HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY ONE AND ONLY HUBBY!!!
Justin is my best friend. He is my everything. It’s kind of scary to think what my life would be like if a friend in common didn’t introduce us. Let me tell you this. It all started from me receiving a text message from her almost 5 years ago saying something across these lines, ‘Hey, are you single? I work with this guy and I think he’s a perfect match for you!’ How crazy, eh?!
The picture above was taken during our honeymoon last September at Sandals resort in Antigua. It was magical… Here is the view from our room.
*Can you tell I’m nostalgic?!*
There is sooo many things I’d like to discuss today! But I think I’ll have to break it down in few posts in order not to overwhelm you.
So first on the agenda today, the Spartan Sprint is only 2 days away!!!! I CANNOT WAIT! Unlike the Spartan Super I ran about a month ago, this race is shorter: 3+ miles instead of 8+, also the number of obstacles is 15 instead of 21.
Yesterday, I was reading a post written by one of my fellow bloggers from Girl Runs Wild. She was doing a review of her recent adventure: Billy Bland Challenge, which involved climbing numerous peaks starting and finishing at the Moot Hall in Keswick. Her pictures were so beautiful that I couldn’t help but get even more anxious to run my race. The time can’t seem to go by fast enough. SERIOUSLY!
Speaking of the Spartan Race… June is almost over and it means… DRUM ROLL… the new 30-day Spartan challenge is about to begin: to be more precise, in 4 days!!! *Woop woop!!!*
And the July’s challenge is the ‘BEAR CRAWL’!!!
Start day: July 1
Challenge: Bear Crawls for 30 days
Have you even heard of Bear Crawls before?! *Haha!* Well, I haven’t. And it seems like I’ve been missing out!
Since you are on all fours and moving around, this exercise benefits ‘every muscle in your arms, shoulders, traps, neck, core, thighs, hamstrings, calves, wrists, hands, feet not to mention the anaerobic benefits’, according to WildmanTraining.com. Bear Crawls can be done anywhere, all you need is a little room to move around. *Perfect!*
Here’s how the Bear Crawl done properly:
Previous Spartan 30-day Challenges:
- Sit-Up Challenge
- Squat Challenge
- Team Workout Challenge
- Push-Up Challenge
- 1 Mile for 30 Days Challenge
- Burpee Challenge
What are your thoughts? Are you on board with me? Any races this weekend?
xoxo
Olena
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