Ran the Ragnar Wastach Back, I was runner 1, our start time was 5:15. My first leg was 7.8 miles. Miles were as follows: 7:12,8:44,6:54,6:49,6:58,7:12,7:09,last .68 7:32 AP 7:18, got out to an early lead this leg, kept the lead the whole leg and passed 40 something from the first leg which started earlier. The second mile was uphill heading to the Bonneville shoreline trail, got some nice trail miles after that until we dropped back into the streets. Legs felt pretty good.
Second Leg #13: Started at Snowbasin, first half mile or so was uphill on a ski run, then dropped some serious downhill the rest of the way. Total distance 8.52 Miles: 8:20,6:48,6:49,6:55,6:48,6:41,6:27,6:47, last .51 6:59. AP 6:57 Got some good tempo miles in this run, however my shin which has been bugging me the last couple weeks did not appreciate this one. The other teams were very stretched out by this time, other runners were few and far between, there were only about 20 or so teams ahead of us at this point.
I had a lot of fun running with my wife, she did great and I was proud of her efforts to train and prepare for the event. We were not a competive team so it was nice to just enjoy the time together. | 