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    Ragnar Relay Adirondacks 2014

    This past weekend was my third Ragnar Relay Adirondacks! Ragnar Relay is a 200 mile relay race from Saratoga, NY to Lake Placid, NY. My team had two vans, 6 runners per van. This year I was in Van 2 after two years of being in Van 1. I got to see what the course was like for Van 2! Van 2 started running their legs at Gavin Park in Saratoga. I was runner #10! We definitely had some gorgeous weather this year for RagnarADK! Friday afternoon I had my first leg, 4.7 miles in Glens Falls. It was getting hot and my legs were feeling kind of tired (theme…

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    Ragnar Relay Adirondacks 2013

    I’ve got another Ragnar Relay Adirondacks under my belt! It all started out on Friday morning. In case you are wondering, Ragnar is a 200 mile relay race with teams of 12 runners (6 for ultra teams), who run non stop from point to point. Ragnar Adirondacks went from Saratoga Springs, NY to Lake Placid, NY, all through the Adirondack Mountains. My alarm was set for 3:00AM. We had to start loading up Van 1 and head to the start at Saratoga, since our start time was 6:00am. Nikki, our Runner 1, was all set and ready to go. It was still dark when she set off. The first few…