After a rather uneventful Thursday evening of coordinating with Van 1, getting the Michigan folk from Van 2 down safe and sound in to Nashville and one of the worst waiters in the history of Olive Garden, dawn finally started to break on Friday morning, and the incandescent glow of the orange Ragnar Start Line greeted us. 

It was 7:00am on Friday morning, and I was headed out to begin my second attempt at #RagnarTN, after having injured myself during last year's attempt. Along with five Ragnar newbies, we were about to undertake an event that I have said before can be "life changing."

So recently, I've been debating with myself about a couple of personal records, or PR's that have been set.

And mostly, I've decided to recognize them.  But I still have debates about it with myself every now and then... 

I doubt their validity.

It's one of those internal debates that rages on.  Like if a tree falls in the woods and no one is around, does it make a sound?  Or what is the sound of one hand clapping?

Anyone who's read my blog, or followed me on instagram or twitter would have noticed that I'm a pretty big fan of Ragnar Relay.  I did two last year (Adirondacks and Tennessee) and have run two already this year (Atlanta Trail and West Virginia Trail) with a third (Tennessee) coming up in just over a week.

But one of the most challenging things is trying to convince other people to also love Ragnar... And if they've never done it before, well...  Then trying to explain Ragnar can be kind of confusing...

Also known as the post I almost titled "I Will Wear Your Shirt."

A few weeks ago, the following post shoed up in the facebook feed for one of my local running groups...

I dunno about you guys, but I knew my answer to this one right away.  Umm, yes please?!?

Ah, #womancrushwednesday. #wcw

How many times do you fill my social media feeds with women, of all shapes and sizes, proclaiming our love for them?

But it got me thinking the other day...  Who are my lady crushes?  My female role models?  Those women who inspire and motivate me?