Subject: Re: Ragnar 2015 Gameday Chain
From: [email-masked]
To: Gabe Podesta <[email-masked]>
Cc: Bridget Ansel <[email-masked]>, Larissa <[email-masked]>, Peter Velz <[email-masked]>, Eryn Sepp <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Dustin Kouba <[email-masked]>, Vivek Viswanathan <[email-masked]>, Emily Wu <[email-masked]>, Tamara Fucile <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, Tony {PEP} West <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 14:25:30 -0400

Team TBD is now in the terminal kill phase, having just launched Gabe for the final 11.1 mile sprint to impact.  

Expected ETA circa 1550 to 1605. 

Emily went devil on her last leg, posting sick splits.  

Van 2 is executing plan Sierra Nevada, having narrowly avoided disaster yet again by following the map for leg #35, which is wrong.  #ragnar fail. 

See you shortly!

> On Oct 3, 2015, at 13:27, Gabe Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> Emily just took off. 
> 
>> On Saturday, October 3, 2015, Bridget Ansel <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> Van 1 after pic! We are done!
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Oct 3, 2015, at 10:59 AM, Gabe Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Van 2 is ten mins from transition. 
>>> 
>>>> On Saturday, October 3, 2015, Larissa <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>> John just took off
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Oct 3, 2015, at 10:07 AM, Gabe Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Awesome--we'll see you all soon!
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Saturday, October 3, 2015, Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>> Deese hands off at 9:53. Our ETA for John's arrival around 11:40 at exchange. 
>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 9:54 AM Eryn Sepp <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>> Van 2 don't worry about getting hotel receipt. I already have them electronically. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Oct 3, 2015, at 9:52 AM, Larissa <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> We were trying to let you all get sleep!  But about 12-13miles left...
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Oct 3, 2015, at 9:45 AM, Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Deese about to hand off to Bridget in the next 5-10. Then Podesta has a long leg before the exchange. 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Will send ETA when Deese hands off. 
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 9:42 AM Gabe Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> How's it going Van 1?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, October 3, 2015, John Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Is your van here at the exchange?
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 3, 2015 7:09 AM, "Dustin Kouba" <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Gabe has started running. He's about 25 mins out.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 3, 2015, at 7:06 AM, John Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where is van 2?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Van 1 and Tamara are at the exchange. Van 1 here?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 6:31 AM Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Van 1 en route exchange, ETA 15 minutes. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 6:10 AM Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Confirming 7:50 or 6:50? As in and hour and 40 or. 40 minutes from now. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 6:09 AM Emily Wu <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 750 estimated arrival to exchange 24...we are starting in about 15 minutes because Ragnar gave us wrong directions!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 3, 2015, at 6:02 AM, Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When do you think he'll finish?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 5:44 AM Dustin Kouba <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Headed to final van 2 exchange. Emily will be running 5 and Gabe will be running the rest. Recommend adding 10 mins to Gabe's estimated time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 3, 2015, at 2:15 AM, [email-masked] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We are 50 meters out of the shoot on the left, up against a barn. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 3, 2015, at 02:04, Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We're parked near the creamery. Van 2, you nearby?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 1:49 AM Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John starting final leg at 1:48. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 12:00 AM Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you Eryn! Deese started his leg at 11:51. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 11:34 PM John Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We are about 1:30 off so should be at the creamery around 2:30.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, October 2, 2015, <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eryn -- Gabe has arrived and handed off.  Van 2 is en route to the diner.  Come join us if you need a bite!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 20:04, Emily Wu <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gabe could be here by 815 so come on over! John Chris Vivek Dustin and I are inside the front entrance
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 7:29 PM, Vivek Viswanathan <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Emily crushed it -- got in 5 min. ago -- now driving over to the school. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, October 2, 2015, John Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let us know when Emily is in.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015 6:02 PM, "Dustin Kouba" <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chris killed it and made up a few more minutes. We're now only 5 minutes off the projected pace. Emily has the bracelet and were on our way to the next exchange.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Gabe Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not surprisingly, Vivek crushed it. Surprisingly, we learned that Tony is 50! And he is in the process of crushing it.  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But seriously--50?!?! Would anyone have guessed that?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, October 2, 2015, <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kouba made 22 kills and made up a few minutes of time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vivek is charging up a monster, monster hill. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 15:14, Tamara Fucile <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Go Team TBD!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 2:16 PM, Larissa <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Van 2 is there in a blue van. We are en route.   John is running
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 2:10 PM, Eryn Sepp <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll be at exchange 6 in 15 mins. Where y'all at? I'm in a blue CRV with a "0.0 I don't run" sticker. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eryn M. Sepp
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cell: 818-456-2881
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 2:05 PM, Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John is on leg 6 at 1:52, ETA is 2:43. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 12:28 PM Eryn Sepp <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm leaving Gaithersburg now for exchange 6. Making a Subway run in 30 mins if anyone wants anything.  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 12:25 PM, John Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> About 10 minutes to finish leg 3. Pete is kicking ass.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015 12:20 PM, "Dustin Kouba" <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Van 2 is North of Frederick.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 12:03 PM, Bridget Ansel <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peter is killing it up the mountain!! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 10:58 AM, Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tattoos have been applied. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:47 AM Eryn Sepp <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't feel bad Tamara. I think that's the third year in a row that signage hasn't been ideal on Leg 1. I'll speak to the race coordinator when I see him today at Exchange 6. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Abbey says good luck everyone!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 10:39 AM, Tamara Fucile <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ack! I got lost for about a mile. So added a little bit of time to our relay. Whoops. But Larissa is now off. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rain is starting to pick up. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 9:50 AM, Larissa <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's chilly folks - van 2 - may want to bundle up!!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 9:32 AM, Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tamara is off and running.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 8:10 AM Peter Velz <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Van 1 is on our way up about 45 minutes out to the start. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stay dry, and see you folks at the handoff!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -Peter 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gabe Podesta
>>>>>>>>>> 
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