to Bone & Back!

Well Brian's brother Lance's work sponsors a race called "To Bone & Back." It is a 20 mile run to Bone and then 20 miles back to Idaho Falls. Some people run the whole 40 miles (it is quick elevation rise, so a lot of hills), but most people divide up into teams of 8, each person taking 5 miles. Lance asked Brian as well as family Taunya, Bret & Jane and Jill to participate. Brian & I had been running a little bit in the mornings all month to get ready.

However, a few days before the race, Brian's grandma passed away and the funeral was the same day as the race. So instead of running the relay, all the Turpins ran the 5-mile solo, which was 2.5 miles from the start of the race, turn around, and run the 2.5 miles back to the start.

Well I was hanging out with Avery in the van waiting for them to come back. I saw the first couple of runners come in at about 34 1/2 minutes or so, so I decided to move the car closer, thinking I had a while before anyone else came in. I was wrong, because as I was parking, Brian sped passed me and through the finished line!!! He made it in just over 36 minutes!!! A little bit later, Bret came in, then Jane, Taunya & Jill. I didn't get a picture of Brian coming in because he was just too fast!!! Hopefully next year they (and maybe me) will get to run the whole relay!