Races of 2013-2014

In 2012, I met my now-fiance. In March 2013, we decided to run the Shamrock 8K.

I assumed that he had done organized running events before. I honestly thought that if someone was in good shape, they had run in a race. I thought that I was just behind on this whole running with other people thing.

I was wrong. My fiance had never run in an organized event. So that made the Yuengling Shamrock 8K so much more fun!!!

I hate running, still. 

Tough Mudder MidAtlantic 2012

TM MidAtlantic 2012 was scheduled for the day before my 27th birthday. Which was pretty good, because that meant that 3 of my best friends were forced to hang out with me on my birthday weekend, since they'd already committed to being my TM Teammates that year. 3D and I were ready.

Team DTF!

(Down To Finish....duh)

Roadblocks!

Having gotten my Tough Mudder recap out of the way, there wasn't really a lot that followed. I'd like to say that I stayed on my game and got in better shape, but admittedly, I fell off the fitness wagon. I ate what I wanted, rarely worked out, and traded muscle for several pouds of fat.

I ordered Insanity. Let me tell you how that worked out for me....it lasted 2 days.

I finally got a little motivation, and decided to switch gyms. I went from Planet Fitness to OneLife. Planet Fitness, though an admirable establishment for those who are self motivated, is...well, it gets boring. There are no classes, limited variety of cardio machines, and frankly I was just not motivated to go. OneLife is more pricey but I consider it worthwhile since I have much more equipment, classes to choose from, and a number of amenities.

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I also got 3 free Training Sessions with a certified trainer. My first consult was just an intro to the options and logging my goals and info. No big deal. Goal: Get in shape for Tough Mudder 2012.