I will email more about our team Ernie Goes to Ragnar but just wanted to correct his age....he is 88 not 91 :) > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:57:49 -0700 > To: mountainmilers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: tomhahn@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mountainmilers] One more... Ragnar prelim results > > It was just an MM-rich Ragnar, it seems... Stephen Mueller also was > on a team... > > #137 - It's Fun Between The Legs - final time 32:41:49 > > Rockin' Stephen! > > Tom > > > I knew, but clearly forgot to add, Dana to the list of MM's on the > Hot Momma's!! Way to go Dana! > > Tom > > > Thanks everyone for the support emails, texts, etc. while we were > doing the Ragnar Relay... We on "Smells Like Team Spirit" really > appreciated our Mountain Miler buddies cheering us on, virtually > (some from their waterbed, Cactus Jon??) Hopefully you had a chance > to follow our escapades on Twitter, or if you'd like to look back > through it all, including some photos along the way, it's here... > > http://www.twitter.com/mountainmilers > > We especially want to acknowledge and thank the heroes who > volunteered for us doing the tough work at checkpoints, exchanges and > corners, in the middle of the heat and the middle of the night... > Thank you so much, Deb B, Lyndsie, and Deb K.,... and Steve O who > volunteered, then ran a leg for us in a pinch! And for my team, > sincere thanks to Karyn and Kam Hott for putting it (and keeping > it...) all together... :-) > > Here are the (very) preliminary results... > > Smells Like Team Spirit - 29:31:20 > (Bob K, Kurt K, Jessica O, Kam, Ken, Tom (and Steve O)) > > Hot Momma's - 32:35:34 > (ultra-team including Heidi, Cindy, Ursala, and Catherine > Metz from MM and two others) > > Ernie Goes to Ragnar - 37:22:12 > (including 91-yr old Ernie, and the Fricke's, and John > Alfonso, and others) > > 6 Hearts, 12 Soles - 29:11:14 > (Rob from MM was a late replacement runner for this ultra team) > > In addition, two other MM's were on two other teams... > > Mark Hellenthal was out for a "short little run" with one team (Mark, > write in as to your team's result...). He should have just run the > whole thing himself, as a "solo ultra"... your next challenge Mark? > > And Laura Chavez was on another team, we hear (write in, too, Laura > and tell us about it...) > > Any others I may have missed, my apologies, and sincere > congratulations. After having done this a couple of times now, I > continue to be amazed at the level of endurance exhibited, and the > sheer will I see on the faces of those running, along with a lot of > smiles and laughter (and some of the best written jokes I've seen, > painted on the vans!!). It is an experience not to be missed as a > runner, to do at least once... > > Thanks everyone who participated, and supported us, and everyone who ran!! > > Tom > > >Hello everyone - This morning the Ragnar Del Sol Relay begins in > >Wickenburg. There are Mountain Milers on three, possibly four or > >more teams, this year... > > > >In addition to our 6-person ultra team, with me, Ken, Kam, Jessica > >O, Bob Kec and Kurt Krupnick. "Smells Like Team Spirit"... there is > >also the Ernie Goes To Ragnar 12-person team (Go Ernie!!)... there > >are the Hot Momma's, an ultra-team with Heidi, Brooke et. al.... and > >Rob just joined a team as a replacement runner, on a team the name > >of which I don't have handy. > > > >As last year, I'll be doing a live Twitter feed for the Smells > >Like... team through the @MountainMilers account, if you want > >updates as we make our way. And I'll try to do so for the other > >MM's teams as I'm able to get updates from them (or they pass us at > >high speed... Heidi!) > > > >Here's the link to stop by to see the Twitter feed... > > > >http://www.Twitter.com/MountainMilers > > > >As last year, the feed is public, so you don't need to have a > >Twitter account to see it and follow along... > > > >I'll be giving race and timing updates, but also various tidbits and > >memorable comments (Karyn!) and a few photos along the way... > > > >See you in 200 miles! > > > >Tom > >------------------------------------ > >Don't forget to stop by www.mountainmilers.com to see the news and > >pictures not covered by these emails. > > > >Unsubscribe at any time by sending unsubscribe in the subject line > >to mountainmilers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Any problems or questions about this mail list feel free to contact > >fieroc4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------ > Don't forget to stop by www.mountainmilers.com to see the news and > pictures not covered by these emails. > > Unsubscribe at any time by sending unsubscribe in the subject line to > mountainmilers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Any problems or questions about this mail list feel free to contact > fieroc4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------ > Don't forget to stop by www.mountainmilers.com to see the news and > pictures not covered by these emails. > > Unsubscribe at any time by sending unsubscribe in the subject line to > mountainmilers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Any problems or questions about this mail list feel free to contact > fieroc4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------ > Don't forget to stop by www.mountainmilers.com to see the news and pictures > not covered by these emails. > > Unsubscribe at any time by sending unsubscribe in the subject line to > mountainmilers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Any problems or questions about this mail list feel free to contact > fieroc4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ------------------------------------