Category Archives: Ragnar Training

Will Run For Beer (Ragnar Training)

Between training for Ragnar, getting in my weekly rides at RevolveDC (did you enter my giveaway yet?), and taking advantage of our amazing weather by going on long weekend bike rides with my husband, I’ve been exercising 7 days a week with … Continue reading

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Ragnar Training — Hills And Other Craziness

Did you enter my RevolveDC 5 Ride Package giveaway? You can enter every day! Week 2 of my Ragnar training included hill repeats, another double run (you can read about my first double run here), and an 11 mile long run. It was a … Continue reading

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Ragnar Training — My First Double Run

One of my strategies for Ragnar training is to add a few double runs to my schedule–running twice on the same day, in the morning and in the evening. While many people run at different times of the day depending on … Continue reading

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Running Hill Repeats

Last week I added running hill repeats to the growing list of new things I’ve done with my Mom’s Run This Town group. I’ve always included hill work in my race training plans, but I usually do incline intervals on the treadmill.  … Continue reading

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I’m Running Ragnar!

I think it was on our crazy trail run adventure that my friend convinced me to commit to being on a Ragnar team with her. I told her that if she rounded up 10 other runners, I wouldn’t be the one … Continue reading

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