Updated Spreadsheet

I added two tabs to Tom's Spreadsheet.  One is a better version of the Van Itineraries and the second is a checklist for personal gear, health/nutrition tips, and van gear.

saturday morning run, 3/31

let's run the wash tomorrow morning. meet across the street from 7-11, by the corner of l.a. and spring. start time is 7:00.

Hotel

Apparently, it does not seem that Ragnar will have facilities for us to use along the route.  All of the options AnneMarie presented to Carrie didn't pan out, because Ragnar was too late to approach the facilities for approval.

Tom has come up with another option for a hotel between exchanges 18 and 24.  This will allow Van 1 to use it twice (after the 1st leg and then again after the second leg.  Van 1 will use it after their second leg.Here are some details he provided in an email to the Van 2 team members.  It seems they are all for it.  How about Van 1?  I can speak for three of us as a hearty, "Yes!"  After my 10 miler, I will need a shower.  Who needs sleep anyway, tight?!  Any other thoughts or votes?


If we get a place between exchanges 18 and 24, maybe Van 2 could use it twice (after 1st and 2nd legs), and Van 1 could use it once (after 2nd leg).  We could pass keys off at the exchanges.  It would mean around an extra hour of driving for Van 2 compared to just camping at the exchanges.  But it's not that bad because exchanges 18 and 24 are ridiculously close together.  (Side note: It won't take Van 2 very long to do our night runs.  Estimate is currently 3:45.  Van 1 will have precious little time to sleep.)

Here is the plan as currently contemplated:
 book 2 rooms with 2 double beds each at the Ramada Limited San Marcos

•  Total cost is about $114; we split it 12 ways and pay around $10 each
•  Van 2 will be there after our first leg from about 5 to 10PM; we can make one room quiet so people who want to sleep choose that room.
•  Van 1 will be there after their second leg from about 11:15PM to 1:45AM We will pretty much only have time to shower.
•  Van 2 will be there after our second leg from about 3 to 6:15AM; we put Gredings and Omers in one room and Tiffany and Jen in the other.

Ramada Limited San Marcos

517 San Marcos Blvd
San Marcos, CA 92078

PS  Christine was voting for a Four Seasons.

New SoCal Leg Assignments

I took the liberty to change the assignments.  Let me know if you have major objections.  You are always welcome to switch with others.  It is also posted to the left side on the blog. For those that access the blog via a mobile device, I changed the setting so that you can see the entire blog and not just the entries. I hope that works better for you.  Christine will not be running Ragnar.  There is no way she will be recovered by then.  She'll be my personal van slave.  :-)
#1-James 20.6 (5.1,10.0,5.5-E,VH,H)

#2-Wade 21.6 (5.1,9.2,7.3-E,VH,H)

#3-Nikki 19.0 (5.4,8.3,5.3-M,H,M)

#4-Danielle 13.2 (4.6,6.6,2.0-E,H,E)

#5-John 15.9 (2.4,6.0,7.5-M,H,VH)

#6-AnneMarie 14.3 (2.7,7.4,4.2-E,VH,M)

#7-Tom 19.6 (8.8,3.7,7.1-VH,M,H)

#8-Jen 15.7 (3.9,4.0,7.8-H,M,H)

#9-Dave 19.8 (4.9,3.8,11.1-M,E,VH)

#10-Tiffany 13.5 (5.7,2.0,5.8-M,E,M)

#11-Amy 14.3 (5.5,3.9,4.9-M,M,E)

#12-Rebecca 15.6 (4.6,4.7,6.3-M,M,M)

NOTE: The ratings above changed after the original post.

Ragnar Leg Update

They've done it again. Yesterday the legs changed. I've updated the spreadsheet.

Some notable changes:

• runner #1 (currently Danielle), middle leg went from 4.7 to 10
• runner #9 (currently Jen), last leg went from 7.7 to 11.1
• runner #12 (currently Dave), first leg went from 10.3 to 4.6

The Great Race of Agoura Hills

There were many of us that participated in the various races on Saturday in Agoura Hills, CA.
I thought I would summarize how everyone did.

Cheseboro Half Marathon
Eric McGreggor 1:47:35 115th overall 93rd males and 18th division 08:13/mile pace. Passed James on the last hill-darn it!)
James Sloan 1:48:20 124th overall 97th males and 20th division 08:14/mile pace.  Beat prior Cheseboro PR by four minutes.
Dave Greding 1:56:15 243rd overall 156th males and 28th division 08:52/mile pace.  Great time for not being able to train for two months and for being sick.
Chelsea Smith  2:14:25 560th overall 225th females and 25th division. 10:16/mile pace. First half marathon and she beat her personal goal of completing it in 2:15.  Hooray for Chelsea!!!

