Sunday, June 21, 2009

Ragnar Relay

So... a few months back my friend Nicole asked if I wanted to run in the "Wasatch Back" relay. I told her I would if I could have an easy leg because I really didn't want to train for a big race. I thought I would be ok not really training hard, but I was wrong! I am paying for it today with sore quads and calves.
We were in van #1 Me, Nicole (my friend), Josh, Mike, Melissa, and Nicole. We had an awesome van and we had a great time!!
This is me running my first leg that was 5.1 miles. I ran it at 2:00 pm. in the heat of the day. It was also an icline starting to ascend up Avon Pass. This leg was my hardest one! I was glad when I got it done.
This was my night run at midnight on Morgan Valley Drive. I loved this leg, it was cool and we had eaten a good spaghetti dinner so I felt great! This leg was 4.2 miles. My last leg was the following morning at 10:00 am. It was downhill descending into Heber Valley. It was only 3.8 miles and it was great!!!
Our team did great! ( i didn't get a pic of our entire 12 man team at the finish line because it was pouring rain). We finished a little over 28 hours. It was so much fun and I met some great people. I would do it again knowing I would be in a van with 6 other sweaty people with no sleep for 28+ hours. Thanks Nicole for inviting me to run!

9 comments:

Lauren said...

oh wow that sounds like so much fun! i think that is awesome good job!!

Holly said...

Good job on the relay!! I never seem to be in Utah when the relay is going on, but I would LOVE to do it one of these years. I'm so glad you decided to do it - it looks like a blast!!

Doin' It Digital (Shannon C.) said...

I am glad you had fun, but I think you are crazy! How can you run after having a migraine? I wish I enjoyed running, but it doesn't sound like fun at all. :)

Tesha said...

good girl! it is fun ~ i quit this year. were you #5? i can't believe you ran up avon, i would die. i was 6 last year. amy planned a dinner for thur. night at oaks, i told kristen for you 2 to come, hope you do;)

lhhadley said...

Nice Marnae. What a woman!

Sierra said...

Way to go! I am sure you did awesome!

Tesha said...

fb is time consuming!! like blogging did not take enough! but it's fun to see people that you have not for so long ~ do it and be my "friend" i don't have very many - i don't know how everyone gets so many like 150-250, i don't even know that many people! please come to dinner tomorrow at the oaks 6:30 i would love to see you!

Jeni said...

What the crap??? I am so totally impressed! I seriously would NEVER be able to do this! Way to go, girl! You rock! =)

twice as nice said...

you are way to fat, you need to run someor!!!!!!love ya!