So I spent this past weekend learning a valuable lesson.  That lesson is to drop your ego, at times your ambition, listen to your body, and learn when you need to back off.  I was registered for my first ultra this weekend and had been looking forward to it for months.  It wasn't just the race, an ultra is something i have long wanted to do.  But a few weeks before my shins really started hurting again, and the chaos of life has kept me from training as hard as I would have liked.  Being a wrestler, and the way i have been programed as an athlete is to push thorough everything.  If there is a wall in front of you, smash through it, don't go around it......no one leaves until the last man crawls out....that type of mentality. 

So Saturday morning i woke up and realized it was time to listen to my body, to relax, and to remember there will be other races and be smart.  This is a part of my death race training and learning.....training smart, staying positive, and just simply to put one foot in front of the next :) 

I was able to do a short canyon run with Joei, and the heat kicked our ass.  So we didnt last long.  I am truly looking forward to getting back to some hard core training.  My obsessive hard workouts are what keep me moving forward, and keep me feeling prepared.  CF has been an amazing foundation, but I need to get back to gym, CF, and cross training.  I will get it all done, its just a lot right now, coaching my daughters soccer team, CF, CF kids, RCIA classes, etc. etc.  No excuses, i just need this month to figure it all out.  I will have to make some sacrifices like cancelling my Ballys which i love and joining 24 hour fitness.  That move will cost me more money and take away some comfort, however it will better serve me with time. 
So starting October, I should be in a comfortable place with life and workouts and finding that balance.  I wont have any free time, but who needs it?  My free time, is working out, because that is who I am :)  I am hoping we can get back to some Sunday night or morning training so we all get back into the swing.  Lets go Death Racers....organize a day!  Sand Dune Park, Angeles National Forest...i don't care, lets just get out and motivate and push each other!!!!  I was thinking about meeting at Rio Hondo Police Academy training with you all, then riding to the beach, breakfast, come back, and do the obstacle course a few times.  After Labor day weekend...who wants to go?????????

Glad to see some of you posting in here....still waiting for Tom, Gazelle, Joei, and the rest of you :)  I posted pictures of you all...so check it out!!

last.....i have found a good place for myself when training where i feel pretty positive about whatever i encounter.  This is what separates the death race from every other race in the world.  There is no way to prepare for it, no way to train.  The only training you can do is rip yourself so far out of your comfort zone, and smile the entire time!  I have a found a pretty good place where no matter how uncomfortable I am i seem to be able to push through it...this is the key to the death race!  There are no tricks...just be able to do the task, overcome the adversity, and smile all day.....

Now...i need Tom to get me lost in the mountains, or lost in the hood at a bum hole to really test my spirit :)