It’s obvious from the response to this giveaway that exercising with friends makes every workout better. Our winner of the “Finding Your Zen” giveaway is Justine. To say the least she was thrilled to have won and her excitement was contagious! She hadn’t experienced the best week and winning this giveaway came at a great time for her. It makes us happy too!
Here’s Justine with her new leggings from Feisty Fit, and her certificate for one month of Free Yoga and the Jade Yoga Mat from Clean Spirit Yoga. I think she looks pretty happy! I asked Justine about her workouts and as with many of our giveaway winners, she had a great story to tell about working out and friendships.
New mat, new leggings, and free yoga. She’ll see you on the mat!
A couple of years ago Justine decided to run a Ragnar Relay. Ragnar Relays are held all over the country. Typically teams are made of up 12 people who run different legs of the relay. The route is approximately 200 miles and the teams run 24/7! I participated in the Miami to Key West FL Ragnar this past February. Believe me, Ragnars are quite an adventure with lots of running and very little sleep. Justine decided she wanted to explore Washington D.C. so she signed up for a Ragnar that would take her there. She booked a flight and signed up for a team. This is the best part; she didn’t know anyone that would be on her team – none of them! She just signed up and flew there! Forward ahead another year and she did it again. This time she signed up for the Ragnar from Madison to Chicago and joined an Ultra team consisting of only 6 team members! Running and meeting new friends; how fun is that?
I asked Justine what she was currently training for. This week she will be running 15 miles as part of her training for a full marathon. She didn’t sign up for a race at any location. Justine just wanted to see if she could do it and she’s making up the routes as she goes. The great part is that she won’t be alone. Although her Ragnar running friends are from all over the country, Indiana, Washington D.C., Illinois, and Tennessee, they will be running with her – virtually. They are each going to begin their run at 7:30 a.m. November 29th from their home states and “run together”. Justine hopes to finish between 11:00 and 11:30 a.m. She admits she nervous but she’s also super excited.
I love this story and I love the fact that you can begin as total strangers and through working out and exercise you become great support and great friends. Congratulations, Justine, and good luck to you and your friends on your virtual marathon!
Here’s to finding your style,™
Kim
