Packing For Ragnar Trail SC

Omg y'all, Thursday night begins our Ragnar Trail adventure! I meant to be all packed up today, in time to write this blog, but life got in the way. I did start, though, so here is what I've packed so far.



A little background on the race, for those who have never done one. A regular Ragnar race involves 12 runners in 2 vans, running 200 miles point to point. Ragnar Trail involves camping, staying in one spot, and doing 3 loops around the trails of a park. Every runner does the same 3 loops, toralling 16.5 miles. The order of the loops change, though.



Does this make sense?
Anyway, 3 legs=3 outfits, of course. If you follow me on Instagram, I've been posting them throughout the day.







It's going to be hot and humid, so hopefully I don't die.

There are also some other important things already put aside. Like campsite decor. I cut out 100 snails. 100.



It only took 2 days of sitting on the couch and watching TV. Such a huge sacrifice!



Camping gear. I plan to bring my 2 big, fat, plush sleeping bags as well. To use as a cushion! I'm too old to sleep on the ground! We have a blow up mattress, but it's a queen, and that's too big! I also have a canopy to bring so that we have a little shade.



Food! Every camping trip needs granola and Boom Chicka Pop, but I also have oatmeal, rice cakes, and cashews. They feed us on Friday night, and there are food trucks as well.

I still have so much to pack tomorrow before I coach GOTR, but thanks to that handy dandy list, I know that I won't forget anything.

Have you ever run a Ragnar Race?

Training Update, Ragnar Edition

It seems so strange not to be training for Marine Corps, but I have Ragnar Trail this weekend, and a couple of half marathons coming up, so I am focusing on that!
I'm trying to vary my workouts, and add in some strength, which Class Pass Live should help out with!



Monday I was pretty lazy, I did 15 minutes of yoga and then just did some housework.

Tuesday was a track workout day. I had 3 miles planned, but I was feeling good so I did 4!



Wednesday I tried out Class Pass Live for the first time, using the heart monitor. For real, y'all, I am in some bad shape, cardio wise. I need to work on that for sure!
Anyway, in the morning I did a kickboxing class and in the evening I tried Barre. It was just over an hour total.



Thursday I ran at home, but I was really feeling those classes I took the day before. I was on the struggle bus for all 3 miles.



On Friday I walked a couple miles with my friend Ali and then I was just lazy all day. Well, that isn't really true. I had water duty for Saturday's run so I went and got the water jugs, and ran a few errands. So, i was moderately lazy.



Saturday was the long run. Toni (from my pace group) is still easing back in, so we ran 6 and walked 2.5, and then she kindly helped me fetch the water jugs and return them back to the store. After that, I sat on the couch all.day.long. and watched Clemson beat Syracuse.







Sunday I started off with a Core workout on Class Pass Live. I made top 3! I am still trying to hit 1000 points in one class, but I came really close! Afterwards, the hubs and I played mini golf.





Not a bad week overall! I hope to try some new classes on Class Pass Live this week. Possibly some strength workouts. Be on the lookout for way too many pics from Ragnar Trail Carolinas starting Thursday or Friday.

2018 Goals Update

My friend Lissa just posted about her goal progress for the year, which made me want to check out my own goals. I make an Achievement Board every year, with small and mostly attainable goals. As I meet my goals, I fill in the squares and sometimes make new ones.



So let's talk about my goals... the ones I met, the ones I'm working on, and the ones that just aren't going to happen.

Goals I've met:
*3250 Instagram followers: I met that goal and made a new one to get 3750. I'm actually in the 3600s now, so I might meet that new goal!
*Do an Obstacle Race: this is a bit of a stretch, but I did do an inflatable race, that did involve obstacles, so I'm totally counting it!
*Go Ziplining...



*complete the Coach Jenny Challenge: I finished the National Parks Challenge last week, and look forward to finding out what next year's challenge will be.
*raise $1400 for MDA: I met this, raised it twice more, and now my goal is $2250. I'm currently at just over $2000!
*2018 Run This Year challenge: my team finished this months ago. I am waiting to see if I can complete it myself again, and I believe I'm currently at about 1450 miles.
*200 day MFP streak: I met this goal and then I started switching around apps. I have no idea what my streak is now, but it is over 300 days.
*coach 5th season of GOTR: done! The Fall season would have been my 6th, but the school I was supposed to coach at is brand new and wasn't prepared for the program yet. Hopefully Spring 2019 will be better!
*read 50 books: I am at almost 60 for the year. Volunteering at a book store is certainly helping with this!
*beat a 52:50 trail 5k: done! I ran a trail 5k in 48ish minutes in June. Because of my winter injury, there will be no other PRs this year!
*run my 60th half: the Scream Half Marathon was my 60th, and what a race it was!
*Zooma Challenges: I completed the Run Love Challenge and the Summer Challenge!
*Get Yoga Teacher Certified...



