That Warrior Dash Post I Promised.....

Saturday afternoon was the much anticipated Warrior Dash.  Here and gone with only the muddy pictures to prove we did it.  Kim and I had a blast on the course.  Neither of us took it serious as far as our finishing time so that made it much more fun to goof around on the obstacles. 

I have to admit, I did skip two of the tallest to prevent a nice fireman from having to rescue me.  I have an issue with heights that has gotten worse with age.  I simply freeze and my legs turn to concrete.  So knowing that it was best for everyone, I didn't climb the giant wall or go over the big wooden one that had no cargo net.  The others, I jumped right over or in...the pond was almost an issue for Kim since she's shorter and it was pretty deep on the end where we entered.  Then getting over the big logs in the water was a challenge for her short legs. 

We crawled under a dark shed on our knees, climbed in and out of dumpsters, under barbed wire, through the pond, over fire logs, through the mud pit on our belly... mud was everywhere!  We made a curtain with a sheet on the back of her car and stripped down in the field where we parked.  Good thing we wore clothes and shoes we could throw away.  Tired and sunburned, we rode home laughing about how dirty we were.

Catching up and it's Warrior Dash time!

I knew when I started this blog that I would get slack... sorry.  I've had a great few weeks and the mileage has been about the same.  Still it's forward progress and mileage.  We had a girls' weekend at a friends house in Hilton Head two weeks ago and it was so nice.  Lots of junk food and wine.  I did, at least, get up early each morning and run to Starbucks.  I intentionally didn't take coffee with me so it would force my hungover butt out the door for coffee really early.  We were up and running around 6am the 2 miles to Starbucks and then took the scenic route back to the house.  It was nice!  Felt bad the entire next week from all the junk and managed to get some miles in.

This past weekend we had a 10k race so I knew I would get my long run of 6 miles in.  That was my reason for signing up.

This week I'm looking forward to tracking Hurricane Irene while she strengthens and heads right toward the NC/SC coast.  My personal prediction is that she heads east and grazes the Outer Banks with flooding in eastern NC/VA areas.  I'm sure I will be glued to the Weather Channel all week just waiting to see where they send Jim Cantore.

Then it's time for the Warrior Dash on Saturday!  We signed up for this so long ago that we lost the excitement.  I'm going to rally the troops this week and get the girls stirred up a bit.  Should be fun!  I'll be sure to tell you all about it,

Week Three

Total mileage this week was 16. Getting there...

Monday - always yoga after work
Tuesday - track laps with hubs 3.5 miles and it was hot
Wednesday - laundry night
Thursday - group run uptown 4 miles
Friday - rest day
Saturday - 5k race toughest course ever but it was fun - roller coaster hills
Sunday - 5.75 miles with Bryan to town and back - mentally tough run

Best run of the week was Thursday night because I felt good and it was cloudy.
Worst run was definitely Sunday. Started at 10am and it was already hot and sunny. The route to town and back has little to no shade. I was defeated from the start... mentally I just couldn't make myself enjoy it so I just followed Bryan and kept the whining to a minimum.

I will do better at getting out of bed to get my long runs before the sun is full blast. I also need to remember that driving to a shady location to run needs to be priority on super hot days.

Girls weekend coming up Friday so I will be running around the flat paved trails at Hilton Head Island! Squeeeee!

Week Two and Things I Need

...well more like things I want
Anyway, Week Two was a bust.
Mon - yoga
Tues - nada
Wed - nada
Thurs - group run at Crowders Mtn - difficult trail but fun 3.5 miles
Fri - chores: rode the mower around for a few hours
Sat - slept in and it felt good, Presby Crit that evening
Sun- group run at a new paved greenway, nice and shady 4 miles
Total mileage = 7.5 which means I suck

Now things I need (besides the obviously, money):
Sports massage (hip is getting wonky feeling)
All those products in my magazines that will make me young and energetic (pffffft...)
Tickets and someone to go see Foo Fighters with me in November (it's on a week night, who does that?)
Upper body strength to help me through the obstacles at Warrior Dash on August 20th at 1pm in the mid-day southern heat/humidity. We have to be crazy to do this...
And last but most important... MILEAGE! We have a half mary in October!

It's a new week so let's make the best of it... 1 - 2 - 3 - GO!