Wasatch Back Relay

[Runner Coug]

Originally Posted by bluegoose

So could someone less lazy than I please enlighten me on the basics of how it works? How many total miles? How many runners per team and how many legs per runner?

Thanks.

http://www.ragnarrelay.com/wasatchback/coursemaps/

This link will give you the gist (sp?) of it. 12 runners to a team, broken up into two cars. Car one does their legs while car two waits at exchange point, once car one is done with their six legs, hands off to car two, drives ahead to next exchange, and waits 3-6 hours for car two to finish, and so on and so on.

It's a freaking blast.

While any individual runner is out running, their car will drive ahead anywhere from .25-.50/mile and wait, make sure their runner is ok when he/she approaches, then drives on ahead again. You are not allowed to "tail" your runners.

There are volunteers set up about .25/mile outside of each leg exchange, they will radio in your bib number as you approach, and a person at the exchange will yell out the bib number, so the next runner on your team is ready when they get there. It's pretty well organized, though as I mentioned in a previous post, they don't offer support of any kind, so you and your team are responsible for yourselves.

One of the best parts is seeing how teams decorate their cars. It's also common practice to put marks on your car for each "kill" you make, meaning how many runners your team passes. I personally think that's a lame thing to do, but whatever.

[TheSizzle36]

If I am faster next year, I would definitely be interested in a CG team. I'd just worry about bringing down the time.

[bigpiney]

My wife would probably want to participate too. She wouldn't let me do it and have all the fun by myself.

[bluegoose]

Originally Posted by bigpiney

My wife would probably want to participate too. She wouldn't let me do it and have all the fun by myself.

Same here. And I doubt that either of our wives would slow down the overall average.

180 miles. Thats pretty intense. How long does that take the average team to complete?

[Runner Coug]

Originally Posted by bluegoose

180 miles. Thats pretty intense. How long does that take the average team to complete?

Anywhere from almost 18 to over 34.

http://www.ragnarrelay.com/wasatchback/results07.php

On a side note, the BYU CC team started 9 hours after the team I was on last year. Their total time was nearly 12 hours better than ours. One of their runners took a wrong turn at some point, so they ended up losing to Weber St.

[bigpiney]

Originally Posted by bluegoose

Same here. And I doubt that either of our wives would slow down the overall average.

They would do fine or even better. My wife runs at a 9-10 minute pace right now, but that is 5 months pregnant.

She'll be running a 7:30 by this time next year, and she is very good with hills, so she can have them.

[ThatSportsFan]

Originally Posted by fuegote

cougarguard team next year?

I would be up for that. I'm running on Runner Coug team this year. I can't wait.

[bigpiney]

Originally Posted by ThatSportsFan

I would be up for that. I'm running on Runner Coug team this year. I can't wait.

What??? Where was my invite?

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by bigpiney

What??? Where was my invite?

Notice that nobody old and slow was invited.

[Runner Coug]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Notice that nobody old and slow was invited.

Heh. My entire car consists of people who are both old and slow, with the exception of one guy who got home from his mission last August, and promptly ran St. George in 3:20 two months later.

As for That Sports Fan, we scratched each other's backs. He wanted a team, and we needed one more team member. We're happy to have him. I'm just glad he's in the other car, so I don't have to try and keep up with him.

I would be up for a CG team next year.