After the marathon I told myself I was done pushing my body to crazy and unimaginable limits. Oh silly, naive me.
This weekend I joined 11 teammates to run 195 miles -- from Wisconsin to Minnesota -- in a little over 33 hours. Each of us ran three legs, which varied in length depending on the strength of the runner. I'll post a full race report soon, but here are some highlights.
Things I did during the 33+ hours of the Ragnar Relay:
- Ran in the middle of the night on a pitch-black, deserted country road (AWESOME)
- Drove a Suburban (it's like steering a dinosaur on Quaaludes)
- Conquered (barely) the most challenging hill I have ever run and then promptly threw a temper tantrum
- Talked about bowel movements with my van-mates, a lot (it's a runner thing)
- Wore a mullet wig (our team name was Made in the 80s!)
- Managed to run my three legs (18 miles total) without sleeping for 36 hours.
It was amazing, exhausting and unlike anything I've ever done. Now, after two years of always having an upcoming race on the calendar to train for, I am officially unscheduled. And I'm going to leave it that way -- for a while, at least.
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