Day 104 - Booty Camp begins again.

I never fathomed that I would ever become someone who would wake up at the crack of dawn to go workout outside. Well, that's what's happened.


I rose bright and early (5:20am) to munch a banana and then head off to Booty Camp. We are roughly 15 women who meet from 6:00-7:00am for 4 mornings a week for 4 weeks in Seattle's Seward Park. I've really grown to enjoy the group, but also really love this park, and am learning it inside and out - the trails through the woods, the loop along the water, the wildlife. I will try to get a shot of the bald eagles one of these mornings. They were there today, actively building a nest and making their usual nutty noises. And all of this within 10 minutes of my house and in Seattle city limits. The Pacific Northwest rocks for reasons like these.


Booty Camp started with a shock to the core. We did lots of crunches and crunch-like things (100s, reverse crunches, push-pulls, side crunches w/10 pounds of weights). For those of us not new to the Booty Camp, we got to run some distance (maybe 1/2 mile?) while our instructor Theresa did some assessments with the newbies (plank, push-ups, sit-ups). All in all, it was a good morning with no rain. My arms ache a little from yesterday's swim, but nothing so bad that it will keep me away from tomorrow's workout.

Finally, to respond to previous comments, indeed technically the 100 days to Danskin have not yet started, but 107 days to Danskin just doesn't have the same ring to it. Also, I'll technically not start the true training regimen until the beginning of June (11 week plan), but figured I'd use the interim time as opportunity to plan, build strength, motivation, and endurance. I'll still swim and bike and run between now and then, and report on it for anyone who's "listening".