Yay I signed up for the Warrior Dash 2011

Wow it has been a long time since I have posted anything.  Where on earth does the time go? 

I am a very happy girl right now.  I convinced my husband to do the warrior dash with me.   For those of you who do not know what the warrior dash is, this is how they explain it on their website... It is a mud crawling, fire leaping, extreme run from hell.  This fierce running series is held on the most challenging and rugged terrain across the globe.  Warriors conquer extreme obstacles, push their limits and celebrate with kick ass music, beer and of course warrior helmets.   My husband is not and never has been a runner so time to get him (and myself training)   I just printed off the couch to 5k program for him and he started last week.  We have plenty of time though, the race here in MI is not until the end of July.   I would be lying if I said I was not nervous.  Running 3.3 miles, I got that no problem but I am not sure how my upper body strength is going to hold up through all the obstacles.  I am thinking I should be picking up the little heavier weights in my total body workout classes now ~lol.





On a side note... I have continued to get my butt to the gym 5 days a week and all is going well.   I actually look forward to my morning workouts and seeing all the familiar faces at the gym.  Every day it is the same people and although I do not know most of their names we all talk.  One guy just got back from a week long biking trip in Arizona.  Two of the girls I now know are training for a 5k while another is training for a half.   I have heard the stories of a recent 5k in Detroit in which everyone running were freezing their butts off.   Each day there are 5-10 people in the army who come and work out, always the same 5-10 people dressed in their camo kicking ass working out on the gym floor.  The track is upstairs over looking the gym and run after run lap after lap I find them extremely motivating.  Looking down at them while they are doing push up after push up knowing that they are working their asses off to not only stay in shape for themselves but for all of us Americans makes me want to run that much harder, that much farther.  I have never had a conversation with any of those guys but a week or so ago one of those guys came upstairs gave me a high 5 and said nice job.  He probably thought I had run miles upon miles upon miles because I was on that track for such a long time but in all honesty I only ran 4 miles.  lol    I love the morning crew at the gym and have found waking up at 4:45am is less daunting knowing that when I walk through the doors at 5:30 am I will be greeted by all the same familiar faces.   Ryan (my husband) who is not a morning person and never has been went to the gym today before work and when he was done he sent me a text that said.  "the place was kinda busy but the people are much more friendly in the morning."  I could have told him that :)

A little angry running and randomness

I feel like my work out life is kinda boring right now which is why I have not written in this blog for over a week.  Every day the same boring thing... 5am alarm goes off, I unhappily roll my ass out of bed, start my car (automatic start is a beautiful thing) get ready and out the door by 5:15 am.   Mon - Thur it is the same drill over and over again and I am getting board.    Spring oh how I long for you, I want to wake up in the morning and say hhhmmm I think I will run the trail or perhaps today I will run the neighborhood.  I hate knowing that I am limited to the treadmill at the gym or the track at the gym.  I am not desperate enough to run outside in the cold and snow just yet though.

Speaking of the gym...  Sat. I took Owen for his swimming lessons.  The class is only 45min. long but I went up to the track to run while he took his class.  On a normal Sat. I would hit the gym right when they open at 7am and make Sat. my long run day.  (some of you are probably thinking anything under 5 miles should not be considered a long run but in my book... anything above 3 miles is a long run lol)  With Owen doing swim lessons the "long" runs are not going to be cut short for a little while.   Oh well.   So this past Sat. was the first time I had ever run on the track when the gym had not just opened.  It had already been open for 2.5 hrs at that point and IT WAS A ZOO!    At 5:30am on the weekdays it is just me, two ladies who walk together and the cute guy with nice arms... back... ass... (WHAT?!?!... I might be on my 12th year of marriage but I am not dead, give a girl a break.  Besides he runs faster then me so I have no choice but to look at his assets lap after lap after lap)  hhhmmm where was I?  Oh yeah so other then about three other people I have the whole track to myself every morning.  Sat. mornings there are a few more people but still nothing like what I experienced this past Sat. 

I think an etiquette class needs to be held when it comes to track running.  I almost leveled a guy when he decided to cross the track without looking to see if any runners/walkers were coming.  Then there are the people who decide to walk together who take up both the fast and the slow lane, annoying but not as irritating as the person who decides to walk in the fast lane.  Sorry to burst your bubble but it does not matter how fast you are walking people, you are still not as fast as the runners!   Running the track should be viewed like driving, keep in the right lane and pass in the left lane when necessary.  Why is this such a hard concept for some people?  The thing is it was not just one or two people doing this... there were several.   The the lady who stopped in the fast lane to tie her shoe takes the cake though.  OMG if your shoe lace comes undone that is ok, just move over and off the track, tie it and get back on.  Don't just stop right in front of people who are running, where is the common sense?  I think she learned her lesson when the guy who was running at a pretty good clip came right up on her.   Although a "crash" was avoided he did end up knocking her over.  Ok so this is not showing good sportsmanship but I will be honest I did chuckled to myself and thought serves her right for not using her head.   The only way I can describe Saturdays run is by calling it an angry run.  lol  I was so annoyed with everyone around me.  I need this weather to break so I can take a long run outside with little chance of running into someone. 

On a happy note I got a special package in the mail the other day!!!   Blogger Heather http://www.runfastermommy.com/   was running  a contest to win a necklace from http://www.sportygirljewelry.com/  Would you believe I won?!?!!?   Oh my gosh I was so happy!  It came wrapped so nice ~would make an excellent gift!  I got the one that says eat, pray run, repeat!   Thank you Heather and Sporty girl Jewelry, I love love love my new necklace!