Ragnar Relay Chicago - RunOther

I had 4 legs in the race that were distances of 8mi, 3.2mi, 2.9mi and 7.8mi. There were 11 of us instead of 12 so three of us had to pick up each of the missing person's legs which I did the last one. It ended up pretty well since he was going to be runner 5 and I was runner 6 so I ended up just running straight for almost 11mi on my last run. I've got to say, though, this was one of the best times I've had for a race! Not only was it a running race but also kind of like an adventure in a van trying to meet the current runner up at certain spots and then making it to the exchange area on time without getting lost. Well, we did veer off the course a few times but we always made it. All my teammates did awesome, everyone finished, and I was especially proud of my best friend (that doesn't run a whole lot) who completed her 4 legs of the race! So fun, everyone that's a runner should try one of these!

Nothing really, I had good paces throughout my 4 legs except for maybe my last leg where I may have went out too fast in the beginning and ended up walking for about 1-2min in the last mile, but that's ok, I still ended up with an 8:14/mi pace.

After my last leg I went straight for the pancakes they were selling and then went to sleep in the van.


Other than I had to run 3 times in 24 hours including 2 somewhat longish runs? Nada!


Oh, was there a party at the end like no other! Ragnar puts on a great race for the experience!