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."
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."
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So, #RagnarTN officially ended Saturday and overall, I was pretty pleased with it. After last year's hamstring debacle, I was thrilled to make it through this year's race without sustaining an injury. Considering I was still feeling the side effects of that hamstring injuries during Ragnar Trail Atlanta and Ragnar Trail West Virginia earlier in the year, I was super excited to come out of this Ragnar with no major aches and pains.
In fact, I don't think I've EVER felt so good post Ragnar! Which is why I am super excited that after this week of "recovery" I'm going to be starting my 25k training! The 25k is my stepping stone to the ultimate goal of running a 50k by the end of 2015. I'll hopefully be documenting my progress on this website as I progress towards my goal of becoming an "ultra runner." We'll see how 25k and 50k go, and then maybe consider longer distances. But for now, we're skipping marathons and going for the big time! Can't wait! 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... Once upon a time, a group of 8 individuals, most of whom had never met before, decided to run Ragnar Trails West Virginia.
And despite Mother Nature's best attempts, they were successful in completing their adventure. And adventure it was! I will tell you right now, I'm surprised none of my friends murdered me for convincing them that this was a good idea. Especially after our campsite suddenly became waterfront property. .. Obviously, the answer is YES.
But Jessica, what is so special about Ragnar Trail? What makes it the best race ever?!? Those are questions you might ask youself. They are understandable questions. So let me answer those questions for you with the Top Five Reasons Ragnar Trail relay races are the hands-down best races ever. Ok, so it's been awhile, but I figure it's prolly about time to do my recap of #RagnarTN!
So, as I may have mentioned previously, I just recently moved to Tennessee! WOOT WOOT! Livin' the big life south of the Mason Dixon, y'all! So what better way to fully immerse myself into southern culture and make some running friends along the way than to join a Ragnar Team? Yeah, that seems both sane and logical... Ok, I've never claimed to be either. :) |