SUNDAY WAS ANYTHING BUT...

Sunday was anything but....

Day of rest? Nope. "SUN"day? Ahhh...no. Day of worship? Not exactly...BUT...it was an absolutely top notch day nevertheless...The PHAT CHICKS effectively constructed a first-class workout...in a quarry...or atleast what used to be a quarry. And it started me thinking...Quarry. Rocks. RockstAR...HOW APROPOS!  I thought the entire workout from start to finish was oustanding... LOVE,LOVE,LOVE the TRX...Infact, I had the opportunity to workout with Susie's TRX again today but failed miserably, I was entirely distracted and ultimately dismissed to take my daughter to the washroom...Mommy first, Phat Chick/ RDR contestant second...The concept of running through the boardwalks atop the wetlands was invigorating. It reminded me of my family cottage up north which is one of my favorite places in the world, so I applaud Susie and Meredith for picking such an uber cool location! The next time we see each other we will be on our bikes...or in my case under it, or ... running behind it...so if any of you have an aversion to "TRUCKER MOUTH", bring your ear plugs because this could get messy...

AMY VS. the GIANT...

a conversation with my Dad at my house yesterday...

amy: WHAT is THAT?
dad: It's your new bike honey...Happy Birthday...
amy: THAT better NOT be MY new bike...
dad: You said you wanted a new bike...
amy: NOT THAT BIKE- TAKE IT BACK, I don't want it...
dad: Of Course you don't want it honey, now open the garage...
amy: There is no reason on Gods green Earth for me to have a bike like that...
dad: Of Course there isn't honey, now open the garage...
amy: Dad, seriously, I'm going to kill myself on that THING...
dad: You're being silly honey, now open the garage...
amy: FINE! But when I end up UNDER this thing as opposed to on it, you're going to be sorry...
dad: You'll be fine honey...just wait til I'm gone before you try riding it...

amy: WHY??

dad: Because honey, I've seen you ride a bike and  I don't want you to scratch the paint on MY car when you fall...

NICE!!!!

the 10 k happy dance...

"Oh THIS SUCKS", "OMG WTF was I thinking..." "Okay, seriously, who do I know who is home right now that can come and pick me up..." "Why did I put THIS song on my playlist?" "Oh GROSS, I just swallowed a cloud of bugs..." "Uhhh, how did I end up face first in this ditch...?" TODAY, I challenged myself to run 10kms...in a row...without stopping...AND...(insert drumroll here)...I did it! YAY ME!!! I took absolutely forever...I was swarmed by like 100 hungry turkey vultures, and was so distracted by giving an inconsiderate driver the finger ( there are no sidewalks) that I ran right in to the ditch...BTW, as you get to know me, that last statement will NOT surprise you...and you know what...IT'S ALL GOOD...because this girl just ran her first 10 k's...YAY ME!

INSPIRATION, MOTIVATION,PERSPIRATION

FALL SEVEN TIMES, STAND UP EIGHT... Japanese Proverb

LaSalle Park in Burlington is beautiful...it has always been a favorite spot of mine, so I knew Saturdays adventure with the PHAT CHICKS and SHANE from RACEDAYRUSH  was going to be wicked...and it was. The dynamic of working out outside is dramatically different than inside. My breathing changes, my focus is easily split and the risk for injury is greater.  However, what I found the most interesting is that my surrounding became my motivation...and I don't mean the actual park. I mean the women who travelled from near and far to get their asses kicked. I mean the Dad who brought his 2 beautiful little girls to help him video the work out and didn't get frustrated when they left him to go play @ the park...I mean Susie and Meredith who had already instructed a boot camp earlier that morning, I mean Gail who climbed the CN tower that morning before showing up to LaSalle. I mean YOU...all of you.
To Sharon, like I mentioned in my email to you...Saturday was TOUGH...you are a strong, brave, beautiful woman who chose this journey for a reason...stay true to your inner self...the one that is telling you - YOU CAN DO THIS, because guess what...YOU CAN DO THIS...and you did it in blue jeans no less...

SATURDAY...

"Stronger"

(Kanye West)

Work it, make it, do it,
Makes us harder, better, faster, stronger!

[played in background, continuously:]
Work it harder, make it better,
do it faster, makes us stronger,
more than ever, never over,
Our work here is never over.

[Chorus:]

N- n- now th- that don't kill me
Can only make me stronger
I need you to hurry up now
'cause I can't wait much longer
I know I got to be right now
'cause I can't get much wronger
Man I've been waitin' all night now
That's how long I've been on you

I need you right now
I need you right now

SATURDAY IS GOING TO BE CRAZY!!!

So...BRING IT on already!

I AM VERUCA SALT...AND THIS IS MY GOLDEN TICKET!

Now, if you don't know or remember who Veruca Salt is, she is a character in the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...When sweet Veruca doesn't get what she wants, when she wants it ,she screams, shouts, kicks, stomps, jumps up and down and takes extreme measures until she has her way...

The reason I can confidently compare myself to Veruca Salt is because of our fierce determination for getting what we want, and when it comes to my personal physical fitness I am ridiculously focused and totally dedicated.

After today's meet and greet with Shane, Neil, Susie and Meredith I am totally stoked for the next 12 weeks! I am certain that my tenacity will be challenged and I embrace to the opportunity to be BRAVE, GUTSY and above all ADVENTUROUS!

So... BRING IT!