CAF Athletes Finish Smoke and Fire 400

CAF Athletes Finish Smoke and Fire 400

WITH A HISTORICMOMENT FOR ONEFINISHER.OUR LYNSEYAMUNDSON HASMORE ON SOMEATHLETES WEFOLLOWED FOR YOU."I'M TIRED FOR SURE,MY BODY IS FEELINGIT, I'VE GOT SOMESWOLLEN PARTS, MYHAND IS SWOLLENHAHA."AND FOR HIS BIKE..."OH MAN MY BIKE ISTHRASHED, I NEEDTO TAKE IT TO A BIKESHOP HAHA."LUCAS BECAME THEFIRST ADAPTIVEATHLETE WITH APERMANENTDISABILITY TO FINISHTHE 420 MILERACE....HIM AND HISTWO TEAMMATESFROM MISSION 43WERE OF THE 40FINISHERS OUT OFTHE 66 THATSTARTED."THIS IS COOL LIKETHIS IS WHERE IT'SAT YOU'RE SUPERTIRED AND YOU'REWORN OUT ANDYOU'RE LIKE WHEN ISTHIS THING GOING TOEND BUT IF YOU JUSTSTAY IN THE MOMENTAND YOU'RE LIKEWAIT I'M HAVING ABLAST RIGHT NOWLIKE THIS IS FRIGGINCOOL YOU KNOWHAHA."WITH MOUNTAINCLIMBS THOUSANDSOF FEET HIGH...MILESOF ROCKBEDS...SMOKE FILLEDAIR...AND FALLENTREES...THEATHLETES RELIED ONEACH OTHER FORHELP."I WOULD LEAVE MYBIKE DOWN LOW ANDTHEN HE WOULDCRAWL I WOULDBRING HIS BIKE UPAND THEN RUN BACKDOWN TO MINE ANDBRING IT UP IN SOMEOF THE HARDERSECTIONS WHERETHERE WERE THINGSLIKE ROCKS ANDDOWN TREES."AFTER HIS 3 OTHERTEAMMATESDROPPED HISMINDSET IS WHATPUSHED HIMTHROUGH"PART OF ME WASJUST LIKE GET TOTHE FINISH, BUT YOUCOULDN'T DO THATBECAUSE IT KEPTCOMING AND KEPTTHROWING MOREOBSTACLES AT YOUAND I HAD NO IDEAWHAT TO EXPECTAND BEING IN THEMOMENT WASHONESTLY SUPERFUN."BUT FOR LUCAS ANDHIS OTHERTEAMMATES, THEYWOULDN'T HAVEWANTED THECHALLENGE TO BEANY OTHER WAY..."WE KIND OF JUSTLIKE DO IT YOUKNOW THERE IS ALOT OF PEOPLE THATSAY OH THAT CAN'TBE DONE THAT'SGOING TO BE REALLYHARD, IT'S LIKE OHWHATEVER, OK WELLCOOL A LOT OFTHINGS ARE HARDFOR US SO THAT'SNOTHING NEW ANDWE LIKE TOCHALLENGEOURSELVES A LITTLEEXTRA."THE MESSAGE HEHOPES THIS SENDSTO ATHLETESEVERYWHERE IS..."JUST GO OUT THEREAND HAVE SOME FUNMAN, YOU KNOWFIND OUT WHAT YOULIKE TO DO ANDFIGURE IT OUT ANDGO FOR IT."LYNSEYAMUNDSON...IDAHONEWS 6.ALTHOUGH THERACE WAS A LOT OFFUN FOR THEATHLETES... THEYALSO DID IT TO RAISEFORTY THOUSANDDOLLARS FOR THECHALLENGEDATHLETESFOUNDATION...ANON-PROFIT THATPROVIDESOPPORTUNITIES ANDEQUIPMENT FORATHLETES TOCOMPETE IN AL