DH stranded by high water on his ultra marathon run and I'm stuck at home

[azfiddle]

I was sitting at home waiting for news from my husband, who was running the Old Pueblo 50 mile trail run south of Tucson today- in very rainy and windy conditions. 8:30 pm. I just got a call from a ham radio operator to tell me that he is okay, but that he (and other runners) are stranded by high water in running washes and that he may not make it home tonight. I know he has some dry stuff in his drop bags but it sounds pretty miserable. There are a couple of cars and I think what the caller told me is that they are rotating folks in and out of the cars and keeping them warm.

I would say this is way more extreme than epic as the course is at an elevation above 4000 feet.

Wasn't it enough that El Tour de Tucson was an all day rain ride last fall? We had a month of warm weather and it rained today for the first time in months.

Hoping he really is able to be warm and dry tonight- there's nothing I can do but wait.

Sharon

[ny biker]

Yikes!! I hope he and the others make it home soon.

[smilingcat]

Thank goodness for HAM to send you a message. At least your husband and other runners have communication so he is safe. Miserable maybe but he is safe and I think that is the best news.

50 mile run?! good grief.

[OakLeaf]

Oh man. That's scary. Hope they were able to keep warm overnight and that he gets home very soon!!

[Crankin]

Rain + wash= bad
at 4,000 feet?
Thinking of you.

[azfiddle]

7:45 am here. Still waiting for some news. There is no cell coverage on a lot of the course and I don't know how far from the end he was when he got stuck. I felt really guilty sleeping in a warm bed last night....

Thanks for the kind thoughts everyone.