2013 Group Gear List

	Headlamp	Buttlight	Reflective Vest	Ice Chest	First aid kit	Driver	Van Drop off
Robin			0		Yes
Anahid	1		0	Yes		Yes	Yes
David	1		1
Ryan	1		1
Allison			0			Yes
Katie	1		1
Brie	1	1	1		Yes		Yes
Donald	1		0
Mike	1	1	1			Yes
Toby			0			Yes
Dennis	1	1	1			Yes
Kurt	1	2	1	Yes		Yes	Yes
Rob	2		1	Yes
Joshua	3		1			Yes
Ben	1		1
Andrei	1	1	0		Yes	Yes
Shuichi	1		1			Yes
Chris	1	1	1			Yes
Amanda	1		1	Yes
Matthew			2		Yes	Yes
Sergey	1	1	1				Yes
Ken	1		1			Yes
Ekaterina	1	1	1			Yes
Ed	1	1	1

Notes from the Captains Meeting

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Major Exchange Details

Start Line
Peace Arch Park

• Team Check-In
• Safety Briefing for Van #1
• Race Bag/Participant Shirt Pick-Up
• Water spigots to fill jugs/bottles
• Music
• Team Starts
• Ragnar Mechandise Sales

Exchange 6
Bellingham High School

• First-aid
• Nathan Hydration Station
• Packet Pickup and Safety Briefing for Van 2
• Van 2 Starts-Music and Announcing
• Indoor and Outdoor Sleeping
• Indoor Showers
• Indoor Toilets!!
• Food For Sale by Bellingham HS Athletics — burritos

Exchange 12
Burlington-Edison High School

• First-aid
• Nathan Hydration Station
• Indoor and Outdoor Sleeping
• Indoor Showers
• Indoor Toilets!!
• Food For Sale-Menu Coming Soon No food

Exchange 18
La Conner High School

• First-aid
• Nathan Hydration Station
• Indoor and Outdoor Sleeping
• Indoor Showers
• Indoor Toilets!!!
• Food For Sale by La Conner High School Senior Class — pasta

Exchange 24
Oak Harbor High School

• First-Aid
• Nathan Hydration Station
• Indoor and Outdoor Showers
• Indoor Showers
• Indoor Toilets!!!
• Food for Sale by Oak Harbor High School Athletics Booster Club — baked potato bar

Exchange 30
Coupeville High School

• First-aid
• Nathan Hydration Station
• Indoor and Outdoor Sleeping
• Indoor Showers
• Indoor Toilets!!!
• Food For Sale by Coupeville High School: Breakfast Plate:  Eggs, Bacon, Pancakes, OJ and Coffee-$7.00 CASH ONLY

Finish Line!
Island County Fairgrounds

• First-aid
• Official results
• Concessions
• Beer Garden
• Live music
• Team finishes
• Ragnar merchandise sales
• Vendor booths

Group Gear List

Headlamp	Tail/butt light	Reflective Vest	Ice Chest	First Aid Kit	Driver	Van Pickup	Van Dropoff
Dmitry	Dmitry	Dmitry
Charlie		Charlie		Charlie
		Matthew (2)	Matthew	Matthew (2)
		Dennis		Dennis
		Kurt	Kurt
Amy		Amy (2)
	Sergey	Sergey
Brie	Brie	Brie
Shuichi		Shuichi
Chris	Chris (2)			Chris
Benjamin		Benjamin
7	5	12	2	6

A few 2012 reminders

• The Ragnar Relay is July 20-21 2012 this year. Note that this is on a Friday and Saturday, so please make arrangements with your manager to take Friday off. (Between eating, sleeping, and running you won't have time to work remotely)
• This is a two-day, overnight relay (hard core!) and between 190 miles of running, organization, and travel time it will take the entire two days. Please do not schedule any other obligations on these two days. We are a relay team, and it is extremely important for the team (and for the sanity of the captain) that we all stick together the entire time. Feel free to schedule other things on Sunday, but if you are like me you won't even consider getting out of bed till after 3pm.
• If you need to drop out for any reason, please let us know as soon as possible! You will be responsible for an additional roster change fee (around $20) and for helping us find a replacement runner. Your registration fee is non-refundable.
• Start running!

