Just wanted you all to know that I finished my tenth Le Grizz 50 mile ultramarathon this past weekend. My oldest son, Michael, and his significant other, Amber, my youngest daughter, Tiffany, and her husband, Andy, as well as my incredible wife, Kath, all made the trip to Hungry Horse, Montana. We stayed in a cabin outside of Whitefish for three days and enjoyed spending the time together playing games and hitting the hot tub. Saturday,we left the cabin at three in the morning to make the three hour trip to the race start. The sky was so clear, but it was cold! Twenty miles to the race start, Kath asked if those were bugs hitting the headlights. To our surprise they were snowflakes. So Michael, Tiffany, and I started the run in the snow. It continued to snow for the first twenty miles, but after that the sky cleared and it was beautiful. However it never did get very warm (perfect running weather). Tiffany had severe knee problems and unfortunately had to stop at twenty-three miles. I was very proud of her to know that she should stop rather than hurt herself badly. Having been there.. .having to pull out of a race after you have trained for months and months is a very hard thing to do. I was also happy that she joined Michael and me at mile 47, so that we could all finish together (she had to skip and hop on one leg). It was great seeing all those individuals that had sent me e-mails and letters during my treatment. It really was very uplifting and gave me added incentive to finish. Michael now has finished two Le Grizz 50 milers and it was special having him by my side to share 50 miles of pain with! At the awards, Pat, the race director, called Michael and Tiffany up front and they got to present my Ten Bears Award to me. It was very special having two of my children present me the award. As most of you know, I would not have reached this goal of ten 50 milers without my wife being by my side, pushing and supporting me all those years. Also my wonderful family, Tory, Michael, Aaron, Tiffany, Brother Brad, Brother Chris, and my Mom have helped constantly encourage me. Thanks again to all of you that also have been supporting and checking up on me. Michael, Tiffany, and I wore shirts that we had made at the end of the run that states it all - NEVER LOSE HOPE!!