Task Force Gridley, 1249th Engineer Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard soldier Staff Sgt. Jermiah Houlden is followed by a trail vehicle during the last night of the Hood to Coast Satellite Run held on Forward Operating Base Sharana in the early morning hours of Aug. 28, 2011. Participating runners in the relay race included National Guard soldiers from Oregon and Nebraska, as well as engineers from the 18th Engineer Brigade and civilian contractors. The Hood to Coast is a relay race spanning a course of 197 miles from Mount Hood, Ore., to the Oregon coast. The satellite run was coordinated by members of the 1249th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Gridley, Oregon Army National Guard.