Ragnar Pictrures Part 2

Once we finished our first legs, we had A LOT of time to kill. I don't remember what time we finished those first legs Friday morning, but luckily we ended up with a beautiful day!

If I am to be completely honest (And why wouldn't I be?), this picture was taken while our last runner was still out. We started the relaxing without her. (Sorry Patricia) We were a little nervous about leaving this exchange point because we didn't know what the next one would be like and if we would have a place to lay down and enjoy the sun. We talked ourselves into it, though and weren't at the next exchange for that long anyway.


The majority of the day was spent at this park. Don't ask me what city we were in...I really have no idea. Nothing too exciting...just trying to sleep, eat and stretch before we had to run again.

You can't get a feel for the experience without the van. We rented a 15 passenger van and took out the back 2 benches. It worked out great, but was a bit of a beast for parking and turning around. Side Note: Patricia was a star sleeper. You think I can sleep at any time, any place? I'm an insomniac compared to her.

SoCal Ragnar 2010

OK...I promised pictures...so here are a few. I think we will have to do this in installments, because I have a million things I should be doing other than this. Now that I have had a few days to recover, I can look back and say, "I had a GREAT time!" No really...it was a blast and I would do it again...probably! So here, for your viewing pleasure, is a little glimpse into my little race adventure...

Here is the whole team. Well, technically this is half the team, the other half was in a different van and we barely saw them the whole time. So for ease, we will call this my team. From left to right...Patricia, Me, Kandie, Sabrina, Tara, Shannon. This is actually a picture of us at the end of our race...so probably shouldn't be starting with it, but I think it is the only one we got with all six of us.

This is me (obviously) before I ran my very first leg. I was really nervous...and cold!


This is me (again, quite obvious) at the end of my first leg. That was fast! (Don't I look like I have all the energy in the world...no stress whatsoever? Yeah...that was nice!)


Here's a little looksie at our van. One of the girls on our team came up with some great suggestions for team names, but they were all vetoed. I don't really want to talk about it. Anyway, we decided to put all those names on our van anyway (yes we are obnoxious). I like to think that we were serving others. I can't count how many times we saw people reading our van and laughing. We brought a little sliver of happiness to those peoples' lives and we can be proud of that! Missing in this photo are "Bummer...I just did my hair" "Proud to be Silicone free" and "Will Run for Post Race Meal" I thought they were all very clever. I have to say, though, that my favorite team name that we saw in the race was "Does this skirt make my butt look fast?" I thought it was hilarious...I so wish we had thought of that one!

So, that is going to have to be all for now. I will work on round 2 of pictures when I get another chance.

You won't believe it...Tiff running?!

I kind of forgot to mention on this blog what has been consuming much of my time, energy and thoughts for the last 6 months. So now that it is over, I thought I would mention it. (I know...I am a horrible blogger)

I have been training for a Ragnar race. You probably have two questions right away. 1) What is a Ragnar and 2) Where did the Tiffany go that I used to know...she HATES running and would NEVER EVER run any kind of race? I will address both questions presently...

First, a Ragnar is a relay race that does not stop when the sun goes down. In other words, crazy people take turns running through the day, the night and then the next day. The Southern California race (that's the one we did), started in Ventura and ended at Dana Point, approximately 200 miles away. Now, don't start thinking that I am now some freakish runner...no where close. There are 12 people on a team, so it gets all divided up. To further unimpress you, I snagged the shortest legs, so I really didn't run very much at all. If you are interested in more (I'm not sure why you would be, but it seems appropriate to include a link) you can go to the Ragnar website here: http://www.ragnarrelay.com/losangeles/index.php Does tha explain a little? Hope so...now on to question 2...

I am still the same Tiffany I have always been. I still don't like running and am not quite sure, myself, how I got roped into running this race. I think the fact that I am getting old and my metabolism is slowing down had a lot to do with me starting to run. When I drop Ty off to school, Kelsie and I go for a little jog each day. Then, one of my friends who I work out with, needed some bodies to fill the 12 slots of a team for the Ragnar. I said no thank you. How I got signed up is still a little fuzzy in my mind. I am pretty sure I never agreed to any of this. Eventually, when I realized there was no longer a chance that I could get pregnant in time and have a fail-proof excuse for not running, I got excited about the whole thing. (Not excited enough to run any of the hard legs, but enough to actually get in the van and go)

Anyway, the race was this last weekend and I survived. That is the bottom line. I was not the photographer, though, so pictures will have to be forth coming. When I get the pictures I will give you all the nitty gritty details of the race too. Something for you all to look forward to! Until then , be comforted by the fact that I still do not like running, but have found that the benefits are necessary for my 31 year old body! Happy Day!