Running on my own 2 Feet

Hey!  It's Wednesday for all the normal working folk!

I am surviving- head is above water, and I actually feel like I am swimming upstream for once in my life! I made a huge life change over the weekend, can't remember if I covered that in my last post or not but still- YAY me!  I am one, 9 hour shift of madness away from a day off, and 2 weeks away from my next event.

I got the go ahead this morning from my wonderful trainer to print (PRINT!) the entries for my next two events- and they are both in the Preliminary division!  We had a wonderful flat lesson, and Goose is really just coming into his own and figuring out how to let go in his back. Hurray for hard work paying off!

As for me I am still plugging along, trying to get some work outs in amongst all this crazy heat and riding/working.  I missed yesterday due to crazy down pours (2 in of rain in less than 3 hours) which led to me catching up on some sleep, reading, and paperwork before going to clean my stalls and trot my horse.  Today has been a bit more productive, with some calf raises and push-ups, but tomorrow I have a real workout planned with a good friend, which will include running!  My goal, assuming I can breathe in the humidity, is to try and run for 8 minutes straight.  I used to run a sub-8 min mile, so I am going for just running the full 8 minutes and seeing how far this gets me.  Maggie is a huge fitness nut, so she is in wonderful shape and it is a great push for me.  Then we are going to properly do some squat sets, maybe some real push-ups (not the weird ones I do to try and save my wrists), planks, and who knows what else she will throw at me.

I have decided to try and shoot for a 5k mud (dirt) run in August.  It will be a nice change for me to have something to work towards that is not horse related, and I think doing a mini-tough mudder could be a lot of fun!  There is a full tough mudder in October in St. Louis that I would LOVE to run in, but I think realistically I may go to the one in Chicago next spring.  Who knows though- October is still a long ways away, I may be able to buckle down and be ready by then!

Until next time peeps- hey its my FRIDAY!!!!!