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Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay

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Sat, Jun 20, 2015

Race: Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay (194 Miles) 21:42:00, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	32.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	32.50

RAGNAR! Wasatch Running Ultra Team: JP, Nate K., Scott K., Fritz, Evan and Noah

We finished in 21:42. We only started two hours ahead of BYU this year and fortunately they didn't catch us. They finished in 19:57. Last year we started four hours ahead of them and we barely beat them. It will be interesting to see if we finish in the top three despite only having 6 runners. American Fork and Davis appeared to be the other teams towards the front.

1st leg: ~7 pm 12 miles on basically the middle section of the Ogden Marathon in reverse. Averaged 5:58

2nd leg: ~3 am 6.5 miles in the middle of who knows where. +450 ft. Averaged 6:20. Lost some time because I had to tip toe down a super steep dirt section in the dark and I didn't want to fall on my face.

3rd leg: "The Ragnar" + 4 miles down the backside. 10 miles from Park City High School to the top of Guardsman then 4 miles down the backside. +2,800 then -2,000 ft. My legs will probably hate me tomorrow. Averaged 7:36 for the entire run and ~8:12 (1:22) for the 10 mile first leg. I don't think the new 10 mile leg is quite as hard and the 8 miles (two legs combined) coming up from Heber because there are some flat and downhill sections mixed in.

All and all it was a fun time, despite only sleeping for a total of 20 minutes. Our team was made up of a great bunch of guys, and they are all good runners too. Special thanks to JP for flying in from PHX for the second week in a row. Last week he was here to run UVM where he ran a 21 minute PR (2:39) and placed 7th overall. He ended running more miles than anyone on the team, ~35. Also thanks to Wasatch Running for providing the entry, jerseys, hoodie, snacks and gas.

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New Balance 1400v2 Miles: 12.00	Nike Pegasus 31 V2 Miles: 20.50

Comments

From JPark on Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 16:36:41 from 67.172.224.201

Nicely done on the Ragnar leg. Did they time folks going up that? It'd be interesting to see where you rank (very high I'm sure). If anything else from the Ragnar experience, you accumulated a lot of miles in less than a 22 hour period.

From allie on Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 17:59:42 from 66.222.104.47

that is quite a team you put together! nice job to all.

From Fritz on Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 19:46:24 from 98.202.9.237

Thanks Allie. James' epic ~19 mile leg then the double Ragnar is a feat never to be forgotten.

Justin, not sure if they were timing people but I am certain that my time wasn't the fastest. I bet a good climber who was fresh could average mid to low 7's. Probably not very wise to more than double my weekly miles in 22 hours.

From RustyTF2 on Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 21:56:26 from 67.41.224.121

Way to go! You ultra guys are beasts! After running a "normal" Ragnar last year I told myself I'd never do it again� I'm a fan of sleep. My brother ran the Ragnar leg for BYU this year and told me he averaged 7:13 pace and it was pretty tough� and that's not doing the ultra team.

From Fritz on Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 22:55:38 from 98.202.9.237

If your brother ran that leg I must have talked to him at our last exchange. He is from Pocatello, just returned from his mission...and is obviously very fast. Does that fit his profile?

From RustyTF2 on Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 22:58:05 from 67.41.224.121

Yeah that's him! He got home last August so it's been a while now.

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