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6.30.2008

the Ragnasty Relay (AKA Wasatch Back)

So last weekend my sister Kristin and I ran for our third year in the Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back and it was awesome. The starting line was huge, this year they had 580 teams! The first year that we ran it, just 5 years ago, they had 22. Not a bad increase huh?! Kristin and I went up to Logan early to see the start line and Tan...who was unusually calm :) The starting line was awesome and we got to see a few cool teams. Infact, there was one team from backcountry.com who had all their runners run with a sports item. So, the guy at the starting line was actually RUNNING with cross-country skis on. One guy ran with snow shoes and another we saw ran with a life jacket and a kayak paddle. It was fun....lots of good energy. After we were up there for a bit we headed back to Farmington where we met up with our van, which was Kristin's mother-in-law, Tanner's newly married cousin and her husband (who joined our team on VERY short notice) and a friend of their family. It was really fun ...there's nothing like running in the middle of the night and being crammed in a van for 12 hours together! Everyone did really well, and it was so awesome to see all the teams on the road. This was the first year I ran where I wasn't the ONLY person running the leg. That was nice, especially in the middle of nowhere at 3 in the morning where there are no street lights. Yes, I do get creeped out by that situation. Everything was going well until my clumsy and tired self started to run. I was on my last leg running down into Park City when a well meaning van honked to cheer me on and instead scared the crap out of me. Maybe my ipod shouldn't have been so loud and maybe I should have been paying attention but whatever it was I slid on some loose gravel on the side of the road and scraped my knee and hand up. I couldn't just sit there and bleed, the car was waiting for me about a mile away. So I just got up and ran. I didn't even hurt but I was really upset about my shoes. They were pretty much soaked in blood and I just bought them a few months ago. I was more concerned about that than the stuff falling out of my knee cap. A nice biker offered to ride down the hill and find my car and they came up to find me running. My sister cleaned it out for me, took some pictures and then told me I couldn't run anymore. She's kind of a punk like that :) So, instead of crossing the finish line with my team and seeing all the cool stuff, I got to hang out alone (Adam was ready to pass out from the site of my knee & all the scrubbing they did to get gravel out) in the Park City clinic while I got 16 stitches. At least I'll have a cool scar. I haven't take any after pictures, but the before are more exciting and gruesome.

It was a great race....Tanner and his crew did a great job. I had so much fun running with Kristin and I can't wait to do the next one. Next time someone else can take the fall :)

PS....In all my excitement to tell about my wounded knee, I forgot to mention my sweet husband and all that he did during the race. This was the first year that we haven't ran together, which was sad for me. He is so supportive to cheer me on and help out. This year instead, he was managing one of the major (and extremely crowded) exchange and did an awesome job. He was there from 7 pm on Friday till about 11 am on Saturday...with only 2 hrs. of sleep the night before. He's awesome, I love you baby :)

4 comments:

KRISTIN BELL said...

Pretty cool picture huh! I have one of all the blood dripping down your leg but there is a big shadow acrossed it. We are pretty much really ragnarly! Love you. Thanks for the adventure ;)

Unknown said...

Oh, no fun! Did you finish your leg? Was it your last? I want to do that one year! If you ever need another person, i am more than willing!! Way to go!

cody+sara said...

Way to take the race serious enough to get a battle wound-You're freaking tough!! I wish I could've run it with you guys, maybe next year!

erin sheely said...

good lands sunshine!! that's insanity. a cool scar is always nice though...