Ragnar Update

We are a week away from R-day. The team got together for a last minute planning session, training run and to discuss van decorations and approve the matching shirts Mel created online. We also wanted to thank the volunteers that will provide us support and save us some dough on race day (not having found the three required volunteers would have cost us $360).

Next time we get together will be on race day at 5:45 AM to drive the van to the start line. There I plan on meeting Dick, the race director for the Zoom! Yah! Yah! Indoor Marathon.

This very interesting and unique Marathon is held annually at Tostrud Field House on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. Because of the size of the track the race is closed to just 40 runners. I hear the entries usually double that, so a lottery will decide who runs. For runners that try to run a Marathon that start with each letter of the alphabet (yep there are some), this is is a coveted one. Not many Marathons start with a Z.

Yesterday I sent an email to Dick, the race director, with some questions. For some reason he run into problems emailing back so decided to call instead. As we got talking, I found out he will be at Ragnar and will be starting at the same time our team is. So we arranged to meet there and exchange press the flesh, as they say. If selected Zoom! Yah! Yah! could turn out to be my 12th after this year's Twin Cities and Rails to Trails.