Cape Cod Ragnar Relay!
The Ragnar Relay takes place over 2 days and stretches 200ish miles, split between 12 people, 3 legs each. I had been training for this for months and was tasked with 22 miles total, but the week before setting out, I threw my back out. I worked with a massage therapist a few days before the start and that helped a lot, but I was still very stiff and sore.
A little recap of the order of events:
Thrown out back
3 Advil
9.6 miles
Diarrhea
1 Advil
2.8 miles
Terrible side cramps
Diarrhea
Fluffy blankets
2 hour nap
Hot shower
Imodium tablets
3 Advil
Another 9.6 miles
Sore legs, back, sides, feet
Team sprint to the finish line after 200ish miles on foot
A lot of this sounds sucky and it was but spending two days in a van with incredibly positive and hilarious teammates made it not suck at all. Not to mention everyone making this arm-bridge thing for me to run under before the finish line, and having an amazing cookout in Wellfleet afterwards. Not sure I would do this again, but this was pretty top-notch.
