Ragnar Wasatch Back Ragn3rds 2011

Ben & I completed the Ragnar Relay series! What is Ragnar? 192-mile party with 12 friends. It started in Logan and ended in Park City!





We were in Van 1 & had to leave from Logan at 5:30 so left home at 1:45 AM! Ben was the first runner so here he is right before we started:



Before the Mayhem started: (Clean & Awake)



Starting at 5:30, Ben had to wear a head lamp & flashing vest. It was so cold & windy!



Ben found a friend and chatted for a while. His first leg was 7.9 miles



Ben handed off to me & gave me a slap band and a kiss!



My first leg was 7 miles:



Our Van: Tyler, Me, Ben. Kim Tolboe, Mike White & Don White (Captain)



Our Van:



We tried to sleep in between legs, but I didn't sleep much. Maybe 2 hours the whole 2 days!



My nerdy get up:



Lovely nerdy pants;



Our finish medal:



All 12 of us: (I didn't know anyone in van 2)



Ben's 2nd leg was 8.3 and a long downhill. Ben's 3rd leg was 4.8= 21 miles!

Barb's 2nd leg was 3 and 3rd leg was 4= 13 miles

Ragnar Legs

Well, I just finished running 3 miles and while I'm still sweaty I thought I'd update this blog with news on the Ragnar which is coming up June 17-18! A month from now! Our legs are assigned & here is what we got:

Ben: 1, 13, 25; Barb: 2, 14, 26

Runner 1st Leg 2nd Leg 3rd Leg Total
1 7.9 miles | Hard 8.3 miles | Very Hard 4.8 miles | Easy 21 miles
2 6.7 miles | Hard 3.0 miles | Easy 3.3 miles | Easy 13 miles

I can totally do my legs! Ben is a little worried about his! We better hit the pavement!

Good Examples

I love that our children are seeing us exercise. They are seeing that it is important and Josie has said that when she is older she is going to do a triathlon with us!

I love this photo of Benjamin and Josie stretching with Ben:

Week 1 of Ragnar training

So far I've followed the Training schedule as to the days it says to run: monday, tuesday, thursday, Saturday. But the distances have been less than what was recommended. I'm just trying to get myself back into a schedule of exercising. I am so tired, but feel good & hope I keep it up because I am not wussing out on this!

Tempo 5 x 4 min

"Tempos are intervals during your normal run. In the tempo intervals, you should run at a steady, challenging pace for a sustained amount of time. If the schedule reads, for example, “Tempo, 4 x 5 minutes, 4 miles,” that means that in the course of a four-mile run, you should do four separate, 5-minute tempo sets at an increased, sustainable pace—a pace that is hard but doable. Then after each 5-minute set, you can jog at a recovery pace as long as necessary, until the next tempo run."
http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=2440

I just ran intervals tonight on the treadmill for the first time. It is running very hard for 2-3 minutes. I've never done that before & my legs are going to be so sore tomorrow!

I love listening to This American Life while running on the treadmill. It makes the time go by faster.

Marathon Training Schedule from BYU Magazine

http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=2440

I am going to try & follow this, but probably wont do all the distances.

Staying Loose: Stretches For Runners

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_1/126.shtml

Just thought I post this here so I can reference it & remember to stretch! It feels so good to stretch after running!
I am going to try & do this: Build stretching into your regular schedule both before and after your daily run -- it's best to do your pre-run stretching after a gentle warmup run of five or ten minutes, since "warm" muscles stretch more easily.