Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Leg Numero Uno

Posted by Abby Marie at 10:31 AM

To clarify, the Wasatch Back is made up of 36 'legs'. Each of the 12 members on my team will run 3 legs total. I am not running 188 miles, I'm only running a total of 18.1.

It was easy to decide who I would dedicate my first and hardest leg to. Stephanie Santistevan—otherwise known by me (and a few others) as Stevie, and occasionally Stevo.

Stevie was my freshman roommate—I’ve mentioned her a few times before on my blog. She was a runner long before I ever decided to pick it up. Not only is she a runner, but she actually WINS races. Freshman year she ran the St. George marathon and won first place in her age division. And you can bet that wasn’t the last race she won. But that’s not why I think Stevie is a champion. This girl has faced some hard challenges in her life, but she always comes out victorious. She has this incredibly joyful attitude that lightens any situation. She is beautiful, smart, and super talented. I love being around her because she makes me feel important. When I feel like I have it rough, I always think of Stevie and all that she has conquered, and she gives me inspiration to push forward. She is in Belgium for an internship and then she’s going to hop on over to Italy to live and nanny there for a year or so—that is a dream she has had as long as I’ve known her and probably much longer.

Leg #1: 6.9 miles with a killer downhill (drop 1200 feet in 3 miles-mostly gravel), dedicated to Stevie.










2 comments:

Stefanie Elyse said...

Thanks for the clarification... I know that was for me :) I ran into Ali today and got the full story- this Wasatch back thing is such a great idea! Have fun!

June 16, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Hannah said...

It is very important that you wore that tye dye hat in those pictures. Very nice.

June 16, 2009 at 2:36 PM

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