#ragnerdspa

Since I will be sitting here infusing over the next few hours in my Ragnar shirt and hoodie, what better time than to relive this past weekend with a RAGNAR recap!

Here we go!

The fun Began on Thursday when @breatherunlive picked me up and we headed down to Philly. Our group kept growing as flights got in!

Eventually we made our way into the vans and headed for lan-KISS-ter, that’s for you @er1nruns ;)

Van decorating, dinner and sleep.

Van names: Chris-ranger panties Erin- down hill diva “DD” Me- runs with goats Corinne- the cream cheese Biscuits- Wanda k biscuits our fearless llama leader Amanda- the clinical closer

FRIDAY MORNING WE BEGAN! While Van 1 started at 5am, those of us in Van 2 slept a little longer and grabbed breakfast before heading to exchange 6 to cheer @read-run-knit-drink and send @go-with-a-smile on his way!

It was a beautiful day, perfect for cheering but HOT for running. After @go-with-a-smile finished, @er1nruns was off! Then it was my turn!

I was runner 9 and my first leg was 6.3 miles, considered “hard” and had about 322 feet of elevation gain, which is basically like running in my town. I went out too fast because well, there were A LOT of cute cows and a downhill…..I struggled a bit butttttt it all went fine! Post runs were filled with booty wipes, changing into our next running outfit, food and nuun!

After me was @breatherunlive followed by @runningforbiscuits and finally our girl Amanda brought us to a close on our first legs and handed off to @manyminniemiles

Then it was time for a REAL meal and heading to the next major exchange to switch with Van 1 to begin our second legs. While we waited we laid in a big pile of warm bodies on the ground for body heat :) I love these new people of mine!

Leg 2 was our night run! I was a little nervous for it but was very open to the cool air! As usual, ranger Panties kicked us off in his daisy dukes of freedom and the lineup continued.

As for my run, this was my hardest but didn’t feel like it because it was actually cool! Leg 2 was 6.8 miles with 1071 feet of elevation gain and considered very Hard! I basically ran up a volcanic highway in pitch dark and mostly alone except for the blinking of my butt light. I reached the peak at mile 3 where a beautiful cooler of water waited for me to refill my water bottle! Then it was mostly smooth sailing downhill!

Once, Corinne, biscuits and Amanda dominated, it was time to “SLEEP” The exchange was at a school and the gym was open for us to sleep in ( although apparently not, when the janitors arrived the next day and told us to leave :O) SO, we laid some blankets out huddled in a corner and closed our eyes. It was incredibly uncomfortable but biscuts was moving closer an closer to Chris for body warmth who in return moved closer and closer to me and the body heat prevailed!

The gym was filled with spooning men and snoring EVERYWHERE, it was quite a site to see. We all did eventually end up in the van to try and sleep though. Basically, I woke up and felt hungover but without the alcohol.

Time for breakfast and COFFEE– then leg 3!!

While it rained overnight, The daylight brought sunshine and heat back into our lives. And so it went… Chris, Erin( who took on the toughest leg, 10 miles up hill and KILLED IT and had a bear make an appearance during her run!)then me. My 3rd leg was 5.8 miles, 883 feet of elevation gain and considered hard. It felt EXTREMELY hard, The first mile was brutal and damn near killed me. I was hot and my legs were trashed and I got super nauseous but it passed and I Finished! Once, Corinne and Biscuits were done, Amanda took on the FINAL LEG OF THE RELAY. We headed to meet her at the finish!

And there it was, 200ish miles between 11 incredible people.

I’m sure I forgot to mention some story but this is long enough!

So that’s how it went but I need to talk about the people i shared this with. While Our team has been in a group chat for months and I knew some through their tumblr’s, i never really expected how much I would grow to love these people.

Living in a van for 2 day, with no showers, no sleep, lacking caffeine and HARD running I got to know my team. I love them and the second i walked away from them to go home i was SAD! I feel like i have a new group of best friends who i am obsessed with in a very healthy way. We’ve been in constant contact since we departed and are already planning our next adventure!

The best time with the BEST people! The ragnerds dominated PA!

I certainly made some angry faces on some uphill climbs but they were worth the downhill glory!

I miss you, team!!!

Let’s just all take a minute to soak in all the amazing beautiful badasses in this post.

I’ll probably talk about this weekend constantly until our reunion tour ❤️

I’ll also post allllll about our fun once I’ve had a few more showers, a lot more coffee and FOOD.