We passed many a McDonalds on the way and I didn't request to stop at a one. And no we didn't stop at all of them instead. For the first time this millennium, I was not in the mood for McDonalds. I was suffering from a bad case of the hiccups that started the previous Sunday night which made my desire for fine cuisine low. Six days and nights in a row with hiccups. I tried all the home remedies. A Spoon full of sugar. A spoon full of peanut butter. Ten sips of water through a straw. Running naked in place in my driveway. Slapping a pregnant bull on the ass while wearing red. Breathing into a paper bag. All of them worked just once. About an hour or two later the hiccups would start again until I fell asleep. I tried everything except having someone scare me which I knew would not work because I don't scare easily.
We made it to Plantation in plenty of time to get our rental vans. For cost reasons we chose two 12 passenger vans. More room than two years ago when we were stuck with a mini van. That was up close and personal for a day and a half. Surprisingly all of our stuff fit in the vans. And I did not have the most gear because I don't count the tent as my gear since it will be shared amongst the troops. We did bring lights to decorate our van but just never got around to it. Since the Key West Ragnar was a first for some of us, we were just going to take notes on some things for next time.
As soon as we loaded up, we headed to a local Publix to grab some lunch. See again I did not go to a McDonalds. Several of us grabbed subs and I also got a jar of peanut butter and some straws. Yes the hiccups were still with me. We then headed to the start. We relied on our race bible which had us ending up at exchange one. Lesson here: reread the race bible the day before. We then ended up at the start with an hour to spare. Van 1 had to check in and attend the safety briefing. Van 2 could have attended but would still have to check in at exchange 6 and attend the safety briefing there so why bother doing it now.
There were 8 teams starting at 2 pm but only 6 showed. Once Jason "Shorty Shorts" headed out, we gave Van 1 some kisses and hugs and wished them well. We would see them several hours later at exchange 6. Off to exchange 6 we were. I was already having a good time. Still sporting my red pimp suit. The other passengers were all giddy. We had three new members to my team in Van 2. Two old friends and one newbie. The three of them were not rookies to Ragnar, they were just rookies to Walt's Rules of Ragnar. I love me some motivated, willing, enthusiastic running ladies. Anyways, I digress.
Exchange 6 was where we were to check in. Attend our safety briefing and get our swag. The safety briefing was very relaxed. Only three of us attended. We were then given our swag which was one drawstring backpack with some gels and a roll of toilet paper. I was soooo excited. We were also given a dozen of Krispy Kreme donuts. I hate several of those. All of my van mates got in to their first leg running attire. We also somewhat decorated our van. If you count writing bizarre sayings on our van as decorating then that is what we did.
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