Up until this point we were moving along having a fun old time. Ang had run Boston on Monday, Shawn was getting over a sinus infection, so we decided instead of being ultra competitive we would enjoy the day and the company. About 15 minutes after I returned to the tent after my leg was done, it started to rain and rain hard.
The wind whipped through the tent village and at times it was really fierce. The rain pounded down on us and our tent began to leak well leak on me.
My sleeping bag was wet and the area around me was wet. Some campsites were starting to flood. It was a real rainstorm. Shawn came back from his run soaked to the bone and spent time in his girlfriends tent trying to warm up after his loop. He said it was one of the worst conditions he had ever run in this from a multiple mile ultra finisher.
It was at this point we had a team meeting. While Irene waited for Shawn she heard reports of shortening the Red Loop and other saying it was taking runners two to three times as long as it should to run the loops.
One report we got said the Red loop on average was taking 3 hours, the yellow loop 2 hours and the green loop 1 hour. So as a group we decided to wait until the sun came up about an hour or so to send Irene out on the course. In a matter of less than an hour the weather took a huge change yet again. As the light came through the tent we noticed something was off.
In a matter of about an hour snow had blanketed the area. I bundled up and ran outside soaking in the snow!! Back to the race, Irene and Ang got clothes on Shawn was with his girlfriend Stephanie as went to see what the status of the race was. It was confirmed at this point that the red loop had been shortened, people were coming in from loops borderline hypothermic after being cold and wet, and rumors were the race was going to be called off.
We had come up with a few scenarios to finish the race and went to see the race status. Soon after the race was called off due to the course markings buried, and poor trail conditions. This venue features amenities such as a pool, hot tubs, showers, a rock climbing wall and restrooms. This year, Ragnar Trail Zion is a full blown 3-day weekend adventure in the desert. On Friday, the real fun begins as teams of 8 or 4 cycle through a series of three challenging trail loops that start and finish back at Ragnar Village.
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