Timing estimates

Thanks to Matthew and his nifty script!

Welcome 2012 Google Ragnar runners!

Hello all!

Runner assignments:

Anyway, for those of you who didn't know, we have our team assembled, and I have legs assigned. (Drum roll, please...):

Van 1:

1. Chris

2. Matthew

3. Sergey

4. Ben

5. Amanda H

6. Shuichi

Van 2:

7. Charlie

8. Dennis

9. Brie

10. Amy

11. Kurt

12. Dmitry

The legs do sometimes get minor adjustments over time, so if you notice that you're suddenly running 10 miles more (or less) than you expected and are unhappy with that situation, please let Brie know.

Volunteers:

For those of you who said you had volunteers in mind, please let Brie or Matthew know who they are. Signups open on June 27th, so we do still have some time to get this straightened out.

People to contact:

That's all for now - more information to come as we get closer to July. Matthew is our team captain, in case you didn't know. Brie is in charge of various odds and ends like van rentals. Amanda isn't running this year, but is a Ragnar veteran and will also be helping us get organized. If you have any questions, let us know.

Thanks!

Ragnar 2011 Post-mortem

Please comment with any ideas, suggestions, or thoughts for next year!

Race results are in!

FeetBurner

4th place Male Corporate

78th place Overall

26:49:30 total time

8:36 average pace

StreetView

7th place Male Corporate

212th place Overall

29:49:45 total time

9:34 average pace

BatchJobs

5th place Male Ultra

162nd place Overall

28:29:24 total time

9:08 average pace

There were 8 teams in the Male Corporate division.

There were 7 teams in the Male Ultra division.

284 teams competed, the fastest finished in 18:55 and the slowest in 34:50

Full race results

Long-running Batch Jobs actual timing

StreetView actual timing

Feetburner actual timing

Cheat Sheet

Regular teams: 3am Google Kirkland Parking Garage

Ultra team: 8am Google Kirkland Parking Garage

Sergey: 6:30am Starting line in Blaine

ALL RUNNERS MUST HAVE THEIR OWN (bought or borrowed) REFLECTIVE VEST!

Additional gear sheet

Packing list

Ragnar Gantt Chart

Matthew wrote some code to create a chart of our runs, color coded by the difficulty of the run. Happy geeky running!

Our awesome volunteers!

Please heed volunteers directing traffic. They have a difficult job. Be courteous to them. We want them coming back again next year.

Please remember to thank the volunteers. Along with our runners, they are really the heart and soul of the race, and we couldn’t do it without them.

Our volunteers:

Katya M (Googler) - Exchange 16 shift 2, Friday 22:15-03:30
Emily A (Evan's wife) - Exchange 34 shift 1, Saturday 07:30-13:15
Amy C (Googler) - Exchange 11 shift 1, Friday 14:30-19:45

Bill H (Matthew's dad) - Exchange 16 shift 1, Friday 17:45-22:45
Anna R (Sergey's fiancee)- Starting line shift 2, Friday 11:00-19:00
April A (Will's girlfriend) - Merchandise finish shift 2, Saturday 14:45-20:00

