Ragnar Recap with pics !

I was able to watch this sweetie while Landon and Kacey ran Ragnar.  What a good baby.  She was a joy, except when I couldn't get her to eat, and was worried I was doing something wrong !  She survived me :)

At the starting line in Logan - they got rained on !

Our adopted peacock, strutting in the rain.   We were worried our guys were getting rained on, and they were, but they survived too !

We drove over to Huntsville, and met up with the team.  This was just before Kacey left on her second leg.  This was about noon.

There she goes !

Kacey passed off to Zac (which we didn't see), and then Zac passed off to Lando in Huntsville. 

We had picked up Subway, and went to the park next to the church handoff to eat and watch. 

Thatch (and the other boys) LOVE LOVE LOVE Brightyn :)

Back home for the afternoon, Brightyn checking out the barnyard.

Then we drove down to Annette's to watch for our team again when they passed by. This was about 5 pm.  

Wow - a large gust of wind came up and we about were blown away!  When you were in the sun it was HOT, that is why we had the umbrellas. 

Of course Roger D just LOVES me taking his pic.  Annette too :)

And here comes Zachary !

Shedding an extra icky sweaty shirt :)  Tagg is such a helper :)

Tagg, me and Brightyn.  Waiting for Landon to run by near the Milton church. 

Back at our house about 7pm.  Stan had just ran by.  This was their RIDE.  

We had quite the houseful last night.  CJ was volunteering for Ragnar at the H.S.  They are such great kids, all of them.  It's great to a grandma, albeit a tired one :)

This morning - relaxing at home, waiting to head up to Park City for the finish.  There is Tagg in the background, cleaning for me.  He vacuumed, mopped the floor, dusted, shook rugs, emptied garbage..........  amazing !

Jennie passing off to Kacey.  This was the last leg of the race for both of them.  ALL of the "last legs" KICKED BUTT, and not in a good way.  Oh so HARD !!

At the finish line in Park City - hiding under tables to keep out of the sun !

CJ  = big helper :)  But we did figure it out that 2 women, against four children (including a baby, a 2 year old, 2 old boys who couldn't get along, 2 strollers, and a bus ride from parking) is an uneven match !  Where was Grandpa Roger when you needed him !?!

Waiting for the last runner on their team to finish - everyone is smiles here........but I think some of them were forced ;)

Thatcher got YOGURT ALL OVER his shirt at this point. 

She missed her Daddy :)

And there they are crossing at 4:15 pm.  35 hours and 15 minutes after they started !!  YEAH !!!

Team ULTRA STUPID
McKenzie Largent, Stan Durrant, Jennie Largent Durrant, Kacey and Landon Rich, and Zac Rich

Ready Set Ragnar

Friday, June 27

5 am Jennie Leg 1  USU to River Heights 6.5 miles  very hard
6:12 am  Kacey  Leg 2   River Heights (in Logan) to Mtn. Crest Highschool  8.7 miles very hard
7:49 am Zac Leg 3  Mtn. Crest HS to LDS Chapel in Paradise 6.7 miles Hard
8:40 am Landon Leg 4   LDS chapel in Paradise to Canyon Road (near Avon pass) 4.3 miles moderate
Stan Leg 5    Canyon Road and then climbing the Avon Pass 7.4 miles Hard
10:43 am McKenzie Leg 6  Top of Avon Pass to Liberty Park 6.9 miles Hard
11:51 am Jennie Leg 7   Liberty Park  to Valley Elementary School (Eden) 4.7 miles Easy
Kacey Leg 8  Valley Elementary School (Eden) to Utah Dept. Nat. Res. trailhead 2.6 miles Easy
Zac Leg 9  Trailhead to LDS Chapel in Huntsville 2.9 miles Easy
1:10 pm Landon Leg 10 LDS chapel in Huntsville to Old Snowbasin Road 3.10 miles Easy

Stan Leg 11  Old Snowbasin Road to Snowbasin Resort  7.30 miles Very Hard
McKenzie Leg 12   Snowbasin Resort (around the mountain trails) 2 miles Hard
3:31 pm Jennie Leg 13   Snowbasin Resort  to New Red LDS Chapel in Mtn. Green 9.3 miles Very Hard
4:55 pm Kacey Leg 14  New Red LDS Chapel in Mtn. Green to Dirt Spot 3.2 miles Easy
5:30 pm Zac Leg 15   Dirt Spot to Milton Church 4.9 miles Moderate
Landon Leg 16  Milton Church to Morgan Highschool 4.2 miles Easy

