Ragnar Relay...questions

[starryfish]

I am signed up for the Miami to Key West. Does anyone know of any blogs that cover any of the Relays? I am trying to convince my friend to do it with me and she is not familiar with it.

I know I read a good Runner's World Article about it last year where the staff at Runner's World did Hood to Coast I think.

[clseale]

Stingshark and Runblondie both recapped their FL Keys Ragnar experiences:

lifeisbeachykeenblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/page/2/
www.atlantarunningmom.com/search?q=ragnar

I loved this race. I was in van 1 (so different legs than the above blogs,) but we had so much fun.

ETA: If you google "Ragnar florida keys blog" a bunch of blogs come up.

[finallykrisb]

There were at least two H&Fers that ran it this year.

www.atlantarunningmom.com/2012/01/re-living-ragnar-relay-florida-keys.html

and

lifeisbeachykeenblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/ragnar-miakw-tights-butts-sweaty-nutts-on-the-move/

ETA: Looks like I was a bit too slow.

[runblondie26]

Thanks for the shout-out ladies

If you have any specific qustions feel free to ask. It was fun, and it sort of doubled as a mini-vacation for us. Even my "non-runner" husband enjoyed participating.

[starryfish]

May 31, 2012 9:17:11 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

Thanks for the shout-out ladies

If you have any specific qustions feel free to ask. It was fun, and it sort of doubled as a mini-vacation for us. Even my "non-runner" husband enjoyed participating.

Awesome, thanks! I am excited!

[starryfish]

Am i crazy for thinking of doing this? The Relay would be the weekend before my marathon.

I would run a leg with 15 miles (3, 8, 4). So I think that would fit in with my taper.

[clseale]

May 31, 2012 9:25:12 GMT -5 starryfish said:

Am i crazy for thinking of doing this? The Relay would be the weekend before my marathon.

I would run a leg with 15 miles (3, 8, 4). So I think that would fit in with my taper.

It's not ideal. I wouldn't have planned to do it that way, but that doesn't mean you can't or that it will detrimental to your marathon.

Here's the thing....you're going to be tired. Really tired. Also, by the time you're done, it will feel like you ran more than 15 miles. 15 miles the weekend before a marathon is not a taper. My legs totaled just over 21 miles and by the time my third leg was over, I was probably even more tired & drained (the constant on the go, in & out of the van, lack of sleep etc) than I am when I go out and run 21 miles at one time.

I think if you do it, you need to make sure that the following week is extremely low key. Get a ton of sleep and rest/stretch those legs so that you're rested for the marathon.

[finallykrisb]

If you really want to do a relay I'm going to put together a team of local girls for the Texas Independence Relay at the end of March. Join us!

[starryfish]

May 31, 2012 9:37:10 GMT -5 finallykrisb said:

If you really want to do a relay I'm going to put together a team of local girls for the Texas Independence Relay at the end of March. Join us!

I will do that one too! :-)

[starryfish]

May 31, 2012 9:32:07 GMT -5 clseale said:

May 31, 2012 9:25:12 GMT -5 starryfish said:

Am i crazy for thinking of doing this? The Relay would be the weekend before my marathon.

I would run a leg with 15 miles (3, 8, 4). So I think that would fit in with my taper.

It's not ideal. I wouldn't have planned to do it that way, but that doesn't mean you can't or that it will detrimental to your marathon.

Here's the thing....you're going to be tired. Really tired. Also, by the time you're done, it will feel like you ran more than 15 miles. 15 miles the weekend before a marathon is not a taper. My legs totaled just over 21 miles and by the time my third leg was over, I was probably even more tired & drained (the constant on the go, in & out of the van, lack of sleep etc) than I am when I go out and run 21 miles at one time.

I think if you do it, you need to make sure that the following week is extremely low key. Get a ton of sleep and rest/stretch those legs so that you're rested for the marathon.

I can switch to another leg that runs only 9 or 10 miles total. Would that be better? And yes I definitely will take it easy the week after and rest it up.

