I’m still struggling to find the words that adequately express the last 8-Hour Polar Bear Challenge and the closing of @shalehilladventure but here goes. . . .
It’s not often you find a race or a company where you can find not only a killer challenge but an amazing family. Somewhere that you can laugh and cry, cursing at someone and simultaneously loving them. Somewhere that personal growth feels like the name of the game even when you aren’t looking for it. Somewhere that opens the doors you didn’t know needed to be opened. . . .
Rob and Jill, Sandy and Margaret and Andrew, the New England Spahtens, and the Shale Hill Crew. Thank you, for opening not only your doors but your arms and your hearts. For supporting me and allowing me to support you. For giving me somewhere to land through some of the hardest challenges I’ve experienced to date and somewhere to spend some of the best of times with people I love. . . .
Sunrise looking over the Anaconda with the sparks and warmth of the bonfire led to a day of laughter and tears, hugs and memories. “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard” ~ Winnie the Pooh . . .
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