7 pm Stan Leg 17  Morgan Highschool to Porterville church  (right by our house!) 4.2 miles Easy
McKenzie Leg 18   Porterville Church to East Canyon State Park 8.20 miles Very Hard
9pm Jennie Leg 19   East Canyon State Park to Henefer/Morgan County line 3.6 miles Moderate
Kacey  Leg 20  Henefer/Morgan County line to LDS Chapel in Henefer 5.9 miles Moderate
11:30 am  Zac Leg 21   LDS Chapel in Henefer to N.S. Highschool 11.6 miles Hard

Saturday June 28th

Landon Leg 22  North Summit Highschool to Wanship Rail trailhead 7.5 miles Hard

Stan Leg 23  Wanship Rail trailhead to Rockport State Park 5.5 miles Moderate
McKenzie Leg 24   Rockport State Park to Oakley Rodeo Grounds 6.3 miles Hard
Jennie Leg 25   Oakley Rodeo Grounds  to S.S. High School 5 miles Easy
Kacey Leg 26  South Summit High School to Francis Town Park 3.6 miles Easy
6:30 am Zac Leg 27  Francis Town Park to Jordanelle Reservoir overlook 7.7 miles Hard
Landon Leg 28  Jordanelle Reservoir overlook to Heber Valley Cheese Factory 6.10 miles Hard

Leg 29   Heber Valley Cheese Factory to LDS Chapel in Heber City 3.9 miles Easy
9:30 am Leg 30  LDS Chapel in Heber City to Rocky Mountain Middle School 2 miles Easy
Leg 31  Rocky Mountain Middle School to LDS Chapel in Charleston 4.10 miles Easy
Leg 32  LDS Chapel in Charleston to Homestead Resort 5,5 miles Moderate
11:45 am Leg 33  Homestead Resort to Pine Canyon 4.4 miles Very Hard
Leg 34  Three miles up Pine Canyon (RUNNING RAGNAR HILL) to Summit of Guardsman's Pass  4 miles Very Hard

Leg 35  Summit of Guardsman's Pass to Park City High School 9.8 miles Very Hard
Leg 36  Park City HS (up a mountain trail) and back to stadium at Park City HS. 2.8 miles Hard
4:15 pmFINISH LINE !!!

The last legs for everyone just about kicked butt !!  As is was, it took our Ultra team 35 hours and 15 minutes to run almost 200 miles - WITH NO CHEATING  i.e. subbing out runners ;)

Will they do Ultra again?  Hard to say....... IT.WAS.HARD.

Ultra Ragnar 2014 - coming up on June 27 and June 28

 RUN.DRIVE.SLEEP.REPEAT.............

What is Ultra Ragnar compared to Ragnar?

Ultra Ragnar only has 6 team members (one vehicle)  instead of 12............so twice the running !

Jen Largent Durrant is runner 1 & 7         Total distance 33.2 miles
Kacey is runner 2 & 8 (yellow highlight)  Total distance 29.5 miles
Zac is runner 3 & 9     (Red pen)              Total distance 38.2 miles
Landon is runner 4 &10 (Blue pen)           Total distance 29.2 miles
Stan Durrant is runner 5 & 11                 Total distance 38.1 miles
McKenzie Largent is runner 6 & 12          Total distance  28.2 miles

For a total of 196.5 miles !

They are team # 495, with the name of  "ULTRA STUPID", and they start at 5am on the morning of June 27th.

Kacey (yellow highlight) 
Zac (Red pen)
Landon (Blue pen)


