It is mid September and, holy cow, the transition back to “real life” is nothing but real. Someone said the other day, September is just like being shot out of a cannon, I could not agree more. To illustrate that point, I have not blogged in weeks and I miss it. I feel a little unmoored without putting thoughts to words so here is the tear off the bandaid post.
Let’s go big:
The Capitol Bound Chicks Ragnar Relay Pre Race Jumpie
Ragnar last weekend. Can you tell these chicks had a 4am wake-up call?
Last weekend we ran Ragnar DC and it was so much fun! Just look at these nuts. And, quick, fast forward, here we are 30+ hours later at the Navy Yard in DC.
At the finish minus one fantastic teammate
This year was unusual for us, we are generally a super organized group and once we build our team we roll from the start to the finish. That was not the case at all this year. We were literally destroyed by injury and without our fearless (and injured) leaders this team surely would have folded. The upside is we got it done with a team of 11 and a lot of creative problem solving. Lara and Kelly, two of our injured runners, morphed into the best team organizers you could ever hope to meet. They were unstoppable getting us all to the start line and then drove us back to DC. Having drivers was beyond lux. To be clear I have never driven a van at any relay ever and do not nagivate for many reasonable reasons. That said, having dedicated drivers is an amazing gift. Still need proof? Lara parallel parked a 15 person van to the cheers of another Ragnar team, that is boss.
Our team was full of women that I loved before and love even more now. Best addition to the team was Sarah “I ran over a mountain” Bell. She is friends with my dear friend Maggie and joined the party days before we were shot out of the Ragnar cannon. Amazingly, Sarah slept more on a relay then most of us do on a good night in our own bed, clearly she has a gift. And she is on the verge of being an Ironman. Sometimes when you win you win big!
Another huge gift to our team is Annette. Kelly and Heidi’s mom Annette not only volunteered for us on the course, she ran a leg. That is the kind of team we had, nothing but love and support for the 200 miles from Cumberland, MD back home to DC.
Running a relay is hard, it is fun, but it is a challenge. You eat and sleep at all of the wrong times and then run at least three times totaling any number of miles. I was set to run the most miles and my last leg of 12 miles in the middle of a rather hot Saturday afternoon. That last leg was worrisome to me. I was happy to run, but 12 miles is a lot. When I finally expressed that concern everyone rallied. Kelly, who ran about 5 legs, took 4 of my 12 miles and I felt a relief like no other. A great team will make it happen and somehow running down the streets of Georgetown on a Saturday afternoon seemed like just the right amount of crazy.
Random Funny Stuff:
We never listened to music in the van.
Lara, Elaine and I were sleeping in a park and were woken by runners playing the playground chimes and then up for good when little kids came to play.
I drank a milshake at 2am from South Mountain Creamery. Delicious.
We taped a feather to each van antenna at the start of the trip and both were on when we got to DC.
Kelly, there are two on the team and that was confusing for some, ran her one magical relay leg in her running uniform. After being sidelined by an nagging injury and seeing her in her suit made the world feel right again!
The weekend was a smashing success. My legs are still beat but it is getting better and I am excited to get back to workouts and long runs. Ragnar, the Chicks will be back again for sure to run all of the mountains and have all of the fun.
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