Driver Report: Ragnar Relay Madison to Chicago

As I mentioned in my last post, I decided to bow out as runner #1 on the Wurst Ragnar Team Ever, and instead be the designated driver of Van #2. Luckily they did find someone else to run in my spot! And instead of leaving for the hotel on Thursday evening with Van 1, on Friday morning, I met up with the runners in Van 2 (aka The Meat Wagon, which also became my nickname given my initals) for the drive to Lake Mills, WI.

Eric, me, Lindsay, Jessica, Anne, Orton Pants, Mo, Zoe. Pics from Eric.

We stopped for lunch “in town” and then headed to exchange 6. The team checked in, we listened to the safety briefing then headed back to the van to decorate.

Wall decals from Cafe Press worked pretty well!

The Ladies of Van 2 … and Eric.

And then relaxed until Van #1 and runner #6 arrived. We had a spreadsheet with everyone’s distance, pace, expected duration and expected finish time of day to take some of the guesswork out of timing. It worked well as long as I read it correctly. (It also helps to text “one mile to go” to your van if you’re a runner, or text the fellow van with your ETA when you’re getting close to a major exchange. <