Rants, Recipes, and Running

We all know how unpleasant I find it, when people make the constant remark of "Are you pregnant?". I'm pretty sure this one has come up in rants' past. But just a refresher: Just because you are at childbearing age, it is possible to be tired - and not be with child. Just because you are at childbearing age, it is possible to be nauseated - and not be with child. Just because you are at childbearing age, it is possible to lose your keys - and not be with child. Just because you are at childbearing age, it is possible to not want a glass of wine - and not be with child. Just because you are childbearing age, and you have any one symptom - it doesn't mean you're frigging pregnant!! Now that we have that cleared up. :) Here's the other comment I find almost on a daily basis. (when I'm not being asked when I'm planning on getting pregnant, or why I don't have kids yet, and when am I going to have kids...) "Just wait unt...

So back in February of 2013, I did my 1st Ragnar. And after finishing, I was completely bewildered. When asked, "Will you do another one", I didn't have a solid answer. But I was weighing heaving on the side of "HELL-to-the-NO". 30 hours, 3 runs, no sleep, stuck in a van, cold, tired, hungry, $200+....sign me up!! I have friends who compare Ragnar's to childbirth. It's painful. It is misery. But it is so exhilarating...and 1 year after the fact, you're pining for another one! I've done a lot of hard workouts in my life. Believe me, I'm kind of crazy . But nothing has made me shed tears and go into full blown sobs, like passing off the paton on your 3rd run of a Ragnar. You are so exhausted, experienced so much, seen so many sights, and tested your abilities. It's just awesome. This is especially tough for the girl who has a very strict regimen of being in bed by 9pm every night, lights out no later than 9:30 pm. But here we go ...