Plyometric are NOT for the weak of heart

So yesterday (the day after our hill work out) I was sneezing so crazy. It was a miserable night. I ended up working half of the day in the office and left around lunch to work from home. I was dying on sneezing and blowing my nose. A co-worker told me to take Zyrtec. Per usual, I'll take any medication and fall asleep. Well this one didn't make me drowsy and I am so grateful. Thank you Nan! You will make this season much better. I did end up going running that night with the group because I only had a headache and the running/workout rule is "If it's in your head, go ahead. But if it's in your chest, you've gotta rest." I also really wanted to test this medication and make sure it was going to work for me. It did.

So today we did Plyometrics. I haven't done any of these exercises in a while. We started of with a 1/2 mile run (Thanks for the great pace today Caro) and then started this crazy routine. Our coach said that at the end of our training we'd be begging for lunges. Yeah right! I just can't believe that in four months I'll be begging for more. We did about a 1/2 mile worth of lunges. My quads were on fire!! As I twittered earlier (www.twitter.com/heidi_gerhardt) I can't wait to see how my butt feels like tomorrow and Friday. Then we did other crazy exercises like the Mamba Mojo (don't ask), toenails, heals, backwards run, butt kicks (hey look, I'm kicking my own a$$), high knees, Bruce Bowens (Spurs player for those who don't follow basketball or live in Texas), hopscotch, skipping and even running around an invisible rock. They should have video taped it. It was funny. My parents didn't name me Grace for a reason. The awesome thing is that we all made it. It is so much better running and working out with a group. I sure keeps me motivated.

I won't be able to make tomorrows pace practice, so that means I am on my own in the morning.

On the fundraising side of things, I haven't sent out my "please donate" letters yet, but plan to have them done this weekend. Please feel free to check out my website and YOU could be the first one. Remember, all donations are 100% deductible and .75c of every dollar will go directly to helping someone with Leukemia, Lymphoma or Hodgkin's.

http://pages.teamintraining.org/stx/rnr09/hgerhardt

This is such an important cause and helps families out financially, emotionally, medically and spiritually.

Much love to all,

Heidi