Wasatch Ragnar Relay

I was asked to take a spot on a Wasatch Ragnar Relay team 2 weeks before the event. I agreed but with much hesitation. Why you ask? Well for one thing I didn't know a single person on the team and secondly many train for months before the event. Although I have been continually training for triathlons I wasn't sure if I was trained enough for the run and especially the hills.

For those of you who don't know about this event, you have a team of 12 people, 6 in one van and 6 in another. There are close to 600 teams participating. The first group takes turns running while the second eats, sleeps and showers. Then you switch. Each person has a total of 3 legs they are required to run. You start in Logan, Ut and run to Heber an then back up to Park City. It totals 180 Miles.

Our team started at 1pm on Friday, June 20th. My 1st leg was 6.7 miles, I was the second runner so I ran at around 1:30pm. That was the worst run I have ever done in my life! It was so hot, around 95 degrees, and the run was rated hard so there were quite a few hills. My next leg was only 3 miles and I ran it around 10pm. That was a much more enjoyable run. My last leg was 5.3 miles and my favorite run. I ran it at around 6am on Saturday morning. The weather was cool and the scenery absolutely beautiful! Our team crossed the finish line at 2pm on Saturday the 21st.

With it all said and done, I had a really good time. Everyone on the team was very nice and I enjoyed getting to know them even though I was kind of forced to being that we were together for over 25 hours non stop. Despite the fact that I had maybe 2 hours of sleep that night and not a real meal until Saturday afternoon, I'll still admit it was fun!

Remember, I had no sleep!

Team Utah (aka Iron Van)