Well....got past the holidays and ready to step to this thing..... This past Friday I met up with some awesome people.  Lots of Cross Fiters, Spartans, and Death Racers came out to Arcadia High School.  Our WOD was 20 laps of 1/4 mile, 25 situps, 25 pushups, 25 burpees, 25 squats....which came to 5 miles and 500 each.  3 of us finished it RX style and everyone got their burpee on!  I felt like I could have done more, I would like to try to do this as 40 laps.....  It has been a lot of fun having others to train with and keep the motivation up.  Damion is a great person for me to pace with.  I am noticing with age, a few more bumps and bruises than before, but I am certainly feeling my DR stamina coming back.....  I feel a new energy this year with new faces and reasons to be excited both personally, emotionally, and physically.  I feel so much smarter this year.  I only hope it leads to a finish...that DNF has really fucked with me from last years death race.  Sometimes I feel like people don't know how punishing it is until they do it.  I can remember both Yesel and I feeling ready.....everyone there is in shape.  Its not about how much you do...this race is more about a spiritual and emotional journey one that breaks the most elite athletes.  An ironman is way to straight forward...this race is different and I respect the hell out of it. 

I am really looking forward to training on the 21st bringing back some old school McFadden stuff, some new ideas, things I learned at the death race, and some fun.  Most excited to share it all with my new friends and faces who keep me personally motivated. 

I don't need to train as hard this year...just smarter.  I am training my ass off, and pushing through what most people wouldn't and shouldn't, but I am not going to overdrive it again.  CF has added a new dimension as have the people around me. 

Really glad we did the wod on Friday.  Joei and I worked out on the following day and we really didn't have much in the tank.  Then last night I got bored and decided to go up Canyon Park.  Wow, was I surprised how bad my legs hurt.  So instead of pushing a run I decided to go up the creek in the cold water.  My shoes proved to be awesome.  I have found the best shoes out there for the DR.  Wow are these things going to kick ass.  Then I waited till it got dark to head back down.  I grabbed the biggest log I could find and the two of us made it down in the dark.  I really enjoy the cold and late night training this year....

Looking forward to hearing your wod!!!