Photo by Greg Gallagher. Pictured from left: Craig Thorsen, Dave Erickson, Nate Duncan, Natalie Gallagher, Jarod Crooks, Matt Siegel, Meghan Faulkenberry, Erica Zeimer, and Merissa Duncan. Saturday morning arrived sooner than I had anticipated after having just begun recuperating after a long finals week. I was to meet Craig Thorsen and Erica Zeimer at “O’dark thirty” to arrive in Lewiston by 8:30am. Despite an early-morning wake up call, 6:30am didn’t appear that dark at all. Craig didn’t even have a donut in his hand, which he attributed as, “Race fuel, baby!” Erica wouldn’t have approved, I’m sure. Nonetheless, we were on the road by 6:40, following the Gallaghers and Duncans as they had made it out of town before we had. We followed the winding roads through Spangle, Colfax, and Colton before scaling the grade down into Lewiston. The sun hadn’t quite burst through the clouds yet, and the temperatures still hovered around 34 degrees. Yet we remained hopeful. Warmer
Meghan Faulkenberry - Retired Professional Triathlete