Team B Midnight run though Jackson

Our starting point for this leg was outside a sheep farm. Yes, they were real sheep. As we waited for Team A, the owner of the sheep walked down the road to make sure we weren't stealing any of his sheep. Supposedly, there have been a rash of sheep stealers lately. Of course it was a Friday night and perhaps there were some special beverages consumed by the sheep owner that impaired his memory. After introductions to the sheep farmer were over, we gathered our "welcoming tools" for Team A. We took advantage of Team A's speedy guys vanity with a fake photo op and then blasted him with showers of silly string! Success!

Then we were off and running. Waymon led us off with another tough leg in the mountains of lower Alabama (seriously, you have to check the elevation). I think his entire run was uphill. Holly was second and got the benefit of the downhills that Waymon had conquered. She was very thankful to Waymon! A big shoutout to Jackson, Alabama. They were rocking on a Friday nigt. Jennifer took the baton next and was rewarded some hills (she has somehow avoided them throughout the whole relay :-)). Meanwhile while Jennifer was knocking down those hills, we had Master DJ Bryan cranking out music on request. We would no sooner name a song and "voila" or "walla" in LA terms, than DJ Bryan would have it pulled up on Itunes and we would be singing. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was especially moving. Kathleen ran next and had a fairly uneventful leg, but was very speedy this night. Nicole picked up the baton next and started running strong. She was asked along the way if we were making a movie! Forrest Gump II maybe? After a great run, I picked up the baton and had an uneventful run too (thankfully no police this time!) The moon followed us down the road and kept me company! Bryan picked up the final leg and turned in one of his best run times on the relay! A smooth and timely handoff to Team C and we were off to the LaQuinta in Satsuma, AL. We were very warmly welcomed and it was an awesome hotel! Off to sleepy land for a few hours sleep to be ready for our last run in just a little while!