I’m thankful for all of the support I had in the One Day Run for Hunger. With the help of a great many we raised $1045 for the Oregon Food Bank, and as chance would have it this matched exactly my goal of $10/mile as I logged 104.5 miles in those 24 hours. That was good enough to take home a plaque for 4th place. I had a great support crew, from my father who was there from setup to pack up, friends who came out to support me through the morning and afternoon, and my wife who stayed all night and joined me for 12 miles in her Vibram Five Fingers. I was also pleased to see supportive messages during the run from people cheering me on through the internet. When the run got very tough late in the night, all of that positivity really kept me going. In the end there was just too much sharp gravel to make an attempt at a fully barefoot run, and I wore Vibram Five Fingers for the majority of the race. I did put in a few miles early in the race running barefoot on that beautiful sunny day around Lake Sacajawea.
I’m working on my race report, I think there’s much worth sharing from the run, but I wanted to get the word out here that I surivived, and my feet did too as shown after the race!