[stingsharkruns]

May 31, 2012 9:17:11 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

Thanks for the shout-out ladies

If you have any specific qustions feel free to ask. It was fun, and it sort of doubled as a mini-vacation for us. Even my "non-runner" husband enjoyed participating.

this.

mealsandmiles.com also ran

[stingsharkruns]

Onceuponalime.com did ragnar then ran Eugene the next weekend. she did the ultra team Ragnar.. that said. It's not ideal, and she is crazy.

i've never run a full, and i wasn't even actually one of the relay runners - but i did run 16miles as a pacer, and iwas up all night. I was freakin' exhausted. When we finally made it to KW on Saturday, i was so done. I went to dinner w/ my BFF who lives in KW and i couldn't eat anything i was SO tired. I've never been THAT tired in my entire life. it was crazy.

Ragnar is a blast though. definitely do it! I thought I was going to do it again this january, but It probably won't happen unless its a last minute "fill in for someone" kind of deal.

[arterr0]

May 31, 2012 9:25:12 GMT -5 starryfish said:

Am i crazy for thinking of doing this? The Relay would be the weekend before my marathon.

I would run a leg with 15 miles (3, 8, 4). So I think that would fit in with my taper.

I personally wouldn't do a Ragnar race the week before a marathon. I'm not kidding when I say I have never been as tired in my life after the Relay. I've done Ragnar Tennessee twice, and both times it took me a full three days before I was ready to run at all. My distances were about 14 the first year and 17 the second. Believe everyone when they say it's not the running that gets you. It's the complete and total sleep deprivation, coupled with somewhat questionable nutrition, and being cramped in a van.

That said, I highly recommend all runners do a relay at least once. Just not so close to another goal race.

[starryfish]

May 31, 2012 9:53:20 GMT -5 arterr0 said:

May 31, 2012 9:25:12 GMT -5 starryfish said:

Am i crazy for thinking of doing this? The Relay would be the weekend before my marathon.

I would run a leg with 15 miles (3, 8, 4). So I think that would fit in with my taper.

I personally wouldn't do a Ragnar race the week before a marathon. I'm not kidding when I say I have never been as tired in my life after the Relay. I've done Ragnar Tennessee twice, and both times it took me a full three days before I was ready to run at all. My distances were about 14 the first year and 17 the second. Believe everyone when they say it's not the running that gets you. It's the complete and total sleep deprivation, coupled with somewhat questionable nutrition, and being cramped in a van.

That said, I highly recommend all runners do a relay at least once. Just not so close to another goal race.

My goal for the marathon is to finish. So not a time goal per say (it will be my second marathon).

[clseale]

May 31, 2012 9:43:12 GMT -5 starryfish said:

May 31, 2012 9:32:07 GMT -5 clseale said:

It's not ideal. I wouldn't have planned to do it that way, but that doesn't mean you can't or that it will detrimental to your marathon.

Here's the thing....you're going to be tired. Really tired. Also, by the time you're done, it will feel like you ran more than 15 miles. 15 miles the weekend before a marathon is not a taper. My legs totaled just over 21 miles and by the time my third leg was over, I was probably even more tired & drained (the constant on the go, in & out of the van, lack of sleep etc) than I am when I go out and run 21 miles at one time.

I think if you do it, you need to make sure that the following week is extremely low key. Get a ton of sleep and rest/stretch those legs so that you're rested for the marathon.

I can switch to another leg that runs only 9 or 10 miles total. Would that be better? And yes I definitely will take it easy the week after and rest it up.

If the marathon is something you're planning on training hard for and you have a specific, challenging goal; I would probably opt for a shorter leg. I'm sure 5 or 6 miles won't make or break you either way, I was just surprised (I think most people were) how much more tired I was on my third leg than I thought I'd be. Just plan on being kind to your body the following week and I'm sure you'll do awesome. I was just exhausted.

[starryfish]

May 31, 2012 9:57:57 GMT -5 clseale said:

May 31, 2012 9:43:12 GMT -5 starryfish said:

I can switch to another leg that runs only 9 or 10 miles total. Would that be better? And yes I definitely will take it easy the week after and rest it up.

If the marathon is something you're planning on training hard for and you have a specific, challenging goal; I would probably opt for a shorter leg. I'm sure 5 or 6 miles won't make or break you either way, I was just surprised (I think most people were) how much more tired I was on my third leg than I thought I'd be. Just plan on being kind to your body the following week and I'm sure you'll do awesome. I was just exhausted.

Okay, I can switch to a shorter leg probably. This will be my second full, so I would like to beat my previous time, which I think I can pretty easily. But really my goal is just to finish the marathon.

I will take plenty of rest between the two events. Thanks!