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| Me in 2012, on my first overnight backpacking trip |
The summer of 2014 we did a little better. We got out twice... sort of... In July we went to Virginia City MT for the Dog & Grog Brewfest and stayed in our backpacking tent. At an RV Park. So we kind of camped. We slept in a tent and had a campfire in the evening. In August we went Wisdom and stayed several nights. Finally! Real camping! We did quite a bit of hiking, took some long drives, and just enjoyed being out.
This summer I'm hoping for more. So I'm planning our trips. Generally our camping trips or backpacking trips are spur of the moment. Which is nice, but rarely works out to be much camping. Things come up... it's raining, it's too hot, we need to train for our next race, or any other little thing will keep us from going.
This year we have two tent-camper trips on the calendar and we've taken time off work to go. So we will be going. Now I just need to nail down two weekends to do an overnight backpacking trip and I will be a happy camper. :-)
Along with the camping trips, we have one race scheduled. We are going to do the Elkhorn Endurance 24K trail run. We did this one last year and it was more of a fast-paced hike than a race for me, but it was a lot of fun. I'm really looking forward to doing it again, and maybe at a faster pace since my knee isn't bothering me nearly as much this year.
I'm sure we will find time to do some hiking and possibly some fishing too. Anything that gets us out and about.
In addition to jabbering about my summer plans, I wanted to take a moment and comment on my crossfit journey. I am still doing crossfit three days a week and as challenging (and frustrating) as it can be, I'm finding that I am seeing improvements already. Little things, that don't seem like much, but give me the motivation to continue.
Last week it was something silly, but it gave me a confidence boost. I was at Walmart with Hubby and I decided I wanted a 6-pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade, so while he continued shopping I went to the back of the store. I picked out the Mike's I wanted and headed back to find Hubby. About half way through the aisles, I realized I wasn't cradling the 6-pack, but carrying it by the handle. Before crossfit, my grip wasn't strong enough to carry it that way and I was always afraid I would drop it, so I cradled the box in my arms. Not now. Now I have the grip strength to carry it by handle. Silly... I know... but an improvement none the less.
This week there was a day that was grueling workout (for me anyway). The skill of the day was to do air squats, push ups, hollow rockers, and pull ups (I did ring rows). We did as many air squats as we could in two minutes, rested for two minutes, did push ups for two minutes, rested, etc. Then, as though that wasn't bad enough, the workout of the day was a "ladder" workout, which consisted of overhead lunges (I used a 10 lb plate), box jumps (I did step ups), and sit ups. The ladder part? Each round you decrease the lunges, but increase the sit ups, so it looks like this:
50 overhead lunges 15 box jumps 10 sit ups
40 overhead lunges 15 box jumps 20 sit ups
30 overhead lunges 15 box jumps 30 sit ups
20 overhead lunges 15 box jumps 40 sit ups
10 overhead lunges 15 box jumps 50 sit ups
That means 150 lunges... and 150 sit ups!
I did it! I was sore (and still am on some level) for three days. I couldn't even do a sit up the next day my abs hurt so bad. I never would have believed it was possible for me to do 150 sit ups, let alone do that entire workout in less 20 minutes. I wasn't fast by any means, but I loved the feeling of accomplishment when I got done.
You would think with all the crossfit, running, and walking that I would lose weight, right? Nope. It seems the more I workout, the more junk food I consume. I know I shouldn't. I know I'm never going to get this weight off if I keep eating crap, but I'm still doing it. There's a mental disconnect somewhere. But I'm working on it. I just know that if I keep doing crossfit and running, if I make the attempt everyday to eat healthy, that one of these days, things will click. I have been down this road before. After I had lost the first 80 pounds, I gained about 30 back. It was perseverance that got the weight back off and perseverance will get it back off again.
I have a wonderful support system, with Hubby, my friends, and now the crossfit community, so as long as I'm trying then I know they will be there for me.
Tomorrow is the Governor's Cup 10k. I don't feel ready for it, but ready or not, I'll finish the race. It won't be my best race, but there's always next year to try for a personal best!Okay, I think I'm done rambling for the moment. With any luck, I will have some time on Sunday to post an update about the race.
Until then, stay happy!
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