Warm-up

So as I said in my last post, today was the big day for my favorite class to begin, after taking the summer off. I figured our instructor would go easy, maybe doing our arms by lifting weights.

Not so much.

Our instructor decided since it was a beautiful day in August (and it is...high's in the 80's....is this normal?? Global warming my foot!) we would run outside.

So we start warming up by doing laps in the parking lot. The gym is on a slope, so you have to go up the hill and then back down the hill. After about three laps of walking, it was time to strap the sled around my waist. The sled in and of itself is about 30-35 pounds, then today he added twenty-five pounds to it. We were instructed to run up the hill and down twice and that he was going to time us. UGH. Please don't put a competitive twist to it, I'm fine doing the drill but if I know that there's potential to beat someone's time, I just go crazy.

One trip up that hill with 50 lbs and I thought, "forget competition, I just want to be able to walk tomorrow." Plus it doesn't help that a Shipley's Donuts is next door to the gym, so while I'm gasping for air, all I could smell was a delicious chocolate donut with sprinkles being made. Stupid donut.

I finished pulling the sled and then he had us running laps, sprinting as fast as we could and then pulling the sled again up and down the hill twice.

So as I sit here thinking "why is this my favorite class?" I am glad that I did it. I came home and for lunch made some talipia, carrots and a fruit smoothie. Fruit smoothies make everything better.