Ragnar: I don't want to put it as a race because it wasn't exactly a race, it was more of a party.
I was the third runner in my van.
my 1st leg) I was super excited and pumped because the excitement around us was so much! My first leg was 6.7 miles and I thought it was my 7.7 mile leg, so on my watch I planned on getting a sub 53:30 (for 7.7 at about 6:30 pace). When I started I sprinted, but then finally remembered I had more than five miles to go. I passed a bunch of people which felt really good. It was overcast and we were hoping the rain wouldn't catch us. It did rain a little, but it was so humid it felt good. Towards the end there was almost nobody and I passed a guy who tried to keep up with me. When we got close to the end we sprinted and I went really far ahead. I noticed I got barely under 50 minutes and I thought I had hauled! But then I found out it was a mile shorter. I was still happy though, it felt really great!
my 2nd leg) This one was a 4.9 mile leg. I was mentally ready and hoping it would be very easy. But, then we found out the time was 7:20ish and I had to have a vest by 8:00pm. I decided I'd have to go quick (like a sub-7 mile which would be 35 minutes total.) The sun was beginning to set and it was cooling down. When I started I sprinted for fun. I was racing the clock. After a mile, though, I had to go to the bathroom! I kept going and slowly caught some people. I had no idea what my speed was, but I didn't feel very fast. Only one guy passed me and I kept with him for a little while. He seemed like a really good runner. Finally, I dropped off because I really wasn't feeling good. When I hit the final mile marker I sped up knowing I wanted to beat the clock. At the end I sprinted again which is really fun when there are a lot of people around. It took me a little more than 40 minutes. I was happy to be done with that one.
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