Countdown to Warrior Dash - 33 Days

HOLY CRAP!

They've changed venues on me.

Before it was piles of hay, now it's a huge stack of giant hay bales and they added things like climbing over junked cars and running through a "stream".

What the heck have I gotten myself into???

To find out - check this out - Warrior Dash Central Texas and be very, very afraid (for me).

Countdown to Warrior Dash - 46 Days

They're so pretty!!

I finally did it. I bought my very first pair of real running shoes. I've bought fairly decent cross trainers and one good pair of walking shoes before, but no actual "running" shoes. I went down to Luke's Locker, waited my turn and ran up and down their track (feeling like an idiot) and bought my fancy new shoes. (It turns out, despite all the pages I've ripped out of magazines, running shoes are a lot less expensive than I thought they were.- A very good thing. )

I'm not making any promises, but I'm going to at least make an attempt at running. The short term goal is to be able to run enough to be able to run with Petey. If this goes well, maybe....and I'm making no promises here...a sprint triathalon.

81 Days - Countdown to Warrior Dash

I started a new workout program today and I’d like to say the motivation was to train for Warrior Dash, but the truth is, it wasn't. Reality is a combination of boredom and the desire to lose weight.

When I picked up my September issue of SELF on Monday and saw "YOUR WEIGHT MINUS 8!" I was hooked. It had to be a sign from the universe that I even saw the September issue before say, January. So, I had to sign myself up and follow the program for the whole month of September.

First, I am bored silly with my current work out program. Second, if – strike that – WHEN I lose the eight pounds it will be the same as going on a shopping spree without spending a penny. Woo Hoo. Getting dressed will more what do I want to wear and less what can I possibly squeeze myself into. So, off I go.

I’m happy to report that the first day has gone well. I managed one of the elliptical workout or at least most of it. I did manage to keep up with the resistance increases. The instructions include “keep your pace to 160 (strides per minute) on the tough intervals to maximize the fat burn.” Ha! I only managed to hit 160 during level 2, forget level 16. After the resistance hit double digits I could barely break 100. As for setting the cross ramp to incline at 10, I am happy to report I couldn’t find an option to increase the incline on the machine I picked. So, that doesn’t count, right?

I also managed to avoid french fries at lunch and the chocolate cake in the break room. Overall, I'm counting Day 1 as a victory.