Well, most of you who even stop by here already know... I did it!! We finished all 203.5 miles of the Running Relay. It's been about 3 weeks since, but I'm still feeling fondly of the whole experience. Actually to be honest with you, I was MISERABLE the entire time, I complained, I cried, I whimpered, and I even snapped a few times. Hey, you go 40+ hours with only 3 hours of sleep (and not in a row, we're talking 10 minutes here, 20 minutes there...) But, after a good 13 hours of sleep the following evening, and a scarfing of a Chili's Chicken Sandwich with a ginormous bowl of chips and salsa, and a salted margarita the size of Texas, I was fine. Well, as fine as one can be in a sleep-deprived/food coma.
Let me just say it was the worst fun I ever had, and I can't wait for next year!
Ragnar Rules..!
Let me introduce The Hot Messes:Van #1:
Dani... Super hot, and our lone wolf.
Traci... Our fearless leader, don't let the smile fool ya, she'll kick your ass and then book it for all to see.
Alexis... Who I like to call Sleeping Beauty. How did she manage to get 6 hours of sleep during the race?
Kate... My Bff, touchstone, and attitude checker..! Oh and you should ask her about how she met Jesus himself during leg 2.
Christine... Our wild card, who can kick any hill's ass.
And me, who now goes by the name of poopy pants. Yep. Literally. Don't ask.
Van #2 (minus two members... see, I'm truly a hot mess!)
Kristine... she loves yogurt. Not.
Sandy... a sweetheart who falls down. Not what you want to do when running 203.5 miles.
Chris... our resident model.
Cheryl... our resident bartender. Both good to have as teammates.
We also had Amy and Lyndsey, both who helped us get to the finish line, but for some reason escaped my camera lens.
It was a long 40+ hours of no sleep, little eats, lots of pain, a few tears, and a while lotta cracking up and almost peeing my pants, but we pulled through. All 12 of us Hot Messes had our ups and downs, but in the end we crossed the finish line, got our medals, free beer and called an end to our experience. For me, it was quite a journey. I went from being a 5 year couch potato to running 14 miles between the 3 legs. (wait... that didn't come out right) I joined a gym, and got my butt moving again after 5 glorious long years of non butt moving. I did it. My life has been changed. You could even say transformed. I also met some fabulous ladies, all whom I admire, and respect for their efforts as well. It was completely worth all the training.
And now I don't ever have to fear that I "can't" do it. Because, I CAN.
Here are all the pics from our Ragnar adventure..!!
Let me just say it was the worst fun I ever had, and I can't wait for next year!
Ragnar Rules..!
Let me introduce The Hot Messes:
Dani... Super hot, and our lone wolf.
Traci... Our fearless leader, don't let the smile fool ya, she'll kick your ass and then book it for all to see.
Alexis... Who I like to call Sleeping Beauty. How did she manage to get 6 hours of sleep during the race?
Kate... My Bff, touchstone, and attitude checker..! Oh and you should ask her about how she met Jesus himself during leg 2.
Christine... Our wild card, who can kick any hill's ass.
And me, who now goes by the name of poopy pants. Yep. Literally. Don't ask.
Van #2 (minus two members... see, I'm truly a hot mess!)
Kristine... she loves yogurt. Not.
Sandy... a sweetheart who falls down. Not what you want to do when running 203.5 miles.
Chris... our resident model.
Cheryl... our resident bartender. Both good to have as teammates.
We also had Amy and Lyndsey, both who helped us get to the finish line, but for some reason escaped my camera lens.
And now I don't ever have to fear that I "can't" do it. Because, I CAN.
Here are all the pics from our Ragnar adventure..!!
