Keri Vs The Hill

First I will tell you about last Sunday. We got together with Hardcore Suzie for a trail run. Didn't get too far into it and Amy turned her ankle(BOOOO) It always sucks when someone gets an injury. I just want everyone to excel. Injuries are hard on the body but really hard when the body is itching to perform! There were only three of us left with Suzie for the trail run. It was a great run. It was my first time trail running. Very different from road running. It is so much more beautiful and I found it a little more challenging as well. The body is manoeuvring through the woods. I really felt my core worked out harder on the trails. I need to trail run more.

Ok so ...Yesterday...OH MY GOD!!! We met at Mountsberg Conservation Park. It was quite the endurance challenge. We had to run and then bike and then run and then bike and in the middle of that we had to run up stairs 5 times, doing push ups every time we climbed the stairs. After the stair climbing drill we had to do 15 burpees! Then more biking. I really don't know how to describe how hard it was. To date I have run four 10 mile races and two half marathons. Neither of those races challenged me quite like yesterday. The running of course wasn't too much of a challenge. The stairs and burpees were painful. But the biking. OMG. This little body is made of endurance. But not alot of power. I need more power in my legs. The hills. Those big bad hills. Shane has been continuously telling me to change the gears. Granny Gear. I can get up the hill in granny gear. Yesterday I burned myself out by being in the wrong gear. I had to walk my bike up the hill. I was sooooooooo mad at myself. Shane and Amy were telling me to get back on the bike. I honestly felt like I was on the biggest loser. You know when Jillian is yelling at the contestant telling them to do more and they are yelling back "I Cant" that is exactly how I felt. I was talking to myself, cursing at myself, praising myself etc. It was such a roller coaster of emotions. I secretly cried. Not that I was sad. I was overwhelmed with emotion. So happy and proud of myself. Living in the moment. Even though I didn't do as well on the bike as I would have liked. I am so proud. I feel so alive. I enjoyed every bit of pain. I will endure more as I will conquer the bike. I am going to beat that bike of mine. I will get stronger and I will bike up that hill....and I wont stop till I do! I must say it was pretty sweet cruising down the hill. I was really good at that part!!!!

Thank you again to all my teammates who helped me along yesterday. So empowering. You guys help me believe in myself and not give up! Thank you a million times over.