Top of Zion Relay

Shannon joined her cousin, Michelle Harvey, and the rest of Logan Palmer's team in the Top of Zion Relay. She stepped in three days before the race to help the team who had lost a runner. Logan's parents, Kathy and Ray Palmer, volunteered during the race and thankfully provided an extra large clean "bug" sprayer for the daytime legs. Shannon as runner #9 ran twice in the afternoon heat of 105F and once in the night completing that leg at 2:15AM. Unfortunately, the night time legs were through Bryce Canyon--too dark to enjoy the red rock beauty.

Shannon at 15 years old was nearly the youngest runner participating. She did well and her Nike running watch can prove it, but she doesn't have a desire to do it again. She said, " I can get my running thrills in other ways."