I'm not a real big fan of Ragnar but can't seem to say no when asked to join a team. This year, I had an opportunity to run it ultra style again. If you are going to do it, may as well make it as painful as possible. I was the last runner covering legs 11, 12, 23, 24, 35 and 36.
My first run started at 7:00 p.m. and was the lovely climb from Pineview to Snow Basin finishing up with 2 mile loop on the trails around the ski resort. I actually really like the run up to Snow Basin. I did it a few years ago when runner 11 only went up half way. Started out a few seconds behind a runner and he steadily pulled away for the first mile. Figured there was no need to be pushing too hard this early. He gradually started coming back so I kept the effort higher than it should have been. After passing him, I kept pushing because I didn't want him to pass me. Ened up giving more of an effort than I should have but it felt really good. Leg 12 started with an intense climb during the first 1/2 mile. It about killed me. Once it leveled out, it was kind of fun hitting the trails. I'm glad it was still light out as running this in the dark would have been treacherous. Weaved my way through the trails and finished up back at the resort. | 