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What was I looking for again? Oh yes... my brain...

Remember when I started running for pretty much the first time in my life, back in January? Well, if you don't, its true. I did the "Couch to 5K" program because I promised my sister (an avid runner/ all-around athlete) that I would run a 5K with her in March for her birthday. We ran another 5K in April. I ran a few more times in April, May, and June. Hardly any running since, certainly not any more than 1 mile. All this to say that yesterday I signed up for an 8+ mile race that is two months from now-- a "Spartan Race" where mud, fire, barbed wire, and other obstacles are to be expected. It was a "Living Social Deal" yesterday-- less than half the usual price. So I went for it! Hence the title of this post. So today training started. I did the workout that the Spartan website sends in a daily email:

"This should take just over an hour... I can watch Modern Family!"
Warm-up: Half mile jog "this SUCKS. but i just watched Biggest Loser last night and I am not about to let another season go by where they start out weighing twice as much as me and in 3 months they're in wayyyy better shape than me and look better too. And I need to be good to go for Europe!"
100 traveling lunges
400m sprint
100 double unders after whipping myself with the jump rope three times in the shin, I quickly shifted to normal jumping rope
400m sprint 
100 hand release push-ups after 40 of 4 at a time, these became regular pushups, frequently laying face down on the ground and moving maybe 2 inches down for each one
400m sprint by this one a senior citizen mall walker could've kept time with me
100 air squats yessss I could do these! even though my squats weren't as low as usual... success! 
400m sprint this came after a stroll 
2 mile run ...after accepting that I was going to have to skip Modern Family. and talking myself out of quitting and picking up on the run tomorrow. I saw a friend about half a mile in, so I let myself take a minute to talk, breathe etc. 
Cool down: half mile jog ummm I walked most of this

So... I did it! I kept making excuses throughout and planning when I was going to quit early... but I didn't! I may have modified, but I did it all! 4 miles all together plus all of those other crazy things. I have a long way to go, but I'll take it one day at a time. For now, I'm still trying to figure out if I want to throw up or I'm starving... 





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  1. AnnalieseOctober 5, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    For any who are wondering... The answer to my last thought turned out to be the former. TMI? you're welcome.

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