LEG 1 [7.39 miles]

Sue Buchman (purple shirt, middle of picture) - begins the 10:00 am start time on the 6.1-mile Leg 1 for the Assorted Nuts

LEG 2 [7.48 miles]

Lee Hoedl's personal goal: to complete the Great River Relay legs of 20 miles and raise funds for the Markie Noah Balloon Walk

LEG 2 [7.48 miles]

Exchange 1: Sue Buchman hands off to Lee Hoedl and Lee Hoedl is off on Leg 2

LEG 3 [6.07 miles]

Deep into the heart of Leg 3, Liz Harper gives the "thumbs up" that the heat and humidity can't slow her down

LEG 4 [7.67 Miles]

When asked if there is anything she needed on her run, Kari Morrissey exclaimed here in the photo, "Chipotle!" No one knows what she exactly meant by that exclamation - chalk it up to the "runner's high"

LEG 4 [7.67 miles]

A view of the overall terrain along the early legs of the Great River Relay

LEG 5 [6.22 miles]

It's a family affair: Mother Kari hands off the wrist band baton to daughter Katie; Katie was celebrating her 21st birthday on the GRR

LEG 5 [6.22 miles]

It's obvious that the Great River Relay is held in Wisconsin: Restaurants hosting fish dinners and liquor

LEG 5 [6.22 miles]

Van 1 shows its spirit as it paces each of its runners throughout each leg; cheering on and providing refreshments for those on the road (L to R: Sue Buchman, Katie Morrissey, and Kari Morrissey)

LEG 5 [6.22 miles]

Katie Morrissey completes Leg 5 with a rapid pace and hands off the wrist baton to Dawn Lyngen at Exchange #5