Okay, I am officially EXHAUSTED!! Don't know why I am typing this instead of going to bed! Ragnar ended today. It was AWESOME!! I did leg 6 in van 1. Our start time was 6:50 a.m., so we got up at 2:45 a.m. in order to make it to Logan on time. My first leg was down Avon Pass, 6.9 miles. Everyone has been telling me to "have fun with that". Now I know what you all meant! I love downhill, don't get me wrong, but that was BRUTAL! Would have loved to enjoy the view, but I was too busy concentrating on where I was placing my feet. Very steep and I was just flying down the hill, but one wrong step would be a disaster. Luckily, I made it down to the pavement, where my legs had turned to jello. The last 2 miles on the pavement were difficult because of this, but I managed to make it to the exchange in just under and hour. Unfortunately, van 2 was not ready so I had to wait in the chute for about 5 minutes for someone to show up! Oh, well, live and learn :) My second leg started around 8:40 p.m. heading up to East Canyon, 8.1 miles. This was the leg I was worried about, #1 because it was mostly uphill, and #2, because I was already tired from my first leg. However, for the most part, it was really not that bad. I was actually glad of the change from downhill to uphill to use other muscles. And, the uphill was more rolling uphill until about the last 2 miles. Then, it got steep, and I got tired (and hungry!) Made it to the top in about 1 hour and 20 minutes. I know my first 5-6 miles were probably between 8 and 9 minute miles, but those last 2 killed me, so I averaged 10 min/miles on that one. Went to Oakley after that to have a pancake breakfast at midnight :) and get some rest. Unfortunately, I'm not a great camper, so I didn't sleep much before we were back up again at 3:30 a.m. My last leg was through Heber. It was 3.1 miles and relatively flat. I decided to go all out on this one and see just how much more my body could give. I made it to the exchange in 25:20, so I was quite pleased! Then, we headed up to The Canyons to await our 2nd van. Our total team time was 31 hours and 20 minutes. This was seriously so much fun! (And, a bonus - I got to meet Sione from Biggest Loser at the finish line! He's AWESOME!!) I definitely want to do it again! But, now, sleep. . . :)
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