Ragnar Relays - Wasatch Back

So I was on again and off again with running in this race. In the end, I didn't run, but my son and sister did. So being the eternal cheerleader I took Landon and Ally and we went to cheer them on.

This is a race where most teams have 12 runners (some had only 6) and each run 3 legs of the 189 mile race starting in Logan and ending in Park City.

We watched them race Friday afternoon/evening, then we camped out at North Summit High School in Coalville. Chris and Sam joined us then. At 2:a.m. we were up to watch them race their second legs. Keyan was a little nervous about running in the middle of the night so Chris rode his bike along side him. It's the only part of the race that someone is allowed to do that. Chris had to leave to go back to work when they were finished.

Next the kids and I drove the Ragnar hill that Keyan was going to have to run up in his last leg. We decided that we wouldn't make it to the finish on time if we stopped to watch Keyan run his last leg so we just headed off to the finish. By sheer luck we were able to park at the venue instead of up at Park City Mountain resort where we would then have to shuttle down to the finish. It rained, it poured. Keyan's last leg was an 8% upgrade in the pouring rain, but he rocked it. His last leg was the only individually timed leg (it was the hardest hill leg in the race). Keyan ran it in 40 minutes and 55 seconds, placing him as the 27th fastest runner up the hill of the 440 who ran it in the mixed category.[The above picture is what it would have looked like when Keyan was running his last leg but instead it was like the pic below - wet and muddy!]

Out of 334 teams in their open mixed category they came in 23rd overall. The pic below shows their official time and their place at the time of their finish. All the teams start at different times so the places kept changing.

Overall it was a great experience. I saw parts of Utah I had never seen before and because of all the rain we have had this year it was all green and beautiful! It was a great specator race for the most part. We were able to see my son and sister at multiple parts of their first two legs. If they would have been in van 1 we would have seen their last legs also, but my sister was the last runner so we wanted to make sure and be at the finish line!

Hanging out by the finish line before the rain came and soaked us through and through.
Keyan running to the finish line.