First day of Ragnar, which was intense. I did a mile warm-up, and then did some stretches since I started the relay. Different groups were assigned different times, and there weren't too many menacing groups, save a bulky group of Ultra runners and Syracuse high school. The race started, and I got myself out in to a pretty large lead. I think my first split was a high 5:50, which was stupid since it was uphill. After that I hit the switchbacks and had a struggle, including falling down one, which sucked. I slowed down until mile 3, but I had such a lead that no one could catch me. After that I passed my van, who cheered for me, and kept going. It turns out it was 104 degrees that day, the hottest day of the summer. I can't handle heat. I was struggling for my run, and managed to average around a 7:30 and hand off to Mason. The Ultra runner almost got me, but I had a better finish and got a few seconds on him. Mason had a good run, Jordan a bad, Christian an alright one, Aaron a really good one, and Austin a good one too. Everyone in the van was saying how great Aaron was, so I got pumped for my next run.
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