RAGNAR

stands for
Running Amok Going Nowhere and Running.

Did I mention you do this for 198 miles with no sleep?

It was a good time.  I got to be in Van 1 this year which was a pleasant treat compared to Van 2 last year.  Sure Van 1 runs more miles but Van 2 gets hardly any sleep.  I'd say we got at least 4 hours.  4 solid hours.  (Much thanks to Nephi getting a warehouse for us to sleep in and Jeff's uncle having a cabin in Heber for once we were done)

Unfortunately, only I got to run.  Derek had school all day Friday.  So I ran with my dad, sister, and a bunch of people in our neighborhood.

Our team name was 'Chillin with the Villains'  We all dressed up as villains.  I was Poison Ivy, dad was Joker, Lisa was Cat Woman.

I was runner 3.  We had a late start (10:15) and it was hot.  Wow.  I was running into people's yards to get some water from their sprinklers sprayed on me.  I ran 20 of the 198 miles.  It was awesome because my body did not hurt at all.  No knee pain.  Hooray.  I also ran fast (as far as I am concerned. 7.9 min mile for my fist leg and a 7:45 min mile for my 2nd leg.  Didn't time my 3rd leg but it was 7.7 miles nearly all uphill so not necessary to time of course).

Derek came up Friday night and spent the rest of the time with us and even filled in for my dad's last leg.

Photos to come soon.  (They are on dad's android).

Clumsy Katie

I may be a dancer, but I am a bit clumsy.  I say this because I trip over my own feet a lot.

So perhaps trail running isn't the best idea for someone who doesn't pick their feet up that well.  But it is so fun.  Usually when I go down it is just a scratch or two.  However, yesterday running down from Lake Blanche (good run.  I thought I was going to die going up), a rock got me good.

In the words of my 2 year old niece, "Katie has a big owie on her knee.  Derek knock her down."

Don't worry, we changed that story in her mind.  It is now this, "Katie have a big owie on her knee.  She trip and fall on big rock.  Derek pick her up."

That is how it went down.  I will spare you the gory details, we'll just say I thought I was seeing bone, but I wasn't.  Just something else white in my knee.  But the other knee is just scraped and bruised and the rest of me is perfectly fine.

It's Alive

Yup.  It's alive.

 Yellow Zucchini and there is Regular Zucchini next to it.  You just can't see it in this picture

 Yellow Squash and Acorn Squash (the acorn isn't sprouted in this picture, but it is now)

 Tomatoes.

 This is the grow box that Derek made me.  It even has little footsteps to get to the boxes behind it.

 Watermelon.  We'll see how this one goes.

 Chives, Gogi, and thyme

Chives and Chamomile