Race Day - Stage Six, Seven, Eight

Chief Lesley Hearn ran 6.1 miles in 105-degree heat and handed the baton off to Lt. Theresa Brooks at 4:03 p.m., who ran 6.2 miles for leg six. Seaman Justin Olson accepted the baton from Brooks at 5:14 p.m., for leg seven. OS1 Eddie Foster received the baton 6.7 miles later at 6:05 to begin leg eight. By that time the temperature had dropped 27 degrees to 78 degrees as the sun began to slip behind the mountains of the desert. Foster will run 7.4 miles and bring the team into Nevada!! You all are doing a beautiful job!