Safety Highlights

1. Each of the 36 legs has been designated as either Support or No Van Support legs. On support legs teams are allowed to support their runner along the course. On non-support legs teams are not allowed to support their runner.
2. No Van Support/Partial No Support leg are: 2,3,8,29,31,32. There will be a water station on the full no support legs. These sections are clearly marked in the race bible. These No Van Support and Partial No Van Support legs are on roads where the speed limits are higher and dangerous for runners to get in out of the vans and cross the street. Do not leave your vehicle on these sections. In Fort Casey on Leg 31 it has a partial no support portion you cannot stopon. Fort Casey doesn’t want us stopping on the no support part of that leg, It is clearly marked in the Race Bible.Because they have asked us to do that I have reserved Driftwood Park, where you can pull into and wait for your runner. Again all this is marked in the Ragmag
3. Any team member, who is not currently the “runner”, must carry an orange reflective flag when crossing any street, day or night. At the start line van 1 will be required to check out 2 flags; at exchange 6 van 2 will be required to check out 2 flags. We will take your credit card information, and if flags are not returned your card will be charged $15 per flag. Be sure to bring your credit card to the start line. For more information on road crossing safety, refer to the race bible.
4. There will be 3 race officials monitoring all race rules along the course. Teams will be observed throughout the race to make sure they are following the rules. Teams will be notified by text message when a rule violation has occurred. If a team receives 3 violations they will be disqualified. Course marshals may also disqualify teams on the spot without prior warning for serious rule violations.
5. There will be mandatory safety training at the Start Line for van 1 and at Major Exchange 6 for van 2. Each team is required to have all team members, attend the safety training. The safety training will last approximately 10-15 minutes. Please arrive an hour early to give your team enough time to participate in the safety briefing prior to running. Each van will receive a safety packet at the training (Van 1 at the Start Line, Van 2 at Exchange 6). The safety packet will include items that will need to be displayed in the vehicle along with the safety rules.
6. No sleeping in parking lots. You must sleep on the grass, in designated parking areas, or in your vehicle. There will be indoor sleeping at 12 & 30. Outdoor sleeping at 18 & 24

Top Road Rules

1. SAFETY GEAR CHECK
   Van 1: Start Line - 2 Headlamps, 6 Reflective Vests, 2 LED Tail Lights
   Van 2: Exchange 6- 2 Headlamps, 6 Reflective Vests, 2 LED Tail Lights
   Ultra Teams: check in once at the Start Line with enough for just 1 van.
2. All runners must run on the left side of the road (into traffic) unless directed otherwise.
3. All runners must have their team number pinned to the front of their shirt or shorts, on the outer most layer of clothing. When you are running at night we suggest that you pin your team number to your reflective vest in a way that doesn’t cover reflective material. The volunteers must be able to identify the runner as they arrive at exchange points.
4. Only one vehicle per team is allowed to park at each minor exchange point.
   Vehicle 1 is allowed at exchange points 1-6;
   Vehicle 2 is allowed at exchange points 6-12 etc.
   Both vehicles are allowed at every 6th exchange point (6, 12, 18, 24 and 30).
5. Runners must run in the same sequence for each segment of the race.
   For example, if a runner runs leg 3 he/she must also run leg 15 and leg 27. In the event of an injury any of the 11 remaining runners can replace the injured runner.
   You are not allowed to bring in a 13th member of the team to run the remaining legs.
6. Vehicles are not allowed to follow racers to illuminate the road for them, or to pace them. Foot pacers are allowed during night time hours but they must also wear the required safety gear at all times. Pacers must obey all traffic laws.
7. Be Respectful. We depend on the cooperation of local communities and ask that you be respectful and help us maintain a good relationship. Any runners who violate this rule (i.e., littering, defecating, and honking in residential areas at night) will be disqualified and will not be invited back.

Running Times

Here are the current predicted running times for all runners. I'll update this in the next few days as things change.

Group gear list

Please look below to see what you have signed up to bring. If you are signed up for something and can't bring it, please let Amanda know ASAP.

ALL RUNNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIER OWN REFLECTIVE VEST

If you don't have a reflective vest, please either buy one (HomeDepot has them cheap) or coordinate with someone who has extras to borrow one. If you have extra vests please bring them just in case.



If you are signed up to bring multiple first aid kits or ice chests, you only need to bring one. We won't need them all but this will allow us to mix and match.

Van info

Van drivers will need to pick up the vans in Kirkland on Thursday ~1pm

Van Drivers:

Xinlai

Rachel

Sergey

Matt W

Dennis G

Jeremy

Shuichi

Vivek

Matthew, Brie, and Amanda will ferry people to the rental agency

Returning the van (Saturday evening):

Shuichi

Matt

Xinlai

Brie

Thank your drivers!