RAGNAR EXCITEMENT
- By loramarie03
- 25 July, 2012
- 25 Comments
When it comes to talking about the weather, I’m like an 86-year-old farmer who is trying to get their hay cut before the 4th of July. I’ve become obsessive to the point only old people understand.
But what can I say, when I saw it was 70* when I woke up this morning, I had no troubles getting out of bed! The humidity was low, the sky was blue… it doesn’t get better than this!
Except for fall running. Seriously, who doesn’t love running in the fall?!
And this fall, I’m especially stoked to run Ragnar Adirondacks with Maids of Dishonor! It is my pseudo-bachelorette party (my friends are wayy too spread out across the country to even think about planning something, especially since I’m already asking everyone to come to Jamaica) and I am excited to celebrate it with nine friends and strangers.
Some of my running mates have awesome blogs that you have to check out:
- Ashley at Running Bun
- Kara at Kara Runs
- Erin at One More Cupcake Please
- Katie at Marathon Winer
- Fiona at Run Work Breathe Live
Dayna and Annie don’t have blogs (yet anyways, ha!) but you can follow them on Twitter. And also make sure to follow Maids of Dishonor on Twitter!
I am running two runner portions:
Runner portion 1:
1 – 9.3 miles
2 – 2.4 miles
3 – 5.1 milesRunner portion 2:
1 – 6.1 miles
2 – 7.3 miles
3 – 6.7 miles
Total leg distances:
1 – 15.4
2 – 9.7
3 – 11.8
The first “leg” looks to be the hardest (and longest)… so it’ll be nice to have a shorter leg in the middle. I am so excited for this, even if I have no idea how to go about training for it!
Have you run Ragnar before? Which one? Any training tips for a Ragnar newbie?
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I LOVE your relay name!!! What a great idea to get your closest girlfriends together. My BFF is getting married in a couple of weeks and we thought about doing a bachelorette theme at a 1/2 marathon we were running the same weekend as her bachelorette party. However, I wasn't able to run so we didn't end up doing anything like that.
Yeah I think it'll be fun… something different!! You'll have to do it for a post-wedding celebration…
Really excited to follow Maids of Dishonor! As a total Ragnar-wannabe, I will be living vicariously through all of you!
Good luck with your training. Those are some serious miles you've got!
If you ever do the WI Ragnar and need a team member, let me know!!
Good luck with your relay! I LOVE the idea of running a race for a bachelorette party! It sounds like so much fun. Hope you have a great time!
Thank you!! It should be a blast!! Definitely something different
Oh that looks like so much fun! Can't wait to read about it!
Thanks girl!! Will keep you posted!
What an amazing pseudo bachelorette party. I would so prefer something like this to the stereotypical wild night. Spend time with friends & running = fabulous!
Definitely, it doesn't get better than that!
What a cool idea!
And my father in law is a farmer who is obsessed with weather for good reason, but he passed on the obsession to my husband. They start every day with a weather check.
Ha, that's so funny!! And where you live, there is a lot of weather to track!
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