HOW IT ALL BEGAN - Mitzi

Sorry this entry is so long....but we decided to blog this yesterday so we have a few days of catching up to do....other days will be shorter....we'll even have pictures soon...oooo...aaa!

So, Jane told me one day of this Group Outdoor Fitness with Train Strong that she visited. Said she was signing up. Thought she was hitting the whiskey a little too much. Who would want to put their body through that every day? But then it dawned on me…DING (did you know that the sound of dawning sounds a lot like a microwave ding? I digress…) …I DO! So I forked over the moola and signed up literally 2 days before it started….there was no turning back!

Day One July 9:
“Holy Crap!!” “Can I get a refund?” “I’m already tired and we just did the warm ups”! Those were some of the thoughts that were racing through my head this here first day-o-camp. I woke up nice and early…too early as I sat in the parking deck for 15 minutes.
This day was our physical fitness test day….the “how many of these can you do in a minute and how fast can you run” day. We do this today and we’ll do it at the end to see how we improved. Here’s how I did….don’t laugh!
Run .82 Mile: 7:19
Push Ups: 43
Sit Ups: 31
50/100 yard? Sprint: 19:01

I’m strong….but not fast. Felt good that night….was excited that I signed up after the initial shock of doing stadium runs….FOUR OF THEM!!

Day Two: July 10

I’M ALMOST DIED ON MY BIRTHDAY!! (Many of you are now going….oh man, I missed her birthday! That’s ok…just send me a present to make up for it!)
Ok so it wasn’t that bad….but it was hard….of course. DUH! 110 push ups, 110 lunges on each leg, 110 mountain climbers (which I actually like….my abs are in mucho paino tho but I likey!), 110 side leg raises on each leg, running a lap in between each exercise and then….THEN….I don’t know what this was called….The Gauntlet of Madness? It involved a lot of sprinting, a lot of sit ups, a lot of jumping, and a lot of plopping to the wet wet ground. I don’t want to do that ever again….but I bet we do….dang.
So, that’s Day Two….near death experience on my birthday….but it’s all worth it! Right?

Day Three: TODAY
WE'RE OFF TODAY! Wooo! I slept in a little....woke up and ran 4 miles and stretched for 10 minutes. You'd think it's something I'd normally do...but NOPE....we can't escape the program even on days we don't have it! Nope, they give us personal missions on these days....13 or so to choose from and I ....after taking about 15 minutes to rise from the bed and walk to the bathroom because I was so sore, chose the easiest mission! Yeah, uh-huh....starting out strong! ha!