Team Mezmerizers
Our first race is over, we did it, we finished it, and we are all still alive to tell about it. We got together with 10 of our friends and we did the Wasatch Back, aka the Ragnar. It was so much fun! We started on Friday morning at 7:20 AM, because we are a little bit slower than the rest of the teams, and we set our goal high, finish the race in under 30 hours. Chris and I rode in van 1, with Mike, Derdle, Danny and Heather. We started out the race strong, and everyone finished their legs with great times. Heather killed the 7.4 mile hill, and didn't even look like she was tired after.
Heather running up the big hill
We spent a lot of time in these, and talking about these
At one point on my last leg, I was running up this hill, it felt like a really big hill, and I told the van to meet me at the top for water. As I am trudging up the hill I see our van pulled over, and I can't see anyone inside. Come to find out they were all sleeping in the car, and I ran right past them. I was worried hey might not wake up until the end of the race. Good thing they met me at the bottom of the hill, I didn't need any water then.
Chris, look at his good running form
I was so proud of Chris, he ran the whole race without even a lick of training! Seriously amazing, and ever since the race, he has been looking up other races to run this summer!
We slept in the car a little bit, and then had the awesome opportunity to sleep in a high school gym with a million other people. Derdle found a "secret spot" to sleep upstairs, and we were all alone. About an hour later, after everyone had blown up their air mattresses, and arranged all their stuff, and wedged their way in between us, we woke up and the whole place was packed with people, seriously like sardines. I am not sure how long we slept, but before you knew it we were back in the car. Team Mezmerizers did awesome, we finished under 30 hours, our final time was 29 hours and 40 minutes. I am so proud of the team! Good work guys, I can't wait to to do it again next year, and this time Penns, you won't be pregnant, so you can't get out of it :)
The race was almost over, the weather was awesome, rain, that's weird!
Chris and I, so proud of our medals
Team Mezmerizers, done with the race!