The Ragnar Wasatch Back was a great event, as usual. The start and finished lines were changed this year. While I never really had a problem with the start line, the change at the finish line was 100% better than last year.

I was runner #1, starting in the first group at 5:00AM in Logan. Well, the entire group took a one mile wrong turn up a HUGE hill. Then the people at the beginning realized they were going the wrong way, and turned around…and took the rest of us back on course with them. So instead of 6.9 miles, my guess is most of us went more like 8.2 or 8.4.  This of course, was a big bonding point among all of us who started at 5AM for the rest of the race.

Leg #2 was 8.3 miles, mostly downhill. Due to another course alteration, instead of being on pavement entirely, it started on a dirt trail, crossed a snow field (which was totally fun!) and then joined up to the pavement with the expected 7+ miles downhill. This leg is the reason I wanted to be runner #1. It’s the road from Snowbasin Ski Resort to the highway, and it’s absolutely beautiful.

Leg #3 was from Oakley to Kamas, and included a one mile section that I run at least once a week, if not more. That part was fun, but it was kind of boring otherwise. SR 32 just isn’t that interesting of a road, especially at 3:00AM.

Our team came in just over 32 hours. We had a great time, of course.

Starting Sunday evening (after recovery from the above), I began honey application again. Now that I’ve got it more down, it’s going easier. Still finding master improvement in my lymph nodes, hoping I’ll start see some massive improvement in the flakes on my scalp in the next day or two.