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I’m writing this post not only for my own benefit, but also for any of you Ragnar Relay virgins. There’s a few things you should know, that I didn’t know or didn’t want to believe going into the Madison to Chicago Ragnar Relay last summer. Amy’s 36 Rules for Running a Ragnar Relay*: 1. Get …
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This shall forever be known as the leg where Amy almost died. I ran this leg on about 20 minutes of sleep. Yeah you read that right. 20.minutes.of.sleep. I was able to rest but only got about 20 minutes of actual sleep. For the record, I do not recommend running 4 miles on 20 minutes …
This was one of those ZOMG THIS IS AMAZING I LOVE RUNNING kind of runs. Seriously. This leg of the race MADE the weekend for me. Reaffirmed my LOVE of running. Not only did I KILL my projected pace, I enjoyed every minute of it, even if it was scary as all hell. We were …
I got to kick things off for Team 12 Sweaty Nuts for the Ragnar Relay Friday morning. We started at 10 a.m. and cut it VERY close for me to get to the start line in time. I got there with just minutes to spare before the countdown. I threw my sweatshirt and all non-essential …
Did not start. Times three. It was in the second half of a horrible half marathon last month that I began to wonder if something was wrong. Horrible pain in the center of my left ankle, shooting up my leg. Limping. Hurting. Mental anguish. And now, more mental anguish. Today one of my fears became …
Here are some of my favorite and most popular posts: I can’t be the only one… Exercise and Underwear: Decisions, Decisions Amy’s 36 Rules for Running a Ragnar Relay Health Update: Lazy Stomach Warrior Dash Bikram Yoga: What was I thinking? Setting up intervals for speed work on Garmin 305 Forerunner
5k – Race for the Bacon (3.1 in 43:41; PACE 14:08) Quarter Marathon – Rock N Sole (6.63mi in 1:38:24; PACE: 14:50) Half Marathon – Rock n Roll St. Louis: (13.24mi in 3:24:37; PACE: 15:26) Completed Races 7.22.12 – Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon 7.15.12 – The Color Run Minnesota 6.23.12 – Summerfest Rock …
All week long I was nervous about this race. I have only ran once (maybe twice) since RAGNAR two weeks ago. I had a charlie horse during that race and couldn’t finish my last leg. I’m recovering from a quad strain. I moved last weekend. Blah Blah Blah. I knew I wasn’t going to skip …
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If you follow me on Twitter or Dailymile, you know that I haven’t done much running in the past couple of weeks. I’ve been going crazy with this whole not running thing. My chiropractor thinks it might have been a microtear or quad strain… and we’ve pinpointed it to an “easy” 4 mile run that …
I know that training for a marathon will be exhausting. But planning the training makes me want to puke. A week after registering for the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon, I slipped on the ice and threw out my back. I finally got permission to start running 1-2 miles a couple times a week and then Friday …