Now That's A Workout…

Tomorrow might be just another day to run...

~ Bill Withers

Maybe next year... Sniff, Sniff

Yep... that sums it up!!

 Where do I begin blogosphere? For those that have not figured it out...Texas has been covered in a sheet of ice for the last 4 days. Now this “Arctic Blast”, as they were calling it, was extra bad because it was 79 degrees on Wednesday and by Thursday, after raining all day, it was below freezing. Over 240,000 people and businesses lost their power on Friday.

As my 5y/o son said… Elsa, from the movie “Frozen”, was sooo busy! LOL!!

Seriously...
it was colder in Texas than it was in Alaska

 

The Meat & Seafood section at my local Target
after they lost power during the Arctic Blast

Now to the serious stuff. My Road Runners friends and I were supposed to run the 5 person marathon relay in the Metro PCS Marathon today, but it was cancelled due to the weather.   We had 2 teams and everything... Team Beep and Team Beep Beep... LOL... we don't get out much!!  Anyway... the race cancellation was a big deal people. This race is a Boston Marathon qualifier, it has been run in Dallas for over 40 years and it is a BIG time money maker for the racing community. Cancelling this race was a major call, but safety always comes first. It was just too dangerous for the racers out there. 
 

 

The race registration fee went to the Scottish Rite Hospital which is a worthy cause. They plan on sending out our race shirts via the mail. Also if a 2013 registrant completes the 2014 MetroPCS race then they will provide the runner with two medals– the medal they would have received for finishing the 2013 race and the 2014 finisher medal. So it’s not that bad. Here’s to 2014!!

 

 

Well… now you have all of Texas, including me, slowing dying of Cabin Fever.What to do? What to Do? Enter one of my girlfriends! I get a text from my friend yesterday asking if anyone was interested in doing a workout with her on Sunday. I jumped at the chance to:

1) leave my house

2) get my workout on

3) make a deposit in my depleting endorphin bank account

I layered up and started my slow hike to the fitness center. I patiently waited for the crew to arrive. I am thinking... we are going to get in some workouts on our own, run a bit and drum up a little bit of sweat… then call it a day. Low and behold I see my friend jump out of her truck with our other friend and her hubby.  WAIT... WHAT???? HER HUBBY!?!?!

My confused knees buckled a little bit.  

 

Let me tell you something… this chick’s better half is a personal trainer and a Camp Gladiator (yeah you heard me... GLADIATOR) Boot Camp trainer…
and his clients GET RESULTS!!

I am like… OMG… I AM GOING DIE TODAY!!!

LOL!! This little “get together workout” is going to turn into a “feel it burn, I forgot I had quads, I am never speaking to my friend again workout.”



I'm so fast... the camera can't catch me!!

Getting schooled on the 4 circuit rotations... LOL!

Kettleball lunges baby!!
WANT SOME... GET SOME!!

 Her hubby proceeded to beat the endorphins out of us. I am not kidding I saw one of my sweet little endorphins sitting by the water cooler ringing a salvation army bell looking for holiday handouts! What really threw me for a loop is that I was use to a 3 circuit rotation type of boot camp.  You know... do 3 rotations through all of the stations... then move to the next circuit of exercises. Oh no… this dude had us doing circuits of 4. This was playing tricks with my mind. My form was all over the place and my quads (along with the rest of my body) were on FI-YAH!!! To say I was sweating “like a pig” would be a understatement. LOL!





Can you see my endorphins
crying in the back... LOL!

Yep... I am dying

Needless to say… it was a GREAT WORKOUT!  I was so zoned out at the end… I messed around and left my cell phone in the fitness center.  He put the hurting on us, but it was great!  I would do it again in a heartbeat!  It was the best free workout I have ever had!! LOL!  So with that… I have to say thank you to my friend for the workout invite and for thinking of little old me. 

Here’s to more workouts in the future!

The ladies showed up and showed out!!
Well done ladies... well done!!

Until next time… Happy (Friend Inspired) Running!

LR… OMM40:31