Awesome 2008 Ragnar Relay

2 vans

12 people

1 mountain to climb

180 miles to run

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all adds up to one insane time!

Group shot at the end of the SLC 5K

and one of me about to die at the end

of the race. lol

Brad

SLC Marathon 2008

Here are a few picture from our run in Salt Lake. Susan, Julie, Tara, Gary and Brad ran. We had so much fun. This also really helped to prepare us for the Ragnar Relay in June. Can't wait to meet up with everyone!

Brad

Business...

I'm apologizing right now, this might be 'long and boring' but it's stuff we HAVE to figure out SOON!

While Brad was in town for Gary's Graduation, we were able to get Sarah, Liz, and Julie on the phone (the Adam's family was most likely sleeping) for a little team meeting.

Here are some of the notes and discussion:

We have leg assignments! (Sort Of)

Here is what I have..(we do need to make a few changes...there is NO way I'm letting Ethan run leg #7. We all ran on Saturday and he's TOO good! We need his speed and youthfulness for a more difficult, longer run...so I'm putting him there to replace Miralyn, but we need to use him somewhere else in this race. SO, this is NOT final!

Vehicle #1
#1) Liz
#2) Brad/Julie
#3) Alexa
#4) Brad/Julie
#5) Sarah
#6) Todd
Vehicle #2
#7) Ethan (this MUST change)
#8) Brady
#9) Brian
#10) Gary
#11) Spencer
#12) Tara

Registration: Our Team is fully registered in the fact that we're all paid for. We still need to get some information from Ethan, Spencer, and Alexa.

Payment: We're missing a few of these...we'll send you a reminder if you're one.

Equipment: We need to be sure to prepare for ALL types of weather. We'll be up in the mountains. It will probably be cold at night and very hot during the day. I'd like to keep a running list of things we'd like to bring...so if you think of something, WRITE it down, email me and we'll add it to the list. When it gets a little closer, we'll sort it all out and figure out exactly what we want to have with us. Here are a few things we need to make sure we have to avoid disqualification in this event (if you told me you had some, I'm putting your name down...we're assuming you'll bring it):

-Headlamps (at LEAST 2) - Tara, Brad, Liz
-Plenty of extra Batteries (Brad and Liz, let me know what size your headlamps take, if you can)
-Reflective Vests (2) - Tara, ________ (Gary and I bought one on Saturday. It was $20.00 and the guy said it's the BEST one, so if you're in the market for a reflective vest, give me a call and I'll let you know which one we bought)
-Sleeping Stuff (6 sleeping bags, 6 pillows)
-GPS System (2)
-Coolers (probably between 4-5 larger coolers to hold LOTS of water, LOTS of ice, and LOTS of food)
-FOOD (I'd like to make a food list so we have stuff for everyone!)
-Race Bible (2) - Tara
-2 Way Radios & Batteries - Gary, ______, _______

Hotel: Spencer, Alexa & Ethan are talking to their Grandparents about us sleeping in Brigham City the night before we race. Their home is about 20 minutes or so away from Logan

Team Shirts: We'd like to design a team shirt. The color that is up in the air right now is ORANGE. Either an Orange shirt with White or a White shirt with an Orange design. Julie has a friend who does Silk Screening...her friend is going to whip up a possible design or two for us to look at...If you have any suggestions about what should go ON the shirt, email Julie and I. If you have any suggestions about a new shirt color, email EVERYONE.

Volunteers: We have TWO volunteers - Carol (Tara's Aunt), and Miralyn. We are required to come up with one more! They will help out with the race for about 4 hours. Maybe Nichole!? The sooner we sign these up, the better for our Volunteers.

Vehicles: MAJOR DECORATIONS! Vinyl...of course! :)

TWO days and counting!

Now that Gary's Graduation is over (Congrats to Gary!) and I have some extra time on my hands, I'm DEDICATING my time to getting things ready for our relay race in June! The more I think about it and the more I talk to people around here who have ran it (Gary and I talked to a guy just on Saturday!), The more excited I get! Have I said that enough on this blog?!?

There is one thing we need to take care of URGENTLY! We have until April 30th to FINALIZE our team members without $$ penalty. We need to make sure that everyone who is registered to run is going to dedicate themselves to preparing themselves to participate in this event! (Of course we WANT you all to, just need to double check)...and if you change your mind...well then, you have to find someone to replace you or you're stuck with us! :)

We also need to finalize all the waivers. Each of you need to electronically sign a waiver before you are allowed to be added to the team. Most of you already have...but we're missing a few!

Julie
Ethan
Spencer
Alexa
Brady

Before I can send you out a waiver for you to accept, I need you to email me with the following information:

Name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Min/Mile Pace:
Birthday:
Gender:
Shirt Size:

We have to get this done by Wednesday so email me as soon as you can!!! My email is tarafears@gmail.com

Loves!

Running Shoes

Brad and I went to get new running shoes a couple of weeks ago. My heels were hurting so I thought it was time for a new pair of shoes. Todd told us about "Roadrunner Sports". It is a store just for runners!! The people that worked there help figure out what type of runner you are and tested you on the treadmill, they checked where you put the most pressure...all that good stuff. I found a pair of asics and New Balance. It was a hard choice to make. I got the asics at first, tried them out for a week and they hurt my ankle, so I went back and got the New Balance and love them!! That was the other nice thing about that store, you can wear the shoes and if they don't work out you can return them!! What a great deal. Brad found a pair, but ended up liking the asics he got at Christmas time better.