Matriarchs Reloaded take on Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage

Another big Ragnar Relay weekend coming up! This time the popular 24-hour race is in the Pacific Northwest for the Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage. The trail goes from Blaine to Langley, WA totaling 187 miles. Suunto is the proud timing sponsor of all Ragnar Relays around the country and also awarded a very deserving team all Suunto t3d watches. The winning "My Story" team is called "Matriarchs Reloaded" and is a local senior master women's team, running for their third consecutive title at Ragnar Relay. Each Ragnar Relay offers an opportunity for teams to tell their unique story and have a chance to win Suunto watches.

The "Matriarchs Reloaded" will all be sporting tiaras and are all more than 50 years of age. This group of dedicated women have a goal of winning their age division for the third year in a row. They all share a passion for running, friendship and competitive adventure.

"We are 12 ordinary and extraordinary women who love this race for many reasons. It is a challenge, located in our beautiful backyard and is a great opportunity to bring together an awesome group of women," says Joanie Whitener, team captain. "What will you find 12 women, ages 50 to 67 doing on a weekend this July? Not knitting or have a tea party that's for sure!"

Congratulations ladies and good luck!

Jenny Fletcher Snags Two Magazine Covers!

Congratulations to Pro Triathlete, Suunto's Jenny Fletcher for landing not one but two coveted magazine covers for the July issue of Competitor Magazine and the August issue of Triathlete Magazine. She is sporting the Suunto t6d Black Fusion on the cover of Competitor and a Suunto t3d Sporty Red for Triathlete.

Run to your nearest news stand and pick one (or two) up today!

Awesome, Jenny!

Suunto Office Folks Compete in Ragnar Relay

Considering Suunto is the official timing sponsor and huge fan of the very popular Ragnar Relay race series, it seemed appropriate to participate in the challenge ourselves when the race came to our town. The Ragnar Relay has experienced dramatic growth nationwide and is quickly becoming one of the most popular 24-hour race--and now we have first-hand experience! By "we," we mean the office folks--not competitive Suunto athletes.

The Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back was this past weekend and Suunto employees and friends joined together in a 12-person team to run 188 miles in the beautiful Wasatch Mountains.
Courtney Vermaas, Marketing Coordinator for Suunto USA, efficiently organized our group and recruited Suunto PR folks from Montana, other AMER departments (Atomic) and local Ogden friends to race. I'm sure at times, she felt as if herding cats would have been easier, but we all managed to make it to SLC and successfully run the race.
With two vans leap-frogging over 188 miles of paved and dirt roads in Utah's back country, during a 24-hour period it made cheering on and providing water to the runners a full time job--little time for sleep. Running through rural Utah during the witching hours of the night, which are usually slated for sleep, and seeing creatures eyes light up in the headlamp led to some funny memories and good laughs! But, overall no major mishaps or disasters occurred.

The race began in Logan, UT with a fantastic finish at The Canyons in Park City, UT. The Suunto co-ed team finished 68th out of 658 co-ed teams! Our official time was 28: 31:05. Not bad for our first year and is motivation to race again next year! The Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back is the original Ragnar Relay and draws a huge crowd--this year more than 1050 teams participated in the event.

Thanks Ragnar for a fantastic race and we'll see you next year!