Running for Pain...I mean enjoyment

My husband is crazy! I'm sure all of you know this by now, but if not, he has added to his crazy list. Not only does he race his car, drive insanely fast, do extreme snowmobiling, hike in flash flood zones, deal with his crazy wife, and an assortment of other things...he has now decided that running hundreds of miles is fun. Yep, that's right he runs for fun.

I don't know about you, but unless there's some kind of emergency, I'm not running, and even then it's iffy. But Brad has now participated in 3 Ragnar Relay races, each being somewhere around 200 miles each...give or take a few miles. Two have been in Utah, and this last one was in Vegas. For those of you unfamiliar with Ragnar, they are relay races for a team of 6 or 12 people and you take turns running different legs of the race for somewhere around 30 hours...for more detail google it. I think it's crazy and the amount of pain Brad was in after the first one I thought for sure he wouldn't subject himself to that again, but I guess he has built up a tolerance because he didn't hurt nearly as bad this time around. Needless to say, I don't think that was the last Ragnar. He and his buddies are now talking about going to a race in Florida, and apparently there are two in California...

Here are some pictures from the latest race in Vegas. The team he was on was called "Revenge of the Mullets." And yes, they wore their wigs the whole time! INSANITY!



I really enjoyed looking at the other team names and costumes. Here are my favorites. The car is self explanatory, but the person running, she's wearing a fried egg costume, can you guess their team name? I thought it was so clever! They were "Scrambled Legs and Achin"! Haha!



Brad is not alone in his insanity, two of his friends were also at the race on another team and all of Brad's immediate family (and some extended) have participated in at least one race.



And lastly, Brad's team was such a huge hit, they literally became celebrities. These ladies approached Brad and asked to have their picture with him. Apparently that was like the tenth time it happened! I think he just looked so believable with his Mullet! He's hot even with long hair!



I'm so proud of him, even if I don't understand the enjoyment. He has accomplished so much and I am in constant awe of his motivation!