Brad and AngelaThe early months of 2013 turned Brad from a "Why would you run that far when you could drive" kind of guy to a "When can we do it again!?" kind of guy. Angela's glad for the extra excuses to run further . . . and faster. Brad intends to run Ragnar this year fueled on candy bars and pop. Despite the fact that he'll be 34, he still has the metabolism of a 13 year old boy. Which is annoying for Angela, who has dropped 40+lbs since the birth of their youngest in 2008, and has to work it HARD to keep it off. What are they looking forward to most about Ragnar--leaving two kids and two dogs in Grandma's (somewhat) capable hands and running all the way to Key West. Running is a lot like parenthood--who needs sleep ANYWAY??
Gigi (who blogs at Running on Candy)I just started “running” in 2011 after many MANY years of nothing active. I put that is quotes because there was much more walking involved. When I learned shortly after I started that there was a relay race that ended up in Key West I knew beyond any shadow of a doubt I would do this one day. My goal was to do the 2014 as a 40th b’day gift to myself but had no idea how to go about it. I luckily had two friends who said they would go too. Key West is my most favorite place!!! Then after the 2013 Ragnar Angela put up on the Tough Chik FB page that she was going to do it again and needed teammates….I am not sure she even refreshed her page before I was all over her like a hungry golden retriever “YES YES YES”
NickI started running about 5 years ago, mostly because I don't like the leg machines at the gym. I'm one of those disgusting people who has to run and work out to keep from losing weight. (It's ok to hate me for it, my wife does). Once I started running though I found out I was actually fairly speedy. In spite of that I really only run a few races a year, though I do run a few times a week with friends. I lived in Florida for 12 years managing the horticulture department for a public garden but recently moved to Missouri where I run a small arboretum in Springfield. Brad is friend from college (Go Pokes!
Melissa
I moved to Florida a year ago from Washington State to work in the
Everglades. While I may have chosen Florida reluctantly, it as been a
great move full of spectacular adventures and good friends made. My
first big relay was in 2000 at the ripe age of 19 and I ran the Hood to
Coast relay in Oregon with my mom's work team. Read: no beer. :) Since
then, I've dabbled in long distance running amidst bouts of grad school
and laziness.
I'm a slow and plodding runner, but what I lack in speed I make up for in consistency and ability to cheer on the group. This will be my first Ragnar ever and I'm so excited to spend 199 miles with all of my new friends and van mates!
Mike B.
Lived in florida most of my life, I have been running for about a year
and a half, in that time I have completed 4 half marathons, Ragnar FL
Keys 2013, a sprint triathlon, a couple dozen obstacle runs (warrior
dash, superhero scramble, highlander, etc.) and a number of 5 and 10ks.
I also Surf, Paddleboard, Race outrigger canoes and mountain bike. I'm
a geek at heart and by trade, have been doing I.T. work for 15 years
and love sci fi and horror flicks. Oh yeah and Kilts... I run in them.Dawn
Susan
I am the mother of three wonderful and adorable children - Mason (5),
Kennedy (4) and Brooklyn (2). My husband Ray and I have been married
for ten (almost eleven) exciting, eventful and awesome years. We
currently live in Pittsburgh, but I grew up in West Virginia (no, my
brother is not my father) and went to college in North Carolina. I
lived in South Florida for a few years after school, which makes coming
down for the Ragnar even more exciting. In my prior life I was a
Corporate Recruiter for Dick's Sporting Goods - I left the company to
become a stay-at-home mom when our second-born was one year old.
Motherhood has been an amazing experience - many good days and plenty of bad days. Now that my baby is two, I am finally feeling ready to take back some of my life - enter running. In the past I have had a love/hate relationship with running....maybe a little more hate than love. But, these days, I am feeling a lot more love - running is my dose of therapy and much needed solitude. So, I registered for the Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon this coming August here in Pittsburgh. What better way to force yourself to get in shape? I invited my friend Allison Joyce to join me for the race.....and the next thing I know I am on a team of twelve (crazy) people who plan to run from Miami to Key West. I am so excited (and scared) to do this thang!!!
Allison
I'm Allison, coming to you from Miami (born and raised, you won't find many like me). Looking forward to my first Ragnar in 2014. I've only been to Key West once, so I thought running there for my second visit was the only way to go. Working out/running keeps me sane from the craziness of a husband, 3 kids and 2 cats. I'm fluent in sarcasm, and have an irrational fear of clowns and lizards.
Kristen
As a busy mom, running is the "me thing" that I have. Never run in a
Ragnar before but super excited...& just a little nervous! Looking
forward to bonding, laughing, and whatever it takes to get this done
with my team! Eager to see my husband and three kids waiting for me at
the end!
We're proud to announce that two of our amazing sponsors from last year will be back with us for 2014. We're excited to have Shower Pill and Aspaeris back on board--because they literally made our experience bearable. Shower Pill will keep us from stinking as we run 199 miles from Key Biscayne to Key West, and Aspaeris Pivot Shorts will hold our legs together (and help us have the ability to still walk around Key West when we are done!
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