Ragnar Del Sol 2011

I took advantage of a work trip to Arizona to run the Ragnar Del Sol Relay with my oldest sister Jenny and her team. 197 miles from Wickenburg to Tempe. It was a fun experience and my 5th Ragnar Relay. Out time was 31:21:03. We were 200th overall and 95th in the Open Mixed Regular division.

Tons of pictures were taken, but I've been unable to track any of them down except for these 4. I'll post them later if they ever surface.

Our team of 12

Our team name was an homage to the movie Elf

My final exchange to Jake

The medal

Las Vegas Ragnar Relay 2010

Finally getting around to publishing my Vegas Ragnar Relay photos. No race report here--My journal list already received it--plus others on my team have posted some on their blogs.

Van 1: Blaine, Aaron, Cami, Raylene, Annie, and Me.

And we're off! Aaron starts our first leg.

Annie demonstrating proper safety protocol. Crossing the street without a flag was a no-no.

Hydration was critical. Aaron filling up on his first leg.

Our van (Aaron & Blaine)

Other, less appropriate vans

Annie with Lake Mead in the background. Raylene giving liquid & moral support.

Raylene with her signature bandanna.

Blaine leaving The Valley of Fire behind him.

Me on my first leg (#6) with Aaron in tow providing GU & water

Nobody took pictures during our second leg in the middle of the night, so here are some from leg 3.

Raylene showing excellent form and stretching technique.

Cami passing off to me for our van's final leg of the race.

Batman.

Me & the cactus

And with a blistering welt to my brother's wrist, our van was finished. I can't tell you how happy these next two photos make me. My dad and I have been the only two runners in our family for some time. Then a few years back, a couple of my sisters and in-laws took up the call. My brother Dave is the newest recruit, and I couldn't be happier. We don't have a ton of things in common, so it's nice to have a newfound shared interest in running. I hope it lasts for decades.

Look at him go!

Sorry Dave, we took a team photo while you suffered through your 10 mile leg.

Running as a team to the finish line at the Red Rock Resort in Vegas. This is what pure joy looks like.

Jule, Blaine, Dave

Blaine, Annie, & Dave

The Finish Line

A final team photo

The sweet medal

We ended up 112th out of 257 overall, and 98th out of 220 in the Coed Division. Not too shabby.

The 2 vans finally got a chance to mix n mingle afterward.

Raylene & Annie with Albert, our flamboyant waiter at Denny's later that night.

Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay Photos

I should have had these up ages ago, but I kept putting it off. So, without further ado, here are all the photos from this year's Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay. 177 miles of pleasure and pain. Well, mostly pain.

Ready!


Set!


Go!


Amy


A goat in tow


Water break


Kristin cools off Brett


Cooling down after his leg


Amy & Kristin go after cold drinks


A decorated van


Ironically, the doctor on our team got a bloody nose--from the heat I think.


The hand off to Aaron, our company president.


Medic!


Uphill


Everyone looked forward to these signs


Early morning leg


5 members of van 1, including me on the end.


Dusty road outside of Heber


Rough road ahead


More uphill


Lots of this going on



Some of the costumed teams crossing the finish line




Creepy McPerv posing with team Ghetto Bootie Runners


Crowd in downtown Park City


Team photo at the end


See you next year!