Ran Ragnar this weekend! First Ragnar ever and it was a blast! Did it with Perry's family and we were doing it for fun. I am going to just do a quick review of my races. First leg was 3.1 miles and I finished in a 6:19 pace. (Pretty flat course) after this it was van 1 turn and we had dinner and tried to sleep before our night legs. Yeah right! Who sleeps? 2nd leg was at 2:30 in the morning. 11.75 miles with my headlamp in the pitch black dark with no van support. About 6 miles of this was on a trail. It was cold! It was also spread out between runners so when I was by myself I tried not to think of a bear attacking me or someone grabbing me! I focused on the trail and trying not to trip. I've never ran in the dark before and it was definitely different. Pace for this run was about 7:18. I was actually able to sleep for an hour on the grass at the school before my last leg. Last leg was at 3 in the afternoon and it was hot and it was also straight up the mountain. 1600 ft climb in 4.5 miles, (first 1.5 flat then straight up the mountain) watch stopped working on this one so I have no clue as to splits but I do know it was slow! Team kept dumping water on my head it was hot! Glad when this leg was over. Our team finished in park city in 32 hours for the 198 miles. (About where we predicted) it was fun, but glad to be done. Lots of laughs.it was quite the experience. |