RAGNAR RELAY: So Bill Hiatt convinced me to join his Roadrunners team. Lot of great guys on the team that I already knew and got to know better throughout the two days. I had been told that I needed to do this once and qualify for Boston in order to be a true runner. :) I figured why not try it once. First Leg: AVON PASS - Toni handed off to me first. I had about a 1.3 mile climb to the top. Kept it around 7:20 ap during this stretch. I was definitely not warmed up enough to run this leg but got into the leg and just tried to enjoy the scenery. Amazing views coming down into Eden. The pass was pretty crazy. I do not do a lot of trails and it showed. I could not go faster than 5:20 pace coming down the pass because of the rock and dirt that made my footing just feel weird. The temp also changed coming out of the canyon. I felt depleted at 5.5 miles. I should have drank more water and had the team support me here. This was my own fault. Great leg though. I was about 2 minutes off my goal time for this leg... A little over 3 miles of wu and cd...
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