RACE DAY ITEMS

You will need the following items on race day.
-light weight sleeping bag (you will be sleeping for a few hours sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning at a major race junction, either in a school, church, or an outside grassy location)
-High energy food snacks to last you for the race. (There will be dinner available for purchase Friday night at a major exchange, as well as a large breakfast Saturday morning. I remember the breakfast being really cheap $3-4. please post snack items that you would like and I will purchase everything before the race and you all can reimburse me.)
-Towel and shower stuff (showers are available at the Saturday breakfast exchange, and the finish line)
-Wrist Watch, MP3 player, I-pod, (to keep track of your pace, and keep you jammin out)
-Cell Phones (to help us communicate with the other van)
-A light running jacket-rain proof, and warm jacket (for runners at night, and when you are not running, it can get cold waiting at each exchange)
-Headlamp or flashlight (if running at night, you can use either one, I will have one for you unless you want your own)

Ogden Run

Running in this race got me really excited to do the Wasatch Back. We had two teams so we could have a running partner for our leg. It was really beautiful and perfect weather. Looking forward to June and being with you all.

OUR RACE START TIME

Our team start time will be 8:50 A.M. This means we need to be at the start line no later than 8:20 A.M. See the link below, we are team number 420. This is an early start but will allow us to finish ealier on saturday around 1-3 P.M. Keep running guys.

http://www.ragnarrelay.com/wasatchback/2009regularteams.php

Moving and Running Or Lack of

I was on a pretty good roll of exercise and running my schedule every day until we were moving and then things got a little crazy. I started getting really nervous about whether I would loose everything I had worked up to by not running for over a week. My sister encouraged me to just go out and put those fears to rest. So I did and it felt great. I ran further than I ever had and know I can do it.

I am still running a relay race in the Ogden Marathon this weekend. My leg is 6.2 miles and I am pretty sure I will do okay. I worry more about the hills in my second leg running the Wasatch Back. I know my hills are wimpy compared to some of yours but it still gets me a little nervous.

Sandy are you still running in the Ogden race?

Stretching? Maybe not

Ok so I always hear this and that about stretching, and I have followed advice on stretching but I just found this page on stretching I found interesting. Maybe it's not all its cracked up to be, and apparently I need to be more careful when I do stretch.

http://feelbetterfast.blogspot.com/2008/05/traditional-running-stretches-dont-work.html

What do you guys think?

RACE LEG ASSIGNMENTS

Runners 1st Leg -----------2nd Leg------------3rd Leg --------Total Miles
Van1
Jamie 1 5.1 miles Easy 8.5 miles Very Hard 4.9 miles Easy 18.5
Lori 2 6.7 miles Hard 3 miles Easy 3.3 miles Easy 13
David 3 5.6 miles Moderate 4.9 miles Moderate 7.9 miles Hard 18.4
Greg 4 5.1 miles Moderate 4.2 miles Easy 3.8 miles Easy 13.1
Rachel 5 7.4 miles Very Hard 4.2 miles Moderate 2.6 miles Easy 14.2
Jared 6 6.9 miles Very Hard 8.1 miles Very Hard 2.8 miles Easy 17.8

Van 2
Charie 7 4 miles Easy 3.8 miles Moderate 4.6 miles Easy 12.4
Celestial 8 3.4 miles Easy 7 miles Moderate 6.1 miles Moderate 16.5
Daniel 9 3.5 miles Easy 9.6 miles Very Hard 3.6 miles Very Hard 16.7
Frank 10 3.5 miles Easy 7.7 miles Hard 4 miles Very Hard 15.2
Mike 11 3.8 miles Very Hard 7.3 miles Hard 7.3 miles Very Hard 18.4
Sandi 12 3.1 miles Very Hard 5.2 miles Hard 5 miles Easy 13.4

If you have a concern about the leg you are assigned please post a blog with vulgarities, rants, and other offensive forms of expression. I will try and give you the leg of your choice within your van. Thank you for your cooperation!

Learn more about each leg at the link below
http://www.ragnarrelay.com/wasatchback/coursemaps

Devils tower

I thought you all might like to see what I have been up to lately, I was out at the tower 3 weeks ago it was sunny and 60 degrees, we were comparing the climbing wall samples with the color of the tower.

And Dan you should feel the rock...it is awesome!

In the picture to the right we were just to the right of the shadow on the base of the wall. Looking forward to a great climbing season!