Happenings

This past weekend we took on the Super Spartan race in Squamish.  The course was 8 miles of single track trail running that started at the logger sports arena, through the smoke bluffs, to crumpit woods and back again, with the following obstacles: run a flight of stairs, then blow up a balloon climb over a cargo net mud crawl under barbed wire spear throw rope climb various walls to climb over hill run cinder block pull tire flip wall shimmy The penalty for not completing an obstacle was 25 burpees before continuing the race. YAH BURPEES!!! Overall, this was another good experience.

My brother came up for a visit and we had the opportunity to talk about fitness and re visit some old memories.  As kids we were always active either with sports, building secret forts in the woods or running around with the neighbour kids .  We never worried about getting in a workout because everything we did was functional and fun. As adults we forgot how much fun playing is and how much it will benefit our health and wellness. Next time you get bored with a workout, change things up and get creative: get outside, climb a tree, have a scavenger hunt, swing on the monkey bars, play in a puddle, roll down a hill, don’t even think of acting your age. LOL!

This weekend, myself and a small group of friends completed the tough mudder. The mudder was 12 miles long with 22 obstacles. None of the obstacles were very difficult, but each one had a different effect on the body: Some were physically demanding Running 12 miles Climbing over large walls Hill cllimb Some were a mental struggle: Crawling in dark tunnels Avoiding electric shocks Crawling under barbed wire And some were just a “FREEZE YOUR ASS OFF” challenge: Swimming in a frozen lake Ice bath Together our team completed all the obstacles, and the 12 miles in aproximately 3 hours. Here is a quick video of our expereince. We are all looking forward to completing the challenge next year…and yes we are taking on new recruits!