It's been quite some time since my last post, 2 months I believe. A lot has happened in these last 2 months. Life is funny that way, one moment you are cruising along and the next all sorts of things happen. I suppose that IS life. We should never be too complacent and comfortable with things. I am not suggesting we wake up every morning with a sense of paranoia expecting for SOMETHING to happen, but rather, have an appreciation for the small things life has to offer us that we sometimes forget to enjoy.
The only thirilling running related event I can share occured a little over a month ago. I coerced a few of my friends to participate in this insane but exciting running event--- The Spartan Race. It's unlike any other race I've ever participated in. The event was created by Royal Marines and other members of the armed forces and proceeds go to building homes for veterans (so the almost $90 fee didn't hurt so bad once I found out where the money went). In essence, the race tests your stamina, endurance, and strength. It stretched a little over 8 miles (8.4 I believe) and in between there were different obstacles we had to complete or cross. If we could not complete an obstacle the punishment was 30 burpees!!! I lost track of the total number of obstacles, but I will venture to say they were about 15 or so in total. I remember water crossings (2), rubiks cube solving, mud crawls, cargo net climbing (9 ft & 12 ft), wall jumping (6 ft & 4 ft), wall scaling, archery, crawling under barb wire, horizontal wall climbing (almost like rock climbing), balance beam crossing, jumping/crawling thru tires, and lastly blasting your way towards the finish line while fighting with a couple of spartan like gladiators. In the end I felt both beaten and triumphant!
As for after the Spartan Race....things have been a bit topsy turvy and my usual form of therapy (running) has been helpful but I haven't been able to run as often as I'd like..but when I do it brings me serenity.
