Hello folks who I've sorely neglected for about a month,
First off, please allow me to apologise for my lack of posts. I should really get more on top of that, but life happens. Also, summer is going to be nuts with running, horseshoes, softball and volleyball. Eek!
Second, I've started up training again with Milwaukee Adventure Boot Camp (LOVE) in Elm Grove. While my schedule and finances do not allow me this treat more than a few times a year, I'm so stoked to be back. I'm waking up at 4:30 a.m. (Crazy? Why, yes!) to drive over to Mary Knoll Park and get my butt kicked for an hour (5:30 - 6:30 a.m.). We literally don't stop moving the entire time. We do lunges, plank holds, sprints, squats, kicks, band exercises, weight exercises, stretching, running, hills, bear crawls and more. There are even a few exercises that we have renamed funny things like "the naughty housewife" and the "boob lifter".
While it is kind of ridiculous to get up so early and run around like a crazy person, it is a huge boost to my exercise routine. Plus, a ton of people that were in my classes back in fall are still there this spring and we're all just so happy to see each other! When I first signed up a lot of people lovingly asked, "are you nuts?" to which I replied, "apparently." Then they saw how fit and happy I was, so now I get lots of "babe, look at your calves!" which makes me extremely happy. (That and when I wore a skirt that made the BF say "whoa...") I know that your self worth is not in how you look, but based on your personality/soul instead. However, my soul is doing cartwheels with all this energy I have! Then again, that energy is gone and I'm snoozing by about 9 p.m. for the next 4 weeks. Ha!
Finally, I have some more happy news! I took off another 32 seconds from my 5k time! That's right! Running Gary's Gallop on April 17 was a lot of fun, although super windy. This event is to help the athletic programs at Wisconsin Lutheran College - my college, sweet college. I loved going and seeing all the smiling Warrior faces. Tons of students, alumni, alumni kiddos, and community members were there to run the very hilly course. Even my church's 5K Klub was out with a good showing. I ran with my friend Tammy who was on the WLC Cross Country team. I kept up with her for about the first mile and a half, but she was still going strong when one of the hills took it's toll on 
me and my side. I had to slow down a bit, but was pretty excited about my mile times. My favorite part of this race is that you do your last 500 meters or so by running around the track and then a dash down the center of the field to the finish line. It's like running for a touchdown! At the finish line, my friend Brian who is also on the Alumni Committee with me gave me a high five... and then patted my head... silly man.
me and my side. I had to slow down a bit, but was pretty excited about my mile times. My favorite part of this race is that you do your last 500 meters or so by running around the track and then a dash down the center of the field to the finish line. It's like running for a touchdown! At the finish line, my friend Brian who is also on the Alumni Committee with me gave me a high five... and then patted my head... silly man.While the formal results aren't posted yet, I can tell you that my friend Angie won 2nd place for our age group and that my time for this run back in 2008 was 35:01. Man, that makes 31:29 feel even better!
Up next: No idea. Suggestions for May anyone?
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