Day 3 - In the “Show-Me” State
After a long day filled with sweat, Gatorade, border crossings, and Kanye West, the day draws to a successful close
Some old friends…
We stayed the night in the beautiful home or Ron and Nancy Burt. Ron is an old friend of Larry Heck’s from college and couldn’t have been more excited to help us. He and his wife were incredible hosts. They provided us with showers, dinner, beds for the evening and breakfast before the big day. It’s people like this that always reminds me that people are decent at the core of it. So a big thank you goes out to Ron and Nancy Burt!
A big thanks also goes out to their cat Kit ( no, not Kiet the runner) for making all of us feel welcome. To read more about Kit, please read Chris Parker’s account of Day 3 at:
More media attention
We were excited to see our article appear in LJ world: the most popular newspaper in Lawrence. The picture of us was just as fantastic as the article by Alex Parker (not to be confused with Chris like Matt keeps doing). We also had a fantastic radio interview this morning when Chris Parker spoke with the folks from KFDI during the morning rush hour! They plan on calling us back the next two days so listen sometime around 8 am to 101.3 FM to hear an update on the relay!
Kansas..not as flat as you’d think…
We began our day around 8 a.m. today and ran some 6 mile legs this morning. And boy could they be any longer!? I seemed to cash in on the law of averages today and had mostly flat runs to counteract my 3.5 mile uphill trek yesterday.
But poor Adam Heil, Chirs Paker and Nathan Alexander. For at least two miles each, they had to run some of the steepest climbs in the Flint Hills. The hills that make you throw your hands up and pretend you’re on a roller coaster when you drive down them (which we like to do in the car). Luckily they took it like champs and just finished with a couple smiles and a plea for some Gatorade.
The first border crossing
We are in Carrollton, Missouri right now and we just made our first border crossing earlier today from Kansas to Missouri. Despite our attempts to garner some support from the press in Kansas City, we had no luck, but we’ll keep fighting for attention!
Thank you all for your support and doing your part on the ground at home! Remember to tell everyone you know to go to the website and donate to our cause today. You can be the difference. Please stand with us!
