SOMA GET FIT.

By Angelica Lawrence

If you ask me to do something that I’ve never done before chances are

I’ll say yes, especially if it involves any kind of physical fitness.

So when asked to be a part of the 176 mile: Las Vegas Ragnar Relay; naturally I was
in, no questions asked. I should have asked questions….
We left Santa Barbara at 10 pm on a Thursday and drove to Longdale, NV. As the team of
11 eagerly awaited the start of our first runner, I sleepily thumbed through the course guide to see my legs of the race, runner #8: first leg 8.6 miles on an hill.
Thought: 1. 8 is such a good #!
Thought: 2. 8.6 miles I can do this in my sleep; I Start my day with a 5-7 mile run, go to 1 hour of
spin and then a little kickboxing or yoga to close out the day.
Thought: 3. At this point I’m 3 miles into my run; I have a side pain
and I’m coughing up dust. It’s at least 100 degrees out. I should
have known better to do a race with a slogan of ‘eat-sleep-
repeat’. Oh my god! It occurs to me, I have to run 2 more times…

Leg 20: I’m on deck for my second run; it’s only 3.6 miles on an incline at 4 am. Despite a slight off course detour ( I got lost, oops!) It was one of the best runs of my life.

Leg 28: Macie is sick I take her spot; 5.1 miles on a flat. Easy! I’m doing good, sore but good.

Leg …What leg is it? My last one! 3.1miles with a downhill start to a slight incline. I’m so tired! I have had no sleep all I’ve eaten is think thin bars and goldfish. I can’t decide which one I’m slowly Turning Into. I think a goldfish I have this organgie glow about me but it may just be a tan. My claves hurt my hip flexors are sore. Where’s the exchange? I yell to a girl bearing water to her BF. (my body knows 3 miles and this leg was more than 3 miles) “Like two more miles” she replies. OMG! I’m going to die…I push up the hill, thinking of all my spinners who get up at 6 am and come to my class and how hard they work. I say to myself ‘I’m strong’ and start to sprint towards my finish. Ironman here I come!?!

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