Check It Off The List
August 30, 2008

Final Spartan 300 of the summer... done!My time: 19:14 (Whew!)... with 85 -lb. deadlift and 65-lb. floor wipers and all the pushups on my twinkle...

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Final Spartan 300 Workout Tomorrow
August 29, 2008

There's a lot of trying not to think going on at my house today. Dave's always admonishing me to "stop thinking so much," so I'm...

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Nine Burpees… Done
August 28, 2008

They didn't feel that great. And they weren't pretty.They did not, for example, look like this:Thanks to the Murph last night, I'm getting acquainted to...

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Wow. That Was Harder Than I Thought It Would Be.
August 28, 2008

And I expected the Murph to be pretty hard. Wow. Whew. So... last night around 6:45, Dave and I went to the hike & bike...

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Why Today Was Lame — And What I’m Gonna Do About It
August 27, 2008

Reasons Today Was Lame:1. I skipped Bootcamp because I didn't get to bed 'til 1:00 a.m. because we were at the Tom Petty show (which,...

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Weight Watchers is an RPG?!
August 26, 2008

Dave and I and some of our pals used to have game night every other week. We'd pull some obscure board game from the closet,...

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Seven Burpees
August 26, 2008

Requirement for Day 7 of the 100 Day Burpee Challenge... done!In the bathroom.In my skinny jeans.And big black boots.And girly sweater.With hair swinging in my...

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Me and the Murph
August 26, 2008

I keep meaning to do the "Murph." It was our solo Spartan workout a few weeks ago, but I never got to it. And now...

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Oh, Nancy!
August 25, 2008

At CrossFit Women this morning, our assignment was "Nancy."It's one of those workouts that has zero "fun" elements. It's just two humbling exercises, neither of...

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RW Quote of the Day
August 25, 2008

"Taking charge of your body can help you take charge of your life. And that power can help you go wherever you want to go,...

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Burpees in my PJs
August 24, 2008

I came out to my studio to do a little Sunday morning retail therapy. You have to agree that my wardrobe would be shamefully incomplete...

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A Story for Every Step
August 23, 2008

I had to talk my way through every step of our 5-mile run this morning. It was rough going, but it was one of those...

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