Happy Wednesday!!
Summer has hit the inland northwest before Spring even had a chance to shine. It’s been in the 80s for almost a week now. That’s way hot for the Northwest. I am not complaining, I just wasn’t prepared for the heat.
I decided to do some hill repeats in the scorching heat after I got off work this afternoon. It was 82 degrees when I started them, but so worth it.
I am feeling overwhelmed with school, planning a wedding, planning my sister-in-loves bridal shower (yes my little brother is getting married a month and a half before me, can you say crazy summer 🙂 ), and then work, so I did what I do best: When in doubt sweat it out. Scorching hot or freezing cold, it doesn’t matter, sweating it out is a great fix all!!
Those hill repeats were tough though, not going to lie. I had to pick a hill with absolutely no shade. It was my first set of hill repeats since training for Boston. I have a week and a half until the Windermere Marathon, so I wanted to do some strengthening work, thus the hills.
Surprisingly, I had no knee pain at all. I have ran three days in a row without any nagging pain. I don’t know if it’s the fact I practically sleep with my foam roller and ice cup or I just don’t notice the pain anymore, but no knee pain for three days is a record!! No complaints there. I am still going to foam roll and ice like crazy.
As you are all aware, I was offered to run on the Nuun Hydration’s Ragnar Relay team for the  Wastach Back Utah race….
Well it’s official now, Utah here I come!! Big thanks to Lisa from runwiki who made it all possible. I can’t wait. I fly out June 19th and come back June 22nd. It’s a short trip but it’s going to be an amazing experience with opportunities to meet some great women who share my passion for running. There are 5 other girls on the team, and we will each run 6 different legs covering 200 miles starting in Logan going to Park City. I will definitely keep you all posted on the details. I am sure a great blog post will be inspired from the race. 🙂
Has anyone ran a Ragnar race? Any tips?
I am so excited that you’re on the team! This is my first relay, so excited and thrilled to get to meet you!
Thanks for letting me know about the open spot and asking if I would be interested!! I can’t wait!! So AWESOME!!