They do wave starts so everyone doesn't show up to the start line with their vans all at once. We started at 7AM so we arrived around 6:30(ish), watched the safety video and waited til the 7AM group started. Once runner 1 was off, we headed to the next exchange to wait. When runner 1 showed up, runner 2 took the slap bracelet and started their leg. The team piled in the van and off to the next exchange to wait again. This is pretty much how the Ultra Team will operate with very little downtime.

All the exchanges were easy to navigate to and had ample parking. The larger exchanges had first aid stations as well.

I had legs 5 and 11. The worst part of the entire experience was doing my 9(ish) mile leg on a road with no shoulders and having to make sure I didn't get hit by a car. The rest of my legs either had sidewalks or the road volume was really low. Overall the course was definitely a challenge at times. Many hilly miles and you needed to either bring your own water with you, or your teammates would need to drop water off to you.

It was a great experience and will be doing another Ragnar in the near future.

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