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YAY a sprinkly day overcast a bit nad just cool enough for great times outside did my loop around 104th and 27th west to 134th and redwood great just to get out and let it loose then bbq and bs with team tumor getting ready for Ragnar getting close now so exciting woo hoo cant wait 

  Got e rather late start 930 pm again but well worth it was watching trav's ball game first lol but it made for a little cooler run so well worth it on more than one level .

  Opted for the temple loop loving the rolling hills and the quiet of 13th west in the dark moonless evening serenity took me away ...again finished late but seemed to help me sleep better since i have been waking up in the night off and on.

 Still not getting up to get some morning miles yet but will push for that after Ragnar   

Another late start but did not let that stop me I was inspired by the unsettled sky and lightning storm looming in the distance the smell of pending rain that never materialized coupled with the fireworks like lightning and occasional thunder was awe inspiring through out my wonderful road work my mind just wandered and my body went into machine mode doing what it does lol   

So in between baseball games picking up and packing last minute stuff for Ragnar, rain storms and work managed to eek out a nice 5.7 mi nice to know i can make time to get everything in in a day lol 

pre race jitter stopping slow run in beautiful logan feeling the altitude a little ,not bad though getting out to keep loose and set everything straight go over my mental approach to the whole ragnar series not exactly sure what to expect being my first and all having a game plan will not be a bad thing take each leg as a training run not using all my resources up at the start tomorrow we run the ragnar woot woot

LEG # 1 7.9 mi : Not much sleep last night not really nervous just pre race like always up and packed in the van and picking up the rest of the team and into logan /icon building relaxed for the most part through the safety training and getting ready to go calm and relaxed 9:15 go time started out relaxed and loose quickly fell into my "new" stride ive found in the last week or so breathing well long slow smooth keeping relaxed not pushing staying within myself and my pace into machine mode my mind wandering everywhere focused on my mantra "smooth and fun enjoy the run"must have worked well the rest of the run unfolded in front of me rolling hills and great mountain air getting to the first exchange no team mate WTF looking around they were nowhere to be found calling them they were still on their way finished first leg in 50 min holy cow and did not feel like i pushed exceptionally hard waited 15 min for them to get there 

leg # 13 8.5 mi :Van 2 was running behind so i got to wait around at the exchange a little longer but understandably Dov was really getting worked not been as strong since recent treatments and incidents in the last few weeks alas thats why we are here raising funds and awareness :) and running which is a definite bonus. so setting off uphill out of snow basin getting the blood pumping right off still feeling good not much drain from this morning chopping up the hill into easy to stride pieces not as fast as this morning but nice and relaxed up to the top and start the down hill striding and stretching it out at sunset feeling exhilarated mind just goes blank to its happy place and before i know its done 55 min   although i really could feel the downhill in my legs now was glad the longer ones were finished

Leg # 25: yikes talk about fatigue factor lol think i got 1.5 hours of broken sleep between 330 am and 630 with driving and all (i was driving van 1 when i was not running) no warm up or breakfast splash water freshen up the beautiful honey bucket facilities to sharpen my senses lmao changed and ready for the last leg wait forgetting something i know it ...get to the exchange Dov coming in in much better shape than beforemake the exchange and start out at a slower warm up pace so it feels getting into the groove working out the stiffness in my legs from sleeping in the drivers seat of a suburban first mile down feeling the altitude a little into mile two...oh now i remember i was supposed to be keeping hydrated aaarrrggghhh oops not much to do now keep plugging away feeling like there is caramel in my veins now for the dig deep time keep the turn over and pick up your feet no dragging now only 2 left puuuuussssshhhhh keep your form let the mind guide you reaching the final exchange for me with drive and desire to FINISH and surprising myself with a 31 min time talk about euphoric feeling almost a marathon like feel but no less of an acomplishment