Monday, September 28, 2009
I just had a the opportunity to participate in the Ragnar Realy here in Washington D.C. this past weekend, and for those of you who haven['t done a relay, let me tell you that it's an amazing adventure. Each runner on our 12-person team had to run 3 legs, totaling between 13 and 23 miles, as we made our wy form Cumberland MD down to RFK stadium in D.C. Apart from the unique experience of sharing close quarters with 5 other participants in one of the two vans for over 24 hours, running the relay was an opportunity to experience a true team atmosphere, as we all completely supported each other's running. It was also challenging to basically run three seperate races within 24 hours. But even with all the challenges and struggles, running a realy gave me the chance to cover more ground in a race -- almost 200 miles -- and have the experinece of truly undergoing an epic journey, than I ever would have experienced on my own. So if you are ever invited ot be on a realy team, jump at the chance!
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I agree wholeheartedly! I loved ragnar and the team of friends I made. We were almost all strangers in our van. so many different challenges and I PRd my 10 miler and 3 a.m. 5K times!
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It's 4:30 a.m. -- the time when you are either very late getting home, or very early getting up. My big party days are over, so it's early rising for me. This is the best running time of the day, when the roads are my own, but I won't be lacing on my running shoes today; I'm saving my legs for the Twin Cities Marathon this weekend in Minneapolis MN. I spent some time there years ago and know it to be a beautiful and fun town, but I've never run the race. I'll be out there with the Clif Bar Pace Team -- I'm the 3:40 guy, for all you ladies looking to qualify for Boston! -- so come by the Clif booth at the expo if you're in town and say hi.
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