RAGNAR!!

Last year Matt ran a race that I thought sounded absolutely crazy, I had no interest in it at all.  A few months after his race, some of my friends decided they wanted to do it and for some CrAzY reason I told them to count me in. 

"Ragnar is the overnight running relay race that makes testing your limits a team sport. A team is made up of 6-12 individuals; each individual runs 3 legs. The legs of the race vary in difficulty and distance, from 3-8 miles, allowing elite and novice runners to run together. Over 2 days and 1 night, teams run across 200 miles of the country’s most scenic terrain. Pair that with crazy costumes, inside jokes, a great finish line party and unforgettable stories. Some call it a slumber party without sleep, pillows or deodorant. We call it Ragnar."

I started training on December 26, 2011 and gave it all I had.  I figure I have ran over 200 miles and completed  20 weeks of weight lifting, kick boxing, interval training, jump roping, etc.  I was really scared but I knew I had done my best.

My original team didn't work out so I joined up with another team where I only knew one person. The 12 people were all members of my church from across MA.  We became instant friends and shared 2 days of laughing to tears, eating great snacks, and stinking up our Suburban.  Our team name: CROUCHING RUNNER HIDDEN VAN

My first leg was 6.8 miles around 4pm on Friday.  The second was 5.6 miles at 3am on Saturday.  The last leg was 3.2 miles Saturday morning.  15.6 miles!  It was super hard, but I did it!!!  I ran every step.  I have never ran hills before.  I ran miles and MILES of hills this weekend!  In 3 nights I had about 10 hours of sleep.

It was dang hard, but I am so proud of myself.  I can do hard things!  I even got my very first medal!