Leg 1  USU to River Heights
Leg 2   River Heights (in Logan) to Mtn. Crest Highschool
Leg 3  Mtn. Crest HS to LDS Chapel in Paradise
Leg 4   LDS chapel in Paradise to Canyon Road (near Avon pass)
Leg 5    Canyon Road and then climbing the Avon Pass
Leg 6  Top of Avon Pass to Liberty Park
Leg 7   Liberty Park  to Valley Elementary School (Eden)
Leg 8  Valley Elementary School (Eden) to Utah Dept. Nat. Res. trailhead
Leg 9  Trailhead to LDS Chapel in Huntsville
Leg 10 LDS chapel in Huntsville to Old Snowbasin Road
Leg 11  Old Snowbasin Road to Snowbasin Resort
Leg 12   Snowbasin Resort (around the mountain trails)
Leg 13   Snowbasin Resort  to New Red LDS Chapel in Mtn. Green
Leg 14  New Red LDS Chapel in Mtn. Green to Dirt Spot
Leg 15   Dirt Spot to Milton Church
Leg 16  Milton Church to Morgan Highschool
Leg 17  Morgan Highschool to Porterville church  (right by our house!)
Leg 18   Porterville Church to East Canyon State Park
Leg 19   East Canyon State Park to Henefer/Morgan County line
Leg 20  Henefer/Morgan County line to LDS Chapel in Henefer
Leg 21   LDS Chapel in Henefer to N.S. Highschool
Leg 22  North Summit Highschool to Wanship Rail trailhead
Leg 23  Wanship Rail trailhead to Rockport State Park
Leg 24   Rockport State Park to Oakley Rodeo Grounds
Leg 25   Oakley Rodeo Grounds  to S.S. High School
Leg 26  South Summit High School to Francis Town Park
Leg 27  Francis Town Park to Jordanelle Reservoir overlook
Leg 28  Jordanelle Reservoir overlook to Heber Valley Cheese Factory
Leg 29   Heber Valley Cheese Factory to LDS Chapel in Heber City
Leg 30  LDS Chapel in Heber City to Rocky Mountain Middle School
Leg 31  Rocky Mountain Middle School to LDS Chapel in Charleston
Leg 32  LDS Chapel in Charleston to Homestead Resort
Leg 33  Homestead Resort to Pine Canyon
Leg 34  Three miles up Pine Canyon (RUNNING RAGNAR HILL) to Summit of Guardsman's Pass
Leg 35  Summit of Guardsman's Pass to Park City High School
Leg 36  Park City HS (up a mountain trail) and back to stadium at Park City HS. FINISH LINE !!!

If you want to see other blog posts about Ragner in 2012 and 2013 - just click here

Ragnar 2013

Ragnar 2012

Ragnar Recap

We found dad in his van, just before he filled in for runner 12 to finish the last leg of Ragnar.

The kids played on Park City Elementary School's jungle gym.  Quite impressive !

That Tagg is a climber !

The high school football field was a festival, and the party atmosphere was everywhere. 

They gave out free Frisbees, and we had a great time tossing them around while we waited for Zachary. 

Future Ragnar Runner :)

Love these kids so much !  We had quite an adventurous couple of days together.  I'll do a post about our fun times later. 

Here comes Dad, with his team close behind him.  38 hours and 16 minutes...................it was a doozy !! 

Van 1 didn't stay around for the finale, and I'm not sure where one of the runners  (Natalie?) in Van 2 went.  I think she was ill.  It might have been her that Zac filled in for on the last leg.  But here are 5 of the 6 runners in Van 2 - The "V" Squad.  

Ragnar - Love it !

I ran Zac over to Liberty (near Huntsville) to meet up with his Van 2 for Ragnar this year.  It is CJ's sister's team.  McKenzie is in Van 1, and Zac was with 5 women he didn't know.   Zac was in Runner position 9 - which was one position BEFORE the leg he ran last year, so he was somewhat familiar with it.  In the picture above, the team with Santa Hat's is Alan Brooks team.  There were alot of creative teams !  Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of Zac with his team.  Maybe the 2nd day?

I watched the kids while Zac ran and CJ worked.  I had them help me clean the house.  We vacuumed, dusted, cleaned toilets, shook rugs, and scrubbed floors.   I fixed pizza, and had  mom and dad and Kacey and Payson come over to eat after Rog got home. 

  We had a fun time afterwards, sitting out front and watching the runners go by.  Treyson and Tagg were cheering them on. It was pretty cute.  

They received many HONKS and Thanks from the vans and the runners. 

What a couple of goofs !!

Afterwards in the tub :)

 Zac called about 8pm, and we went over to meet the van to give him some  water and gatorade.  It was CRAZY BUSY in Morgan.  We ended up having the Ragnar Van 2 team come to our house and sleep in their sleeping bags in our basement, instead of the cold ground at the High School.  They were able to shower and use the facilities here in comfort.  I'm glad they felt they could come here.  It's about 11pm as I'm posting this, and they will be up by midnight, ready to head up to East Canyon Marina for the 2nd Van exchange.  They will run from the Marina to Oakley (I think) and then Van 1 will take over again.   Zac will run from Henefer to North Summit High School in Coalville, in the middle of the night.  We will try and meet up with them at the Homestead in Midway tomorrow, where Zac will finish his 3rd leg.  We may even try to end up at the finish line........we'll see what happens.