Proof Positive (if our word is not enough). WE DID IT!! Oh Yeah.

The occupants of Van 1 IMPATIENTLY waiting for their picture to be taken (little did they know) before heading home from the beach.

Fun facts from van 2- How fun is van 2? JT's answer-I like country music. Who was in college when Pretty Woman came out? Who needs a honey bucket when there is a "bar on corner"...Mickey was so fast he had time to stop by a rave in downtown Portland. 101 things you need to do before you die... How many have you tried?...an experience of a lifetime.

Signing off is the cosmo van 2: ridin' dirty, the sleeper, the garbage disposal, icy and hot, stripper, and the raver.

We are done! Mickey ran the last leg onto the beach after Michelle finished leg 35.

our man JT tears up his last leg...8 down-4 to go!

Micky finishes his 1st leg (leg 12) and brings the Grateful Dade into Portland

shondra passing on the uphill-you go girl!

The end of Glenn's 1st HTC, and the begining of the end of this one for Kathie (she's done loads, and this is the begining of her 3rd leg.....get it, beginning of the end, do ya?)

Gravity Girl Catches Fire

GG is the one all aglow.........maybe because she's in line for the porta potty (a long line), or the fact she just finished her 3rd leg, or both.

In the Dade of the Night

Van 1 - a night in the mist

We spent a...........how can I say this.......cold, clammy, noisy, uncomfortable night on the ground and in the Van next to the exchange point in Mist, and there was (mist). As poorly and disinclined as we all felt at 5:30 Saturday morning, We were restored and ran our third legs better than we expected. Just goes to show ya.

Dawn of the Dade

KATY zooms by the competition!

Van 1 finished up it's 3rd legs around 10:30-ish Saturday morning. On our way down to Seaside and a shower. Real quite in the Van right now. I'll catch you up on the doings in the Dade of the Night when we were out of cell service in the middle of no place.

Dade Tired.

van two preparing for our last legs-sore all over and having the best time

navigational preparation at midnight

Hood to Coast contrasts.

Gravity Girl starts Lucky 13.

Wait'n for Van 2 in Portland. Berlin & Kathie listening to Gravity Girl tell war stories and complain about the fact that her next leg is flat.

Not Smiling Now

Van 1 Off Duty

We finished up a little after 2:00, handed off to Van 2, and are now laying on the front lawn at Kathie's house. We picked up pizza on the way. We alredy posted a couple smilling faces "before" pictures. I'll send an "after the 1st legs" picture next.

Runners in Van 1 have completed their first set of H2C legs, not too much the worse for wear. We're now headed for a little R & R before starting again by crossing the Williamette in downtown Portland around 7 pm. The refueling solution is...pizza! Mt. Hood in the rearview mirror, but a long way to Seaside. Gas is "cheap" in Portland - we've seen as low as 2.83. ---TBJ (Tiger Balm Junkie)

At the Start!!! Great Day, Ton of People. Annie in the chute and ready to tumble down the mountain.

Early start from Annie's this morning! Up at 5:00 to get to the Mountain by 8:00 to check in........Planning is important, but you know how it goes. Left Annie's a little late, drove fast, got in line with minutes (just) to spare.

waiting to start

The team as we looked before the H2C storm hit. We look good don't we. Well stay tuned!

Test

I understand one of the runners has "claimed" that his flight from San Diego was cancelled, but I'm not buying it. If he was a real "Dade-elus" he'd make some wings and fly hisself up here. I say he's fakin' it.

Blog

Gravity giveth and gravity taketh

Gravity giveth and gravity taketh away - truer words have never been spoken (by Gravity Girl)

Reported by: Dade Weight:-D

Alright, alright alright! After thousands (almost) of calls and emails asking what SFB stands for, I really havw no choice. Because this Blog is PG, and there may be children and sensitive adults listening, I'll need to disguise the answer.

Our SFB Relay Team of the '80s and '90s stood for Sh t For Brains. Hope you're all happy.

Better Dade than Rade

Talked to a former member of a former HTC team (SFB Relay Team) tonight. Dr. Don even flew up from Las Vegas one year to run HTC. Dedication, gung ho attitude and just plain poor judgement. Don, that PhD aint work'n right.

Dade Man Running

Long time no Blog. Since last report we've lost and replaced another runner, Mount Hood caught fire, and legs 32 and 33 swapped 2 miles.

So far the hardest part of this year's HTC has been getting to the start with 12 runners.........and we still haven't made it (I'm not even going to think about the team member with the bum hip that just got worse. No names(runner #6)).

Start Time

The Grateful Dade will begin their descent to the coast at 9:00 Friday morning. Leading us off will be Annie "Gravity Girl" Moorman. Known up and down the west coast for her daring 0-G descents, Annie will barely touch the pavement as she drops 2,000 feet over the 1st 4 miles. She's dadely.

Signed,
Dade Head

This dog don't run, so he aint on the team. Go Grateful Dade!

Signed,
Dade Man Running in the Dade of the Night waiting for the Dawn of the Dade

I'll try to post blow by blow, or huff by puff, reports throughout the relay.

I don't know about having sent our best, but certainly our willing.

First Post

Dade Moeller & Associates is sending their best to the Hood to Coast Relay as the team Grateful Dade. After much preparation and training they will dominate over the other teams....or they might just have some fun. This blog was created so that you too can join in on their adventure. For more information on the relay click here: Hood to Coast.