WASATCH BACK/ RAGNAR RELAY---CHASING CHEETAHS, CHAFFING CHEETAHS, AND THE ATHLETAS---

WASATCH BACK RELAY 2008

This was such a fun experience. The race began in Logan Utah on Friday June 20th at 1:30 p.m. and finished in Park City Utah on Saturday June 21st at 3:45 p.m. It was a 180 mile course. The hardest thing about this race is balancing between what to eat, how much, and when and then you virtually do not sleep for 24 hours and you have to go out and run 3 separate times either in the middle of the night or in the heat of the day. I was runner 10 and I ended up running 3.5 miles at 8:00 p.m., 6.5 miles at 4:45 a.m. and the 4 miles (straight up hill...aka "the ragnar) at 1:30 p.m. on saturday. Each runner had difficult runs. There are 12 people on a team. My team consisted of Van 1: Ashley Aland, Megan Osterloh, Katherine Foulger, Kate Anderson, Sarah Ingebretsen, and Joceyln Garner and Van 2: (my van) Jane Boyer, Sloane Rampton, Erin Prince Anderson, Sarah Crookston, and Caitlin Barker. It was such a fun group of girls and they were all such amazing runners! We had so much fun together!

Sloane, Jane, Erin, Caitlin, me, and Sarah (Van 2 girls) just before we started the race.
This was the truck that we drove in the entire time. It was a little sqooshy on the way up, but it was so nice once we started runner b/c we could all hang out in the back. We were able to go clean up and eat a solid meal at my husband Taylor's condo in Heber after our second runs.

Sloane, Erin, and I driving the truck

My cute husband volunteered for our team and was at Guardsmen's pass from 5:00a.m. to 10:30 a.m. He then came and found our team in Heber. What a cute and supportive husband!

If any of you know Caitlin you know how much fun our group had together! She was also the most supportive runner.

This was my hardest run. It was freaking hot and straight uphill. The girls in my van saved me with constant cold towels, ice, and water.

This was Caitlin and Jane bringing me water on my run. There was such team commradryand it saved me!

Erin Prince Anderson and I ran the guardsmen's pass route. This was our victory picture because we were done!

After the finish line here is all of our team! GO CHASING CHEETAHS! CHAFFING CHEETAHS! and THE ATHLETAS! (We had multiple names...our shirts said chasing cheetahs, our hats said chaffing cheetahs, and our bib's said the Athletas....we're kind of bipolar)

Jane Boyer and I after we had completed. What a great feeling.

And we're off to our homes! We all were craving sleep, a nice long shower, a real meal (PB&J sandwiches and granola bars kind of get old after awhile), our husbands/ boyfriends and a big diet coke! All were fulfilled shortly after the race. Thanks so my group b/c I had so much fun. See you next year!