Pacific Half Marathon
Rebecca Greding 2:38:23 443rd overall 231st females 25th division 12:05/mile pace. First "running" half marathon and her knees are still good!  She beat her old half marathon PR by 21 minutes and 40 seconds.


Old Agoura 10K
Nikki Fenske (using Christine Sloan's bib) 51:03 231st overall 83rd females 08:14/mile pace.  A week after running the LA Marathon.

Tiffany Pratt 1:07:20 1023rd overall 544th females 102 division. 10:52/mile pace. She beat her old Agoura PR by 13 minutes.  Great job!

Laura Wright 1:12:21 1203rd overall 681st females 110 division 11:40/mile pace.

Jen Overholt 1:18:56 1375th overall 815th females 130 division 12:44/mile pace.

If I forgot anyone, please let me know.

no saturday morning run for 3/24

due to the great race of agoura happening tomorrow there is no run being planned. see you next week.

SoCal Ragnar Reminders

Race Day Check In: Teams must arrive to the start line 1 full hour prior to their start time (need to be there by 5am) for a mandatory 10 - 15 minute safety briefing at the start line (for van #1) and at exchange #6 (for van #2) (need to be there by 9am). 

What to bring: When checking in each van must present the following items:

•    Two (2) flashlights or headlamps  (this means a team needs a total of 4)•    Six (6) reflective vests (team needs a total of 12) (Van 1 needs four more vests and Van 2 needs three - four more vests)•    Two (2) LED tail-lights (team needs a total of 4)*Ultra teams need only check in once at the start with enough equipment for one van.

No Van Support Leg Rules:No one is allowed outside of the van to support runners on No Van Support Legs or Partial No Van Support Legs .  These legs will be marked in the Ragmag you receive upon checking in. You may pull over in a legal spot to cheer your runner on, but you may not get out of your vehicle or impede traffic in any way.  If you do see a runner in distress, you are allowed to stop and help.  You must obey all pedestrian and traffic laws. Runners are encouraged to carry their own water on these legs. However, Ragnar will provide a water station on each of these legs over 4 miles.

Reminders: •All runners must sleep inside of their vehicles or in designated sleeping areas at major exchanges; there will be no sleeping on the ground in the parking areas.  •The consumption of alcohol is not allowed anywhere along the course.  Ragnar will have a finish line party with alcohol available.•Headphones are allowed, however you must be able to hear traffic, be aware of the sounds around you and be able to hear instructions from course officials.•Teammates supporting runners must use Orange Safety Flags received at check in when crossing any roads.

SoCal Ragnar Start time 6am

We now have our official start time.  We will start at 6am Friday and expect to finish around 3:47pm on Saturday.  See Tom's Spreadsheet for more details.

Sat Run 3/17

Meet at Santa Rosa Elementary School at 7AM. I've mapped a 2-3/4 mile loop that we'll plan to do twice.

6:30am Start time requested

They gave us three choices for our start times.  6:30, 6:45, and 7:00am.  I requested 6:30am.  We have been and will continue to plan for that as our start time.  If we are told otherwise, I'll let you know.  Otherwise, 6:30am it is.  Assuming everyone stays at least at the pace they noted, we should be done at 4:17pm on Saturday.  Slightly better than 5pm.  See Tom's spreadsheet for more details.  You'll need to follow the link to the left and navigate to the Estimated Times tab.

Saturday Run 3/3: EARLY START

Meet at 6:30AM at Tom's Place. 15123 Collegiate Cir.

Van 1 Assignments

James

- 2 reflective vests

- 2 headlamps

- 1 set of two-way radios

- Cooler

- One blinking lights

- AC Power converter

- AnneMarie's GoPro

Wade

- Cooler

- Christmas lights

- One blinking light

Nikki

- Crayola Window Markers

John

- Camera/Flip Camcorder

Van 2 equipment assignments

Tom

- 1 headlamp

- 1 set of two-way radios

- Christmas lights(?)

- van decorating markers

Dave

- AC power converter

- 2 coolers (1 food and 1 water)

- 1 headlamp

- 2 reflective vests

- 2(?) blinky lights

- Christmas lights(?)

Tiffany

- 1 headlamp

Jen

- camera

Let me know if I missed anything.