2011 Wacky Outlaws Triathlon
The 2nd Annual Key West Triathlon December 3, 2011 Patrick Sitkins, his brother-in-law, Sean Herlihy and father-in-law, Tom Herlihy, raced in the 2nd Annual Key West Triathlon on December 3rd, 2011 ( www.trikw.com ). They ran as WACKY OUTLAWS in support of The American Outlaws, a US Soccer Support Group. In Patrick’s own words before the race: […]
Nick Raitt on BYU TV’s “Turning Point”
On October 11, 2011 – BYU TV (Channel 11) aired episode #3 of the “Turning Point” series, featuring a story on Brad Ludden and First Descents. Nick is highlighted in a few spots. I KNOW you will LOVE it!!!! Go to: http://byutv.org/Show/c95a6dd1-3fda-4401-aa8d-9f4e7340684b and you can watch it online. This is an excellent series, not that […]
Empowered Moments – “Superheros”
“Superheros” by Lori Brower I have finally begun the transition in coming back to work on a regular basis while still mourning the death of our son, Nick, four months ago. I used to write regularly on his blog, keeping everyone updated. However, I stopped writing so I could begin healing. Lee has asked if […]
4th Annual Cancer Charity Softball Tournament – In Memory
The 4th Annual Cancer Charity Softball Tournament In Memory of Nick Raitt, 1/17/89 – 6/2/11 September 9-10, 2011 Congratulations to all 34 teams that participated in this year’s 4th Annual WACKY Charity Softball Tournament! We survived hail storms, thunder, lightening, a visit from the paramedics (player is fine), an official protest, narrowly escaping having to […]
The Leadville 100
The Leadville 100 The Leadville 100 is a 100 mile epic mountain bike race within the high altitude mountains and valleys of Leadville , Colorado , created for only the most determined athletes looking to challenge themselves and impress the world. The majority is on back-country roads – treacherous Colorado rocky terrain – with some […]
2011 CureSearch Walk
Our first 2011 WACKY event was held in honor of Nick’s memory as we participated in the CureSearch for Children’s Cancer Walk in Salt Lake City, UT. There are annual CureSearch walks all over the country and this was the first walk held in Salt Lake City. Nick and I were originally on the event […]
The 3rd Annual Cancer Charity Softball Tournament
Directly from Nick’s Blog: … We all headed over to Cottonwood after 7:00 p.m. to begin the skills contest! This is our favorite because the music is blasting and all the players get their groove on. The 10 year-olds are the cutest because it is their first time learning how to participate and their enthusiasm […]
2010 Ogden Marathon
The 2nd Annual Cancer Charity Marathon Our second WACKY event was “a ton of fun.” (Lori Brower writes): We kicked off the event by attending a spaghetti dinner at the Davis Conference Center in Layton on Friday. Many had to fight with horrendous traffic, including the additional time it took to pick up the participant […]
2010 Broad Street Run
The Blue Cross Broad Street Run Our inaugural WACKY event was inspiring and fun! Here’s how it began (Lori Brower writes): Nick and I flew out to Philly Friday morning. When we arrived, we were whisked off for a wonderful dinner at Osteria, hosted by Michael Rouse. Michael’s parents, John & Choppy Rouse, came along […]
The 2nd Annual Cancer Charity Softball Tournament
Directly from Nick’s Blog: Whew! What a weekend! It wouldn’t be fun unless we had some last-minute snags: a team backing out at last minute (had to redo bracket); dj cancelled day before (our in-house hero, Jon, filled in beautifully); coke trailer not confirmed until noon day of games (city of Roy generously gave us […]
