Cattle Barron's Ball

Group shot before the Ball

And then the Horse decided to Photo Bomb

Reaction to John saying "The Horse is eating my Hair!"

Our friends Reece & Krissy Tarwater were kind enough to invite us last Saturday to the Annual Cattle Baron's Ball to benefit the American Cancer Society at Darr Agricultural Center. This was a huge event! John and I, of course, do not own any "western" apparel but I was lucky ebough to borrow some boots form a coworker (thanks Nicole) and John got the hook up from Tim. It was such a fun night of eating, dancing, auction bidding and of course riding the mechanical bull! They raised a ton of money, Krissy even won her silent auction item for 1 year of unlimited Hot Yoga from Sumit's. I hope we get to go again next year because we had a blast. Thanks again Tarwater's for letting us be your date!

Krissy and Me before we get on the bus

Waiting for the bus

Ran into the Leeka's at the event

Met some new friends

John and me all Westerned up!

John ready to ride

 

And he's off

Reece riding or should I say falling off the bull

Saloon Girls Shot

The winning Bid Number

Yeehaw, Krissy Won!!!!

we got to take the flowers home

Comfy clothes for the after party

SUC training: Week 4

Training seems to be flying by, which is good but scaring because the race gets closer. This week was definitely more challenging for me because my knees have decided that they aren't so much on board. I have always had "plica" issues (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684145/) like I have mentioned before and I knew it was only a matter of time before it started flaring up again. I have continued to run and train and when it gets to be unbearable I plan to call my doctor to see what is going on. I am use to running with some pain so I hope I can preserve (I know probably not the best plan).

Week 3 recap: I ran 3 days with interval training except the last day was a straight 35 minute run. My cross training was Body Combat (martial arts & kick boxing) and Hot Yoga at Sumit.

Week 4 Plan: Run 3 days and cross train 2 days. No more interval training and just 2.5 mile runs all week. I am doing Body Pump thursday with Trina. I haven't done body pump since this summer and have missed it so much. It is an hour long weight lifting, strength building class. Still up in the air on my 2nd cross training day, probably something on saturday but I haven't decided yet.

SUC's facebook page posted another challenge on their website and it looks AWESOME!! Can't wait for this one.

SUC Training: Week 2

SUC Course Map

Week 1 is complete and went way better than anticipated. On multiple occasions I thought  “I can do way more that this”, but knew I should pace myself as to avoid injury with 9 weeks left. My cross training for this week was Body Combat which is a mix of high cardio, kick boxing and martial arts. Saturday I did Hot Yoga (http://www.sumitshotyogasgf.com/) which is a mix of stretching, balance and strength. I was sore most days but not too bad. For my running, I did 3 days of  interval running  (3 mins fast walk, 5 mins. fast run for 3 sets)  which added up to 2.5-3 miles.

Week 2: This week will be similar with just more running of course. I ran yesterday for Day 1 and plan to run tonight and Friday. And I will cross train on Wednesday and Saturday. Resting days will be Tuesday and Thursday. I bought some new workout gear this weekend and I am in love with Gap’s new Fast Compression running pants. I wore them for my run yesterday and had zero knee pain, hopefully this wasn’t a coincidence.

To End my training post I want to share Gandi’s 10 fundamentals for changing the world that my yoga instructor shared on Saturday. I found it very inspiring and motivational, Since I have 10 weeks of training, I thought it would be perfect to focus on one for each week of my training.   

1. Change yourself.

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”

2. You are in control.

And as you realize that no-one outside of yourself can actually control how you feel you can start to incorporate this thinking into your daily life and develop it as a thought habit. A habit that you can grow stronger and stronger over time. Doing this makes life a whole lot easier and more pleasurable.

3. Forgive and let it go.

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

4. Without action you aren’t going anywhere.

“An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.”

5. Take care of this moment.

“I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.”

6. Everyone is human.

“It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”

7. Persist.

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

8. See the good in people and help them.

“Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.”

9. Be congruent, be authentic, be your true self.

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

10. Continue to grow and evolve.

”Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.”