{"id":795425,"date":"2020-04-10T00:50:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T00:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/?p=795425"},"modified":"2020-04-10T00:50:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T00:50:39","slug":"salmon-falls-50k-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/2020\/04\/10\/salmon-falls-50k-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Salmon Falls 50K 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Salmon Falls 50K. That&#8217;s 31.06 miles. Trail. <br \/>Did I run it? LOL. No. But I did volunteer to serve at the aid station at Skunk Hollow&#8230;.at the 13 mile mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While waiting at the finish line for sole sisters to come in, I was talking to one of the finishers who came in from Santa Rosa to run. He said he\u2019d never volunteered for a race but knows he should at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/>I have heard this so many times, \u201cI know I should, but haven\u2019t yet\u201d.\u00a0<br \/>I have ran many races, ranging from the 5k to the marathon. Probably at least 50 of them by now. I always appreciate the volunteers at the aid stations, making sure I have everything I need to get to the next aid station. There are times when I\u2019m a little distracted\/spacey and their pointed questions and suggestions help me to focus and regroup and get my mind back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/>But here\u2019s the thing&#8230;.as blessed as I am to receive care from volunteers, <em><strong>I am equally, if not more, blessed to be that volunteer.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/>Serving at aid stations for a distance like the 50k, a distance I will probably never run, on a trail no less, is incredibly inspiring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be THAT person for THAT runner who comes in struggling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help them with what they need, whether it\u2019s hydration, fuel, tape for bloody nipples (men), sunscreen, or a hug and a quick talk about if they have four more miles to give to get to the next station; to remind them to trust their training; to help assess if their injury is something they can keep running with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/>As a runner serving, it\u2019s a feeling of completing the full circle. To recognize and embrace that feeling is precious, and something I hope all runners experience at least once in their life. It is it\u2019s own version of a \u201crunners high\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5460-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"795426\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/?attachment_id=795426\" class=\"wp-image-795426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5460-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5460-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5458-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"795427\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/?attachment_id=795427\" class=\"wp-image-795427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5458-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5458-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5466.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"795428\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/?attachment_id=795428\" class=\"wp-image-795428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5466.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5466-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5466-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5465.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"795429\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/?attachment_id=795429\" class=\"wp-image-795429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5465.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5465-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5465-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5464.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"795430\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/?attachment_id=795430\" class=\"wp-image-795430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5464.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5464-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5464-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salmon Falls 50K. That&#8217;s 31.06 miles. Trail. Did I run it? LOL. No. But I did volunteer to serve at the aid station at Skunk Hollow&#8230;.at the 13 mile mark. While waiting at the finish line for sole sisters to come in, I was talking to one of the finishers who came in from Santa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-795425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lets-get-active"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795425"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":795431,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795425\/revisions\/795431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}