Coaches Elise and Kristy did a great job flying solo. I was judging the Desert Meet. It was difficult just sitting behind the table, not able to coach the girls, but I have also enjoyed getting back into judging scene.
Needless to say there were quite a few calls between the coaches giving updates as to how each group was doing. One call however, was not exactly what I expected. As you can see from the picture below, the crew heading to Portland ran out of gas! And yes, Mark was driving!
He and Sarah had to run 2+ miles back to the gas station leaving Elizabeth, Abby and Jackie stranded on the side of the Interstate. They then hitched a ride from the gas station attendant on the way back. Something about the van only having 2 seats, a trip to the dump earlier in the day and walnuts flying on the dashboard is as much as I was able to understand between the laughter and the cell phone cutting out. It all turned out fine with the girls arriving to the meet site with 15 minutes to spare. Forget the competition and the scores, now that's a meet to remember!
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