Saturday, April 25, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Trailblazing Spartan
When our group of Senior Trailblazers hiked last week, our fearless leader "Pat" explained that this week's hike would need to be to a different destination as the access road to the Rock trail had a slide on it. The hike was to be Lost Lake from the Rock trail - 9 miles and moderate, but as soon as I received my email from our chief correspondent "Ginny" I knew I wasn't going to go on today's hike. Pat had switched the destination to Raptor ridge from Arroyo park, the distance would be 9 1/2 miles for the days total. I had hiked up it with my husband in March of this year on a modified route, you can read about it HERE & with the Group 1 Senior Trailblazers in May of 2011, you can also read about that trip HERE.
I am a bit sore this week from all of my Spartan workouts, especially since I did a practice course on Sunday (if you're interested in reading about that fun day, click HERE). and I also ran around the Stimpson Reserve trail Tuesday with 10 BURPEES every 1/2 miles (100) & a home WOD after.
As the weather was predicted to be cloudy and some rain, I knew there would be no view from the top.
So a shorter run and workout for me instead today.
I went to Lake Padden and ran 1 loop around it, a total of 2.69 miles. I took this picture of the lake on a different day, but it gives you an idea of where I ran.
I did 10 BURPEES at the start and at every 1/2 mile, then at the finish for 70 total burpees on the run. It was raining lightly when I started, but it wasn't bad at all.
Then when I came home I did the rest of my workout.
20 more burpees, so the days total was 90
100' BEARCRAWL
50' BELLYCRAWLS
Walked with a heavy medicine ball on my left shoulder the perimeter of our back yard & then repeated that on my right shoulder
1 minute balance walk
25 heavy medicine ball throws (squat lift it from ground, lift to shoulder height & push from chest throw)
30 seconds straight arm hang from rings
50 (small jump start) pull ups on rings - 25 with palm grip facing away & 25 with palm grip facing towards me
There you go, that's what I did today instead of a hike.
Two weeks and 2 days till the Montana Spartan Sprint race day.
Yikes!
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