To be on the hike today was amazing. This is the same hike I did on Thursday. I went at least a mile and 3/4 further than last time and totally improved my time! My pace was awesome. I was on point with Lana the whole time. She really made for a great hiking partner. When I did slow down, I would run and catch back up to them. This is the first time I've ever run on the trail. Granted, I didn't run for long, but man... I felt powerful. The music selection truly helped today to get through those tough parts. There were also a few scary parts today... since I ran through part of it... I was slipping and sliding a bit on the trail. At one point, towards the end, I slipped, and couldn't get my balance. I went right into a bush with my right hip... Man... like my father says, when I do something... I do it well... I impaled my hand with a tip from one of the leaves, knocked the heck out of my hip and scrapped it. It was crazy... but I got right back up and kept going thanks to Lana!
When I got back, I had pool with Tonya. I loved it today because she called me out to demo a few things today. Not only that... but what she said to all of them was pretty cool. She said, "This is Stephanie. Today Stephanie came to me with exciting news. She had a good number at the weigh in this weekend, and she'll share it with you if she wants. But Stephanie here is always giving it her all. She doesn't know when to quit or stop, she gives and give and that's why she had a great number this week." And I'm sitting there... thinking... oh my god... Tonya see's that I'm working that hard... nice! It really felt great to hear and get the applause from the group. The weird part of today was that we were missing our buddies Rob & Josh! It's weird to be here without them. We were all together in the classes laughing... and we'll see how the newbies do. They aren't comfortable yet to fool around, like the rest of us! Every time we had to do an exercise to work out our arms, a smile would come to my face because of the Gun Show! Miss you guys!
After class I realized... Oh CRAP... I have Tonya again today for a private session... God... am I gonna die! The best part about Tonya is she is always asking about your goals and what you want. She helped me with my hip from earlier first, so at least there wasn't any problems there. We worked it all! I LOVE working with her. She just has a really cool way to push me to do things. I love the way she makes he keep going and not even realize I already did the amount she wanted me to, but makes me keep going. It's awesome. I swung the ropes, which is something I've wanted to do since I got here. I lifted crazy amounts of weight. And then she got me back on Jacobs ladder. I did it while talking to her for over a minute at about 50 speed. She starts laughing and is just like... do you realize what you just did. Now you're going to push it for two minutes and get it up to an 80. And I did! Talk about being on a great high! It was awesome! I felt so amazing!
I went to lunch - which Amy had saved for me, since I was with Tonya during lunch. I took it outside to eat during a session on Eating Out we were supposed to attend. I was EXHAUSTED! So exhausted, that I fell asleep during the workshop! OMG! I couldn't believe it! So I finally went back to the room and slept for 30 minutes before my next class. I was so out of it I didn't even hear Kim come back! I got up when she left, dressed for the pool and ran out there!
We had Kareen for pool which is always fun. The worst part of it... I was still completely exhausted. I pushed it as hard as I could and after class, went and grabbed a banana from the dining hall. I needed something as a pick me up to get me through Circuit. In Circuit, Terri worked us! I started on the right side, so I could work legs finally. I've done soo much work on my arms, that I thought I would give legs a chance! On the way out of class, Amy gave me a Shot Block so I could get some energy back for the final class.
We get outside and who is it... Tonya again... I honestly wanted to turn around and run! She is amazing... but MAN... having one of the toughest trainers 3 times a day! HOLY CRAP! All I can say after this class is "I LOVE MY CORE!" She killed us during this class. I truly entered hell. The worst part of all is half way through I sit up, she's right in my face, and what do I do... yawn! OMG! I wanted to die. She laughed... she gave me crap, but she knew how hard I worked today! The class ended with a challenge. She wanted us to hold planks. It's a position where you're resting on your arms and you're up on your toes at the same time. Here's a pic that I found online of a plank. It's an ab exercise to strengthen your core. Well, it was a contest to see who can hold one the longest. I came in 2nd place. I held my for 3 mins and 15 seconds. Chantal, who went the longest, held hers for 3 mins and 30 seconds. The best part about it was I beat the guys who Tonya was really giving the challenge to! I LOVED IT! Granted, I think I shook the last 30 seconds that I held it. But it was really cool!
Throughout dinner, I iced my knees, because they are paying for the hard work today! We hung outside for a bit with Paul, who is a guy who is here for 12 weeks. He looks amazing! He's such a great guy! He actually came over to the group and complemented me about the planks. I couldn't believe it! It was really cool to hear that coming from him, who is sooo amazing!Well folks, that's all I have for today! I'm exhausted so I'm going to bed! I'll write more tomorrow!
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