*Visit the Mother Ship (Skirt Sports HQ) done! I visited in June when I was in Colorado for a race!
*30 day yoga streak: I'm on day 67ish

There are many that I have yet to complete, but also a few that just won't happen. I will not be Beating the Bridge or running a 50k, due to injury. My triathlon got cancelled because of Florence. I don't think I will complete 25 races, I am only at 13, and I doubt I will run 12 more before end of year. I'm ok with that, my injury made it a little hard to race. Maybe next year!



It's almost time to start thinking about my word for 2019. Hmmmmmm

Not Quite Wordless Wednesday, Class Pass Live Edition

I am writing about Class Pass Live because I think it's awesome, I am not being reimbursed in any way!

A couple of weeks ago I started noticing ads on Facebook for Class Pass Live, a workout app using Google Chrome Cast and a heart monitor. It reminds me a bit of how I imagine Orange Theory might be.



I could be wrong, I've never been there. Anyway, you hook up the Google Cast thingie and sync the heart rate monitor to it, and then you work out.





You can do the workouts live throughout the day, although I haven't tried that yet. The instructors actually know you are there and talk to you. Whaaaaat? Awesome.

You can also do workouts on demand and they have some from all over the country. Before my heart monitor came I did a Barry's Boot Camp!



They have barre, weights, yoga, cardio, anything you can think of!

Today I hooked it up and tried it out. I chose a kickboxing workout, but I rushed around to get ready and my heart rate was high at the start.



You get more points when you workout in the right zone, so it took me the whole workout to master that! I didn't finish last, though.



My first goals are 1000 points in one workout and top 10. I also plan to do a workout live to see the difference in the energy!



Have you tried Class Pass Live yet? I'm in love! It's a gym feel without leaving the house!

I Need Workout Help!

You know how it goes. You get in a rut and fall back on old ways. Running and a little bit of yoga is all I seem to be doing!





I'm trying to shake things up, so I've ordered Class Pass Live, and I'm waiting for ChromeCast and the Heart Rate Monitor to get here. I can try it out until they arrive, which is cool!



This morning I did a Boot Camp class with Barry's Boot Camp, omitting weights during the lower body portion, since I have a long run tomorrow.



I cannot wait to be able to watch it on my TV. My iPad mini is...well...mini!

I have BeachBody on Demand as well.

Any suggestions on ways to mix it up and keep it interesting? I have a gym membership but I mostly use it for yoga I'm not gonna lie!

Gatorade Endurance for When Fall is Still Summer

I received Gatorade Endurance Formula as part of being a BibRave Pro. (Ambassador) Check out BibRave.com to read and write race reviews.



Seriously, y'all, it's still super hot and humid here. Our mornings are starting to cool off a bit, but the afternoons will melt you! We won't see legit Fall weather here until around Thanksgiving, I kid you not.



That's where Gatorade Endurance Formula comes in. As a pace group running coach, I can't change up my runs to suit the weather. We run on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday every week, no matter what the weather is like. Sunday is going to be 10 degrees cooler than Saturday this week? Tough.

I fill my water bottle with Watermelon Endurance Formula every week to get me through these crazy runs. With twice the sodium and three times the potassium of Gatorade Thirst Quencher, this is just what my body needs to get me though these summer long runs.



I've ways been a water only girl during the run, so I make sure to drink a bottle of Gatorade while I prep in the morning, and usually finish it on my drive to the store. Each serving has 22g of carbs to get me started, and it absorbs really quickly into the bloodstream. By the time the run has started, I am ready to go! It has a nice watermelon taste, not too strong, which I love!



I usually prep it the night before, so that it's nice and cold when I wake up in the morning.



Be on the lookout this weekend for my Instagram stories. On Friday I will be posting about prepping for a long run, and on Saturday? Well, I will be posting all day about how Gatorade gets me through an 8 mile long run and then through a 4 hour bicycle scavenger hunt! I am going to need all the help I can get!

Endurance Formula also comes in Lemon Lime, Orange, and Cherry. What flavor will you try?

Wordless Wednesday