

Tagging and Killing!

Van 1 is rocking it!!! Patrick had 15 kills, Fred had 45, Sam had 8!!!! And Kyla is out running now!! While they are killing and passing runners, van 2 is tagging vans!! Woohoo! Pirates of the Cure-ibbean are taking over!!!

Start Line!!

We are here!! Logan, Utah!! Patrick starts us off with  7.9 mile run through the canyon! It is pretty cold, but we are all smiles and so excited!! Patrick is focused and as he ran a crossed the starting line...we cheered him on! Woohoo!! Go Pirates!!

Van Decorating!!

Up til 1am getting these beauties done!!

Team Dinner

We had a wonderful fun team dinner and got all our plans made!! We are super excited and probably won't sleep tonight!!

Don't forget to watch and see!!!

Watch our team video!! The link is to the right>>>>>>> and learn why we are running!!

I am Mace Crane and I am RUNNING!

I am running for a little boy named Riley Smith! He is going through chemo and being so brave! You can read about his journey here:

http://rileysmithrocks.blogspot.com/

I am also matching up to $500.00, any pledges to match my mileage! $1.00 for 1 mile...$17.20!!! Cancer doesn't care how old you are, and that just stinks! Let's support this family and their sweet boy!!

Strength

Strength is a funny thing...it means so many different things to people. Some get lost in the comparison of it, some get lost in the search of more of it, and some feel lost at not having enough. But through training for Ragnar, I learned to not compare my speed and endurance to that of others, as I am comparing oranges and apples. Our bodies and strides differ just as much as our muscle stamina and flexibility. As I reflect on my quiet time while running, I started to apply this to life and realize that maybe we have been looking at the picture of strength, all the wrong way! Strength is not necessarily only found in what you can do and do so well, but in overcoming those gigantic obstacles you never thought you could move out of your way.  Personally for me, the loss of a child in miscarriage, the fear of losing another one, the fear of hearing the words "cancer...again". The fears of not seeing my boys graduate high school, college, or meet their wives, not being there for my husband-to lay by his side when he needs help to fall asleep; mountains...

Today I had a wonderful conversation with a sweet friend and she said something about some fears we both share....they are struggles we will have to live with, but we won't let them control us. To some I may appear to be weak, I'm a slower runner and have to break every now and then, but for me, I'm moving those mountains one by one! I may break down one day in one hot mess, or be a little too overprotective of my babies, but I'm moving mountains, little by little! 

This year... no cancer was found, this year... I had the baby "they" said would never happen, this year...I'm not a volunteer cheering from the sidelines, this year...I run!!

                      -Candace

Training...

We ran a beautiful course today....Adams Canyon!! We are feeling like rock stars as we ran mountain uphill an hour and a half!! 

                                            - Cari and Leah!!

Captain's Meeting!

Patrick and I went to the Team Captains meeting tonight at SCHEELS and it just got us that much more excited! In one week we will run our little hearts out! I can't believe I am so excited to just get sooo fatigued but really, I know Ragnar will be amazing!! Can't wait!

                                                              -Candace

 

Encouragement.....Yes, please!!!

Hey guys and gals!

Did you know you can lave us comments on our blog. At the bottom of each post, you can leave us comments of encouragement, tips, advice, whatever you feel like saying to our team! We would love to hear from you!!

You can also sign up for email notification on the right! We will be posting during our runs, so you can follow along with us!

Help Support the Fight!!

You can donate directly to our team page with the American Cancer Society, by clicking on the link to the right

or

You can copy and paste the link below!

http://main.acsevents.org/goto/piratesforthecure

Why we RUN!

Hot tamales!!!

Arrr.....you going to eat that?!?

Pirates of Tamales!

We had a huge outpouring of support and lots of tamale orders! After 3 days, we still have orders to fill! Thank you all for your love and support! We sure had a fun afternoon of tamale making and team bonding!!

 

 

Lots of pork for lots of orders!!! 

       

                                                         What cute pirates they make!

         

   

                                                                  Tamale making queens!!

                                             

Team Video Unveiling!!!

Tonight, Thursday, June 6th, we will be unveiling the reasons why we run!! Check back to see why we are killing our legs and feet and running our little hearts out!!!

Tamale Fundraiser!!!

The pirates are selling tamale to raise money for the American Cancer Society!!!

$12.00 gets you 1 dozen or if you buy 2 dozen or more, they are only $10.00 each!!

Pork tamales.....Yummy!!

Meet our Team!!

Runner position 1: Patrick Lierd 21.1 miles

Patrick is a great competitor and after only a tiny bit of convincing from his wife, he was ready to commit to run the mileage and was happy to support her in her fight against cancer!

Runner position 2: Joe Callahan 13.7 miles

Joe lost his mother in her battle against breast cancer and has 2 young daughters that he prays never have to take on that fight!

Runner position 3: Fred Falcon 19.4 miles

Fred is a Ragnar veteran and was happy to take up some road when we asked him to join the team!

Runner position 4: Kyla Callahan 14.6 miles

Kyla has lost grandmothers to breast cancer and is thankful that she has a body that is willing and able to be up for the challenge of Ragnar!

Runner position 5: Matt Sanders 14.8 miles

Matt is a crossfit king and gladly jumped at the challenge of Ragnar after seeing his mother and other family members fight their battles with breast cancer!

Runner position 6: Mace Crane 17.2 miles

Mace was ready and able to take on the physical challenge, especially after meeting a young boy and following his fight with cancer....cancer isn't picky and doesn't care how old you are!

Runner position 7: Shandy Staggs 11.7 miles

Shandy has gone through the cancer process with her best friend and when asked to drive out from Colorado and run in a relay with her, she happily said, Yeah!!!

Runner position 8 (Team Captain): Candace Lierd 15.9 miles

Being a survivor, having my sweet baby boy this year, and being in remission....yeah, this is my year!! To run for me, my husband, my babies, and to celebrate the life and support I have been given!

Runner position 9: Morgan Forbush 17.6 miles

Morgan was ready for this challenge and ready to support his friends in this great adventure!

Runner position 10: Leah Ellertson 15.3 miles

With a bright smile was ready to take the mileage on and support our team and her mom as she battles with thyroid cancer.

Runner position 11: Cari Forbush 19.8 miles

Cari is ready to be a star on our team and runs because she knows, cancer could happen to her or her husband and one day she wants to have a family without the struggles of this disease.

Runner position 12: Chad Staggs 15.9 miles

After his wife signed him up, he was definitely ready to bring up the rear and finish this team out!! Staying strong to be the last leg and help his team cross the finish line in glory!!