Ultra Ragnar Wasatch Back
I decided to help a team out even though I swore off Ragnar last year. We had a 10 am start time and I had legs 3-4, 18, and 33-34. Only 27 miles but more than 4,000 feet of ascent including Ragnar hill. We turned out having a diverse set of runners with guys averaging any where from 6:30 pace to 14:30 pace. We guessed about a 26 hour finish and it ended up close to 29.
Legs 3-4 go from Hyrum to the base of Avon pass with a net ascent of 280 ft. I warmed up two because my mileage was going to be low. Nice rolling leg and the weather was nice and cool Friday. I started at 11:40 and finished the 11.1 miles in 71 minutes for a 6:26 pace.
One of our runners struggled going up Avon and that's when adjustments started. I decided to take one of his night legs so I added leg 19 to my run which was only 3.6 miles but with 644 ft of total ascent. These legs started at 10:30 pm and together had a net ascent of 1060 ft and a total ascent over 1500 ft. I finished the 11.8 miles in 83 minutes or a 7:04 pace. Felt pretty good and I felt like I was doing a good job of saving myself for Ragnar hill. I did start to get tired toward the end of the second leg with an ascent of 400 ft over the last 1.5 miles.
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