Fit2Fat2FitBlog: Day 26

Want to know how to get your heart rate elevated? Run up a wet aluminum stadium while lightning flickers in the distance.

Even Ben Franklin would have said, “#$% this.”

But not us. Oh no. Not us intrepid PLSers. A heavy rainstorm  hit at 3 a.m. and then broke around four.  Another incoming storm lit up the horizon to the North and the West as we started at 5 a.m. Thankfully it held off until we finished at 6 a.m.  And then it started to rain.

We started with the Gauntlet.  I can kick butt going up but can’t see going down the stadium steps (I don’t workout with my glasses).  We nearly managed two laps.  Then we got to play cat and worked out in the sandbox at the top of the hill. Running and doing exercises in the sand makes you feel sluggish. It also adds sand to the little black rubber pellets from the field into your shoes.  Then we moved to the ball in the bucket drill with a new coach who I don’t know his name yet.  We also did planks, burpees, planks and other fun things. We finished up with Morgan who had 20 burpees, 40 mountain climbers and 20 step-ups ready for us.

We then ran a half mile. I did surprisingly well on that and finished toward the front of the pack. I’ve picked up a little bit of speed.   We also did some stomach exercises — I need all the help I can get in that department.

As we finished and stretched, a huge bolt of lightning spread across the sky. The whole group went, “ooooooooooooh.”

I’m sure tomorrow and Thursday will be extra tough. Wednesdays and Thursdays are usually like that.

I’m glad I got out of bed. I’m glad I showed up. I felt good as I ran off the field because my workout was behind me. I know I gave good effort today.  And thankfully, I didn’t discover electricity.