Woke up and went to a nice big breakfast at Lumberjacks. Yum! We definitely ate well our last meal. Then we did some errands and shopping and I picked up Krispy Kremes for the team when we drove by and I saw they were HOT! :) 
After getting dressed, cleaning up, decorating and packing the truck we were off and away to the first exchange. Van 1 had started at 6AM and we had until about 1PM before we started running. While there I got to chat with Burt who had finished 2 legs already and was ready for some more Ragnar action, and my neighbor who was down for the race as well. Rachelle's first van hadn't even started yet! Yeah...she was on a fast team :) 
(helping Jeff and Jason load the truck...or just standing around talking...you decide :) )
I was the 2nd runner and was SO ready to run! However, the wind stopped me in my tracks once I got started. They said sustained winds of 30mph with gusts to 59mph...yeah, I was happy when I turned and it was a cross wind instead of a head wind. Something different about Vegas Ragnar is that you run through town...and there is no traffic control. You MUST wait for the lights. Kind of messes up your pace, so I 'cheated' and stopped my garmin when I had to stop for the 2 lights I didn't make. Also, my veggie omelet I'd had that morning kept threatening to make a re-appearance...yuck. Too many big meals in a row! I was happy it was over. Never became road kill, my biggest goal. 
(Kimberly handing off to me! LET ME RUN!! :) )
AP: 7:20 splits: 7:24, 7:35, 7:01, 7:00, 7:28, 7:45 (last .57)
I was pleased with my first run and pace. I loved the gentle downhill! Like running down 13400S...perfect. When our 4th runner was out we went to cheer her on and some guy started yelling profanities out his window at us because he was trying to sleep...I guess he didn't want any more cow bell :) That is the bad part about running through town. At the van exchange the sun was going down and we were getting cold...SO cold. We knew the horrible wind and cold was going to put a damper on our night run. We went to Jason's deli for dinner where I ate light, just a salad, and then we went shopping at Target. I had warm running clothes, but no warm clothes to wear afterward. I got some fuzzy pants and socks. The pants were only about 5 inches too short for me :) High fashion baby...high fashion. 
(the team, less one runner running, at the exchange after our first runs)
We found the next major van exchange and it was just a dirt parking lot. No where to sleep. They'd cautioned against sleeping next to your vehicle, because someone might try to park on top of you! So, with no grass (except on the private property of the hotel near us which we were also told NO to sleeping on) we hunkered down in the truck. All 4 girls packed like sardines in the back...on our sides and we had to switch sides in unison. It was tight, but warm! The wind was crazy and we were all a little panicky about running in the wind and cold. The 2 guys used the truck seats to sleep, but somehow didn't get any blankets to use! So, they were cold and didn't sleep well. I guess the bag of blankets got put under the truck outside. Silly boys! They should've just looked. 
(Hillary, Kimberly and I sardined in the back of the truck...no we didn't squish together for the photo. We slept that close :) big and little spoon at the same time!)
(Melissa and I, we couldn't get all 4 of us in one picture, again same story on not squishing together :) - oh, and who wears their visor to sleep?!? duh. I guess I was really ready to run!)
We got a few good hours of restless sleep in (typical Ragnar) and then all woke up ready to go...just had to wait another hour+ for the 1st van to finish their 2nd legs. The only good news was the horrible wind had died down! YIPEE!! It was going to be cold, but at least not crazy windy.
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