tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56274872007509299712011-06-07T23:17:51.291-07:00Pete Varanoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627487200750929971.post-15106406843218330562007-08-10T18:34:00.000-07:002007-08-10T18:43:58.860-07:00<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XJYJzffCJyE"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XJYJzffCJyE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5627487200750929971-1510640684321833056?l=hotasswildwestrelay.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Pete Varanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627487200750929971.post-74479454013283857942007-07-29T04:10:00.000-07:002007-07-29T04:17:29.962-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l1_nPs5Cg1U/Rqx2i-xT39I/AAAAAAAAAGw/nexXOC1jaFk/s1600-h/anca2_018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l1_nPs5Cg1U/Rqx2i-xT39I/AAAAAAAAAGw/nexXOC1jaFk/s200/anca2_018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092575621986639826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was part of a team that ran the other colorado relay<br />in 2006 and had a blast doing it! after my boyfriend<br />and i broke up, i was conveniently not invited to be<br />part of the team since it was his friends that started<br />it. as a result, i decided to put together my own<br />team, and in may i looked at the wild west relay<br />website. i sent out a mass email to my runner/active<br />friends, and within 24 hours i had 17 people<br />interested. two weeks later, i had 12 with a firm<br />commitment, and our first task was to come up with a<br />name. somehow, and very quickly, the name Hottest Ass<br />On The Pass came to me, and others were interested in<br />using it.<br /><br />we set up a meeting at Fort Collins brewery, and most<br />were able to attend. while drinking some yummy beer we<br />were actually able to split up tasks and a month later<br />we met again, to follow up. everyone started training,<br />some trained together (we didn't take any pictures,<br />however!) and we're all excited to do this together.<br /><br />three of us had to pull out due to injuries or family<br />commitments, and others were able to fill in the<br />spots. my friends are truly the best on earth, at one<br />point we had 6 volunteers wanting to be part of this<br />experience!<br /><br />we're not part of a running club, none of us are<br />psychotic about running (except for maybe tim and<br /><a href="http://www.petevara.com/">pete</a>)...we're just all fun people from different walks<br />of life and we're all excited about completing this<br />fun event.<br /><br /><br />and by the way...i have two dogs, the only human food<br />they're allowed to have is beer</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5627487200750929971-7447945401328385794?l=hotasswildwestrelay.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Pete Varanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627487200750929971.post-15256190043603886252007-07-28T21:49:00.000-07:002007-07-28T22:03:22.930-07:00<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VzVKEKQe9fo"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VzVKEKQe9fo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5627487200750929971-1525619004360388625?l=hotasswildwestrelay.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Pete Varanoreply@blogger.com0