A Weekend with Crazy People!

This weekend was Awesome!

I was invited to be a part of the Krebs/Regier Death Racing team some time ago, and I will not lie, I have been anxious for months about it. I am not a runner and this race put me way out of my comfort zone!

Anyways, I managed not to throw up, pass out, fall down or injure myself…actually I did fall down, 50ft from the finish line coming out of the woods after staying upright for 18.9999kms! Ms Krebs was good enough to catch it on camera too!

I was certainly not fast but I was very happy to finish and not let my teammates down.

This Canadian Death Race is something else…full of crazy people, but the good kind of crazy. The “why not, lets try it! Kind of crazy!  You push yourself and you look for a personal best with support from friends, family and strangers.

Each leg of the race had its own excitement..

Sifu Darcy Regier took up Leg 2 with the sun shining only to find himself battling a freak thunderstorm that pelted hail and then ice cold rain down on his run(some runners were brought down off the mountain due to threat of hypothermia) he continued on and made his way to the exchange hardly looking battered at all! His white shorts were still white…or maybe that was the hail that battered the mud off! Anyways,  Sifu Leitz was on his way after snacking on many hotdogs while waiting for Sifu Regier. Thankfully Leg 3 was not too long because by the time Sifu Leitz had made his way into the exchange finish line he was down to his last snack in his pack!(I have never seen anyone eat a meal as  they ran a relay race...where does that boy put it!). Then there was the Machine! Sihing Krebs…he  took off up Mount Hamel,Leg 4, 36km, like he was going out for some milk at the corner store…this man has run the race solo in the past! Science should study him…. Last but best…Sifu Alana Regier was off into the night for Leg 5. A black trail full of rocks, mud, bears, rivers and one mouse! I think the mouse is why she came in an hour earlier than we were expecting her!

What a great time, a  personal accomplishment for me and I got to hang out with some really great  people - even if they are a little crazy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting to get why people run so long and so far. For the first while its just you and your thoughts. Moving mediation. Until your muscles remind you they are still there and interrupt the calmness.
So, I think , the more you train, the more the muscles allow your mind to relax...maybe...work in progress.
 9.5km in 66 minutes ( still not a marathoner!)

Happy Canada Day!

Nice Work Guys!

 

 

7 km in 45 minutes.
Slow but steady said the tortoise..slow but steady...

Hello I T Band

I have been running but I am a terrible runner.
But I guess that's why I thought I would hit this challenge head on. In the past, I saw no reason to run unless it was a sprint to win or pass a grading.

Long distance runners amaze me. A friend of mine talks about the runners high and how she uses it to start her day.

I think I get bored or have no destination so therefore.. why am I doing this?
Well this year I would like to break through,  but in doing so, I have discovered new challenges and temporary limitations(I hope!).

Enter..the I T Band. I can hardly stand or walk when it flares up.
I went to the Chiropractor for some "active release" and he pretty much said "suck it up" you are not stretching properly so this is the result.
Bottom line ...if I want to run for longer than 20 minutes there is going to have to be some preparation and attention to leg muscles that I took for granted.

Now its the hunt for some good runner stretches!!

Waiting to be Inspired

"Don’t wait for inspiration to strike — you have to meet it halfway. If you want to be hit by lightning, go out in a thunderstorm with a metal rod"...

It’s the Do-ers not the Say-ers that inspire me. They follow thru. They walk the walk.

They don’t just tell me how its done…they show me , and they are good at it.

People who inspire become leaders.  People are not necessarily a leader because they are the boss, received a promotion or because they own the place or they had the great idea. True leaders...they act on their passions. They are the first to pick up the shovel and start to dig, roll up their sleeves and start to work, get on the mats and drill it out. Whatever it is they do, they do it with passion, in front of everyone, at anytime. There is no act. They make sure the job gets done…they are there to make sure it is complete and help those along that they mentor.

I think lately, I have been sitting around waiting to be inspired and the result has been a lack of motivation. 

  I forgot it’s a two way street. You have to be around the potential, look for the opportunities, you cant sit at home and wait for Motivation and Inspiration to call you on the phone, you have to get out there and be there when the moment of inspiration happens. 

 I have noticed the separation from the I ho Chuan these past few months have fed that sluggish feeling. But its made me realize you should not rely on others to drag you along to your goals, at some point you have to contribute and inspire by your own self propulsion.

Individually and Collectively you can inspire...you can effect change.

Just give me an hour

Sometimes all it takes is one hour. One hour of "give it everything you've got'...sweat till you drop, "leg shaking" training to put your head right again.
I have been bummed out a little bit by the amount of time that my job has consumed since I came back from holidays but today I feel like I put myself back on track by simply applying my self to train intensely.

Of course, this doesn't mean I can relax tomorrow!.. but I sure feel like I have my momentum back again.
So, if you are having one of those weeks where you cant train everyday, try cutting out an hour here and there during the week but make every minute count, it could do wonders for the head space!