AM - got up and ran over to the WBR start line at Merlin Olsen Park to check things out and drop off my Marathon GIS banner for them to put up. The start line was pretty much constructed by 6:30AM, including what I've been calling "The Four Pillars of Ragnar". If you've seen the start or finish line, you'll know what I'm talking about. From there, I ran a little bit on Leg 1, up into River Heights, and then back home. I'm glad to have this race starting 5 blocks from my house now, in the middle of Logan. Not only is it incredibly convenient for me, but it will be good for the town of Logan to host an event of this magnitude. This event is now twice the size of Top of Utah, and is the 3rd-largest relay in the U.S. It is growing so fast, that I expect it to exceed Reach the Beach by next year and become the 2nd-largest. Pretty cool. The race directors have worked hard and have earned it. Our team (MarathonGIS.com) starts at 5PM this evening, with Weber State, BYU, Runners Corner, and 26.2 Running Company. It will be a very good competition. (Adrenaline orange: 376 miles) PM - Wasatch Back Relay. Did Leg 5 in 46:17 (7.4 miles, 6:16/mile). Considering 3% uphill grade and 1200' of climbing, I was pretty happy with it. Splits were 5:42, 6:05, 6:11, 6:01, 6:16, 6:27, 7:00, 2:31 (0.4 miles, 6:31 pace). First 5 miles were great, but the gradient plus the distance/duration of sustaining that effort got to be too much for me. Will write more later. (Burn: 184 miles)
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