RAGNAR

Just outside of Avon Pass

Right before my first leg

Early Friday morning at the kick-off party

During my second leg

My family support crew during second leg

Never want to use one of these again

Finish Line Party at the Canyons

Ragnar was such an adventure! Our team name was "Doin It Raggie Style". Our weekend started Thursday evening where I met up with our team to decorate the cars, and then my car headed up to Logan where we stayed the night. We woke up bright and early Friday morning to be at the start line at 5:00 am where all the festivities began. I was runner #2 and my first leg was 6.7 miles through Hyrum Valley, it was a gorgeous run and perfect temperature at about 7:30. I was pretty proud of myself after that run because up to that point, my furthest running distance was only 6 miles. Second run was later Friday evening around 6:30. I started at the Sinclair in Mtn. Green and went 3 miles.

My car ran until about midnight and then headed to our next exchange in Oakley to TRY and sleep a few hours. I parked my sleeping bag out on the grass under the stars and got maybe 3 hours, but as soon as I woke up at 4:30, I was SO sick to my stomach and I just started shaking (more like convulsing). You see, my last run was supposed to be 3.3 miles, but I was stupid enough to offer one of the girls to switch for her hard run: a 7.9 miles run with very large hills up around Jordanelle Reservoir. (So I was a little sleep deprived, a little dehydrated, and a little nervous all together = sick and shaking) I was pretty sick all day Saturday, but was determined to finish my last leg. It was probably the hardest thing I have ever done physically, but I DID IT!

Our team finished around 36 hours. Our last set of legs offered up some interesting situations with lots of hurt knees, extreme exhaustion, and even a trip to the hospital (love you steph!) But again, WE DID IT! And that's all that counts. All said and done, would I do it again? Oh ya!