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Finding happiness in 6 degree weather

Well, these last few days of cold are really pulling on me. The last couple of nights have been the worst. It just keeps getting colder. I think for sleeping it was about 16 degrees. Last night I was having one of my cold attacks which was the worst time to hit. What that is, is your body feels warm but your insides are chilled and no matter what you do you don't feel warm. So this morning when I woke up (I say woke up but I am not sure I even slept, Joseph said I did, I joked it was in 30… Continue

Added by suzanne sanders on December 9, 2009 at 8:37pm — No Comments

week in reflection

It has been another good week of training, though Mr. Bronson reminded us all that we still have room to work on our stamina and strength last class with monkey slides and Bronson push-ups. Here is my week in review.

Monday - stretching following a 12 hour drive home from Montana

Tuesday - Back and chest, core, punches, and empty hand flow drills, Kung-fu class, worked on joint locks before class

Wednesday - Noon hoops at Linfield, knife and stick flow… Continue

Added by Matt - a simple hobbit on December 4, 2009 at 4:53pm — No Comments

Holiday Experiment continued

I posted last week on the other mountain warrior website that I am going to conduct an experiment over the holidays in terms of eating and exercising. I am going to exercise more than I normally do and say no to sweets. I normally do eat well, but also tend to try to respect others who make sweets for us over the holidays by eating them. That pile is getting way too big. So far so good, but the past week I met a worthy challenger. This Thanksgiving while in Montana, there were pies galore. I… Continue

Added by Matt - a simple hobbit on December 1, 2009 at 3:06pm — 1 Comment

My Mountain Goal

A few months ago I was timing my hike up the hill. I went from 14:47 to 13:05 within a week. Today I timed it, it was with a little less running and a couple of distractions from Rocky and it was 13:15. I want to get it to 12:30. I have Bella going up faster. I pull her up half way and switch with Joseph. I do this because I am out of breath by then and Joseph is fast. Rocky helps me recover by pulling me. Believe me pulling a big horse up hill is HARD she does this because she wants to stop… Continue

Added by suzanne sanders on November 30, 2009 at 7:13pm — No Comments