I’m in the middle of my holiday break and I spent a large portion talking about or thinking about my Burn Boot Camp family. We are beginning a 6 week challenge called Raise The Bar (RTB) where you are committing to pushing yourself further in all aspects of your training and fitness life. Tweaking your…
While I was looking for an Obstacle Course Race (OCR) to test my boot camp fitness, I stumbled upon the Dirty Dozen Trail Obstacle Course Race at the US White Water Center in Charlotte. I thought this was perfect: a smaller, cheaper, local OCR to try before desperately trying to convince my friends to compete…
One of the things I’ve struggled with the most during my time during training and racing is overcoming the voices inside my head. They tell me I’m too tired to finish this set, I’m going to die in the pool (happened during 90% of my swim practices) and my legs/arms/abs are physically incapable to continue…
For my birthday present this year my sister purchased a GroupOn for us to try a month of unlimited classes at Burn Boot Camp, this crazy work out studio her friend had been going to religiously for over a year. Burn Boot Camp is a fit community of Moms, but I (a childless aunt) was…
It’s a desire I’ve had for a long time. When I left for NYC in June 2010, I gave myself 5 years. At the age of 22, five years seemed like an eternity. As that milestone came and went, it was still in the back of my mind. The night my dad was diagnosed with…
Sirrah I’m disappointed with my progress (or lack there of) last week. I’m going to try to let it go and move on after writing this so I don’t beat myself up too much. I didn’t get a chance to run or ride my bike because it seamed like the baby wanted to be held…
Melt Away May is our way of refocusing on ourselves, being healthy and making smart choices. Sirrah Week one started strong for me with a 2 mile run on Sunday. I did a 30/30 run walk interval and discovered my legs are still pretty strong, but my cardio is week. On Wednesday, Ryan brought…
