Asheville Spartan. It didn't start off well. We met up at 7:30am. And Rogue promptly crawled into the trunk of her car. While we waited for JC. Sooooo how's your plague doing? Ok. Since Rogue was half-dead, JC was coming straight from working an overnight shift, and Tiny Brazilian's feet wouldn't touch the pedals of … Continue reading Asheville Spartan Super
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Spartan Preparation Tips
I'm not best at preparation. I'm more of a “just give me a general time and location and let’s see what happens” kinda chick. I think it's why Rogue and I mesh so well on the adventure front. And possibly why our adventures are often labeled shit shows... Spartan Super is tomorrow. Black Mountain. Not … Continue reading Spartan Preparation Tips
Spartan’s Coming
I’ve given up on my hair this week. Apparently it’s quite evident. When I walked into work this morning, co-worker asked if I’d cut my hair. When I responded in the affirmative, his response was not the standard, “looks good.” No. No, instead he asked, “are you pleased with it?” Am I pleased with... No, … Continue reading Spartan’s Coming
How Hair Dictates Workout Schedules
I am at the mercy of my hair. Y'all just don't even know. Or maybe you do. My son posted this the other day. Reminding me that we have a Spartan Super on Saturday. This Saturday. It was...startling. And not just because it caused some of my female friends to use words like "hot" and … Continue reading How Hair Dictates Workout Schedules
There’s No Napping After Death Click
It's Saturday. The athletic day of rest. Actually, that's Friday. Saturday is actually athletic day of long run. But that didn't mean I was gonna sacrifice a second sleep in day to follow Tiny Brazilian and Endong up to McAfee Knob for sunrise. 4am start? 2:30am wake up? I'm not gonna say I didn't consider … Continue reading There’s No Napping After Death Click
Voluntary Rest Day
Yep. I'm doing that today. Voluntarily. I woke up at 5:00am when my alarm when off and made the call. Texted Rogue and went right on back to sleep. And now here I am resting and shit. Here's why. Y'all know how all of the social media networks went down Wednesday afternoon? And sent all … Continue reading Voluntary Rest Day
Circle of Excellence
Last week, I was in the best shape of my life. This week, I have the lung capacity of a sedentary 80 year old lifetime smoker. Initially, I thought it was a recurrence of the Zombie Parasite that kept me from Iron Mountain last year. But I've been doing some research. And all symptoms point … Continue reading Circle of Excellence
One Hour Rest Day
I just spent the last two hours reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Really kind of enjoying the book. I've got a thing for post-apocalyptic fiction. Around page 63, I took a break. Went to update my progress in my Goodreads app. For the same reason I add my strength workouts to my Strava manually. … Continue reading One Hour Rest Day
The Gym Life Chose Me
"Stop whining. You chose this." "I didn't choose the gym life. The gym life chose me." And it chose the hell outta me this week. Because after my last post, after Beautiful Beastie worked my arms to the point of uselessness, Skratch and J-Vicious both dared me to go to Arm Day. So obviously I … Continue reading The Gym Life Chose Me
We Do Work, Though
I keep looking down at my hands. Expecting to see blood. I have this former co-worker. Let's call her The Betrayer. That I hadn't really seen in a lot of years. Until I showed up to PlayFITStayFIT and there she was. And I thought we were cool, you know? Like maybe I knew I wasn't … Continue reading We Do Work, Though
Shine My Way 