So much happens in those 30 + hours running, driving, not eating or sleeping that it is hard to summarize.
Highlights:
+ The beautiful views! Seriously it is breathtaking! We saw two sunrises and a sunset. I even ran under the summer solstice moon on my second leg (which was miserable by the way).
+ Running into my dad who was one of our volunteers at 4 a.m. We weren't supposed to see him at all, so it was fun having him pound on our windows and scaring us half to death.
+ Blasting music and making victory tunnels for runners while stuck in traffic.
+ My sister Stephanie yelling out the window to my other sister Lindsey, "KILL DOROTHY!" ... For those of you who aren't familiar with the Ragnar Lingo a "kill" means you passed the person.
+ Being piggy-backed across the finish line. That was a first.
+ Van 1 being fast enough on our first leg to get out before they shut down the road for 2 hours due to a fire.
+ Spending time with my family and Stephie's (now my) friends.
+ The entertaining team names and van decorations. Those are always a treat.
+ Prancercising behind runners while supporting our runners.
+ Watching people on our team run farther than they have ever run. ... and killing it too!
Lowlights:
+ The dust on my first leg. I think I inhaled the entire state of Utah in dust in 6 short miles.
+ My second leg. Period. It was 8.2 miles of misery ... well actually only about 4 miles of it was miserable. I was not prepared for that steep of an incline. Plus my hip was tight and was killing me.
+ Being passed by multiple 13-year-olds.
+ Having to have our car jumped because we were charging all our phones while the car was off.
Sunrise number one.
The scenery.
Isn't it a BEAUTIFUL course???
Our van.
My first leg. It was super dusty! Luckily it was downhill.
You can also see a little smoke from the fire that delayed some teams by 2 hours!
Scott was in Van 2 so I didn't see him too much, but from what I hear he did awesome!
Tunnels for the runners. We were stuck in traffic so we had a little fun while we waited.
During the 30 seconds we saw my dad.
My brother barely had time to train, but he did awesome!!! He was also a trooper being the only guy in our van. We nicknamed him Scottie Pimpin'. Ha.
Got the "kill."
My sister Stephanie wanted extra miles so she ran my last 2 miles with me.
Clearly we are exhausted excited to only have 1 mile left!
After Van 1 was done, we indulged in Kneaders. Tasted sooooo good!
The whole gang.
Official Team Sweaty or Not photo.
We're Done!!!
2 comments:
That looks SO fun! And considering I just said that about running, that's a big deal;)
I want to do a Ragnar!! The course is crazy pretty!
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