Author Archives: Slaho

Like we thought something like this wasn’t going to happen.  We all pretended that this guy was going to be a model citizen.  So many people were looking forward to seeing him in the Marlins uniform. (Yes, there were some … Continue reading →

Leg 34: Javier Mariscal – 2.0 miles Javi took off on his leg set to have his best run yet. If he ran well he would break 20 minutes. No reason to think he couldn’t do it. He’d been running … Continue reading →

Leg 31: Nicole Rodriguez – 4.1 miles Van 2 had started the last set of legs. Nicole was on her way for a reasonable 4.1 miles. It was still early. But the temperature was definitely increasing. It was still early … Continue reading →

Let’s hope I remember what happened.  It’s been more than two months since the Ragnar finished and more than a month since I blogged.  It’s been crazy.  Having said that, let’s see my ability to recollect! I finished Leg 24, … Continue reading →

Leg 22: Javier Mariscal – 4.1 miles 4 am has now come and gone, and it is now that Javi starts his second leg. I have a pretty good recollection of almost the entire race, thanks to the fact that … Continue reading →

Leg 19: Nicole Rodriguez – 9.9 miles It’s just past midnight now and we’re only beginning our stretch of running. I’m working on zero sleep, as is Pep. The rest of our bunch is working on 3 hours of sleep … Continue reading →

After making my way out of the speedway and taking advantage of a few photo ops at the race track, it was time to make our way to Javi’s house in the Keys.  It was only 6pm, but we were … Continue reading →

LEG 10: Javier Mariscal – 3.0 miles. OK, you probably noticed by now that most of what has been going on in the van has been pretty predictable, and maybe, in your mind, a bit lame.  Well, SOOOOOORRRRYYY!  I wish … Continue reading →

LEG 7: Nicole Rodriguez – 5.3 miles. Barely 5 feet tall… Not even 100 pounds… Staring 20 miles in the face over the next 24 hours… No problem. Our van 1 anchor from last year was back and up for … Continue reading →

OK so maybe this isn’t really about the first six legs. You see since I was in van 2 I was not going to be a witness to these legs… At least not most of them. So I guess I’ll … Continue reading →