River of No Return Endurance Run

Mason ran the River of No Return Endurance Run. He did the 50K, which is a CRAZY 31 miles! Bailey and I left our Stake Youth Conference a day early so we could go watch him. It was in Challis, so we had to leave our house at 3:30 in the morning to make it in time for the start. We're SO glad we went! He did so awesome! He was the 7th male to finish, and the 1st in his age group (19 and under). He finished in 5 hours and 30 minutes! Let me take a minute to say that he didn't even train! Imagine what he could do if he did train! So impressive! Bailey and I are considering giving it a try next year. 

Right before the start!

The start of a very long day for him!

The trail was beside the road for the first few miles, so we got to see him a little bit before the first aid station.

The first aid station that we could go to was at mile 16. We played games in the back of my car until runners started coming in. We had no idea he would be one of the first ones!

At mile 16 he was still looking and feeling good!

We couldn't see him again until mile 24ish. We were waiting there having no idea how he was doing. A guy we met rode his motorcycle up the road to watch for him. He came back and told us he was only a half mile away! We were shocked that he was still doing so good at that point! The last 6 miles were rough on him, but he kept up a good pace all the way to the finish. Bailey got to run the last mile with him, and she was amazed at how good he was still doing! 

He did it!

1st place!

Good job Mason! What a huge accomplishment!

UPDATE:
Mason made the front page of the Challis Messenger for his race! Bailey and I are in the background holding up our signs! We'll all enjoy our 2 seconds of Challis fame! :)