Day 23… A Romp In the Field
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Rock Getting Some Love |
After a long day in the classroom and an early dinner with a good friend I was anxious to get out and stretch the legs. My brother-on-law decided to join me and to hit the trails behind their house. It is much different running through farmers fields just outside of Burlington than running on Killington.
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Post Run |
As we got further away from the house and into the trail and fields the distance between us started to grow. My brother-in-law has been a gym rat for years, hitting the weights and treadmill inside each morning before work. A few falls later in the mud he is starting to learn about the joys and wonder of trail running. He will be a convert, I have faith. Throughout the run I had no idea where I was going, I just kept twisting and turning and it definitely kept Pat on his toes. There was one stretch in which I took use through some seriously overgrown fields. Our legs are full of war wounds tonight. I hope none of it was poison ivy or poison parsnip! He caught up to me when I stopped at the mile marker and did 10 burpees. Yes, burpees! They seem to be making their way into all my workouts, I am just prepping for the Spartan Beast. Joe Desena indicated in an email that I better get going on my burpees before the race in August so that’s exactly what I am doing!
Lastly, I have to thanks all the folks at Spartan Race for profiling, Dirt In Your Skirt and myself on their blog today. A huge thanks to Brian for writing the article and Carrie for posting me as a Spartan Chick. I am proud to join the ranks of some amazingly strong women! You can read Brian’s article —HERE—