Support from the Keystone Citizens League shows there is a groundswell of local grassroots support for this.

People can watch the game between ski runs, as long as they're cheering for the Steelers.

There are so many people who live in Colorado who are from other parts of the country and aren't as committed to watching the game.

Our support team was awesome. I think we might have had the biggest support team, since a lot of the teams had just one person. They were responsible for having stuff ready for us to make quick transitions during the race, and they were on top of things the whole time. They were really encouraging. During the last leg of the race, they found us on the road and drove behind us cheering us on out the windows.

Each team had a support person, or in our case, a support crew.

It never occurred to me to leave. I still wanted to watch everyone and support the team—and I guess a part of me hoped I would get better even though I knew I wouldn't.