Confessions of an Amateur Athlete

PART ONE Team FAST & FABULOUS My Team and I just finished the Ragnar Trail Relay at Snowmass this past weekend.  It was an amazing adventure!  This was my first trail Ragnar, and it was very different from the regular road Ragnar Relay events.  Should you run the trail versus the road Ragnar Relay?  Is a Ragnar Trail Relay for you?  I'll share my experience and let you decide for yourself! We all arrived via different routes to the Snowmass village, just outside of Aspen on Thursday.  We stayed at the Westin and they offered a really great deal for Ragnar runners!  Besides a great price, the "Ragnar Trail Perks" package included a catered dinner at the Snowmass Club with a guest speaker!  View from hotel! On the shuttle ride to the dinner, we had the chance for an impromptu Q&A with the Race Director.  He informed us that about 40% of the Ragnar Trail participants in the past have said ...

 The RAGNAR TRAIL adventure is nearly here! One week from today... we will be hitting the trails at Snowmass resort in Aspen, CO!  8 friends, 3 trails, 1 tent!   My team, "Fast and Fabulous" is made up of Ragnar veterans, and Ragnar rookies. However, we are ALL newbies to the Ragnar TRAIL! And we're all excited for the new challenge.  from my latest 24-hr "dry run" training!   We are a mix of good friends, and new friends. But we have all grown so much closer through some really tough training in the past few months.    From hitting the desert trails in the hot summer sun......       To taking on the Grand Canyon itself...     Our team has bonded tremendously!  There are now inside jokes, and witty tales from our runs together. However, our real story has yet to be written.     The adventure ahead.... the fun... the challenges.....