I just got back and semi rested up from my first Ragnar Relay Race. It was so much fun - but I won't lie. It was SO hard! My first run was Friday afternoon at about 1:00. It was only 3.8 miles, but it was HOT! That made it hard, and I pushed myself really hard to try to improve my speed. It worked! Then I ran again at about 9:00 last night. It was a 7 mile run. A nice, gradual downhill run. I also wanted to push myself since it was downhill I figured I could make up some good time. It was HARD! It was easier because it was downhill, but because I was pushing myself faster it was hard. My arches were killing me too, but I survived. Then the rest of my van continued running till about 3:00 or 3:30 that morning and my tummy issues surfaced. You know how I get an upset tummy after running far distances - it hit with a vengence. It didn't help that I hadn't eaten much food during the day other than a subway sandwich, that had been made several hours before, and had been sitting in the fridge at one of our exchange stations. I didn't want to eat too much junk or it would make me sick, but I did have a couple cookies, and it probably added a little to the ache. Still - it was worth it. When our van finished up and traded with our other team van we had a couple hours to rest. We went to the junior high exchange station and laid out our sleeping bags on the wrestling mats in the gym and I zonked out! I got a good 2 - 3 hours of sleep, but it helped SO much. Then we were up again by 6 and got a little food. I started my run at I think around 8:00 or 8:30ish. It was only 6.1 miles, but I COULD NOT get my legs to move. I went as fast as I could, but it wasn't very fast. I kept hearing Kim's words - echoing Marlo, "Keep the bounce" in my mind. At several points I knew I could probably walk faster, but if I stopped to walk it would be that much harder to run again. I did it! I'll post some pictures later, when I upload them to my computer, but it was an AWESOME experience! I'm so glad I did it! Pushed me to the limit, and it was so fun!
As far as weight loss. I lost 1 pound this week! (as of Friday morning) I'll take it! I would have LOVED to lose more, but 1 pound is still a loss.
Great job Sarah!! And good job with the pound!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you did it! What an amazing accomplishment! Who cares about weight loss this week, you just ran the Ragnar!!
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