Tag: journeys

So I did a thing….

My sister, Tina, and I decided it would be fun to sign up for the Muddy Princess, a 5k outdoor obstacle mud run.

yeah.

And when we first signed up, I had grand plans…
I thought, you can do this. All you have to do is do a little work-out every day.
15 mins… just work a little on your arm strength… maybe a few squats.

again… yeah.

Suddenly, the week before the big event was here,
and I realized I had slacked off on my water intake, craved a daily intake of reese’s thins (and fed that craving!), and smoked more than I ever had…
no squats to be found.
I had to reassess my strategy…

I decided my goal was to just be able to do each obstacle. I could recoup on the walk in between mud hills, and I promised not to be competitive with my sister.
Secondly, I made sure I had the right work-out clothes, so, you know, I could at least look like I knew what I was doing…
and in the likely event I would keel over after a mile, at least I would look good in the ambulance.

I am happy to report I did not keel over…
and I braved each obstacle!



I did get a little competitive with Tina,
which resulted in trying to get mud out of my eyes and ears,
and spitting mud for the next mile and a half…
AND! still not knowing who won the chain link crawl…
so, the competitiveness kinda ended there.

and…
it was all worth it.
I had much needed sista time…
full of laughter, and support,
and love.
and a bonus mud bath spa day!

life is good…
but maybe next time, I’ll slack off on the reese’s thins… 😜