A few years back I ran the Ragnar New England with NDH and several of our friends. It was one of the most awesome running experiences ever, and I've been dying to do one ever since. On Tuesday night, I was given an idea. Someone made a post in a facebook group of mine, asking for an extra runner to fill in. I jumped at that shot, and told her I could do it. And then I waited. And waited for her to respond. As I waited, the idea got bigger and bigger, and I really wanted to do this. It seemed like such a random adventure - oh, right, I should mention the race was 3 days away! It seemed like the type of adventure I could really get on board with right now. So, I found the Ragnar DC facebook page, and located a different team in need of runners, and as of late last night I was their latest teammate!
As much as I loved New England Ragnar, it was a bit of a situation. I was co-captain (NDH, we did do awesome), but it was stressful. I was very concerned about logistics, and everyone being happy, healthy, safe (also, on time, in the right spot, following the rules). Add to this, my own nerves about the actual running, some extensive sleep deprivation, and the fact that our team nearly lost a runner on the second to last leg of the race, and then entered Gillette Stadium dead fucking last. Let's just say, there were tears.
What I'm most excited for about this Ragnar is....none of that. I'm not in charge. There will not be exhaustion-exaggerated-personal-drama. There will just be running, through what hopes to be some ridiculously beautiful scenery. And hopefully a group of new friends when I'm done. We're basically BFFs already, as all day they've been referring to me as SuperStar. It's like they know me!
I'll be trying to live-blog/update as I go, so please check-in, it'll be nice to hear some friendly encouragement.
So here goes something. Tomorrow, Ragnar number 2.
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