I feel like I’m writing part 2 of a novel before part 1, given that I’ve never blogged about my Ragnar Relay experience. Partly because the fun and excitement were over 2 months away and partly because I don’t feel like I can do the experience justice.
For now, just know it was super-cool-awesome and I love all the girls from my van. Of course I knew a couple of them before Ragnar, but it was fun to get to know the other girls a bit better. Also the spontaneous mixed perfectly with the exacting/organized personalities meaning we had both googley eyes and prompt arrival times. Talk about win/win/win!
Since the relay, a few of us have gotten together here and there – the Halloween pub run, Saturday runs, and the KTC Socialite Christmas party. Unfortunately, all 6 of us haven’t been able to get together…until this past weekend.
We decided several weeks ago to run the Santa Hustle 5K together. We all signed up and paid our registration fee (quite steep for that distance, although fun goodies are a part of the package). Then 2 of our van-mates were put on the DL for injuries. Our run became a walk, but the show went on!
We discussed matching socks (we all wore orange across the Ragnar finish line) but with temps in the low 30s, we decided it would be too cold for our socks to be seen.
Well at least some of us did! The first stop along the way was candy! Shot cups of mini m&ms.
The Cookie Monster made an appearance at the race as well. Some *cough Kelly cough* tried to eat all the cookies. Just know that Santa is watching!!
jaime said:
VERY fun! I wish we had more Christmas-themed races in my area. I also wish I had more running friends who were willing to participate in a large group activity such as this. 😉
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Mari said:
Way to make running fun! I love the Santa suits.
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KIM JACKSON said:
so fun!!!
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