Ragnar Race

Phil got ambitious enough to sign up for a race in August.  What cracks me up / amazes me about Phil is his ability to not really train for races and manage not only to make it through it, but to do a great job as well.  He "trained" (as in ran a handful of times in no consistent fashion) prior to the race, but 2 weeks before he got a really bad blister on his foot and wasn't able to run at all until the actual race.  The Ragnar Race is an overnight relay race complete with 192 miles and 12 teammates.  They each take 3 legs of about 4-6 miles each.  It took place in Wisconsin and Minnesota, ending in Minneapolis.  Unfortunately we didn't get to see him race, but we heard from his teammates that he did awesome.  His team named themselves "Ragnar Road Kill."  His first leg was in the dead heat (90 somethin' degrees) and thick humidity of the day.   Brutal.  His second leg was in the middle of the night and was his favorite leg, feeling cooler and full of energy.  His last leg was midday the next day.  Apparently the smell in the car was horrific as you could only imagine.  He had a great time!  I have a feeling he'll be doing more.  :)