When you think you're done, you're just beginning

This week…. This week!  It has been wonderful.

Monday BodyAttack

Wednesday BodyShred

Thursday BodyShred

Saturday playing with a 2.5 year old and impromptu fitness session at Marie's condo

Sunday BodyPump AND BodyAttack.

My heart and muscles have increased 2 sizes!  The greatest was today.  I was up bright and early for BodyPump at 10:30.  Having gone to sleep quite late the previous night because of a party, this was my first small victory of the day.  Marie joined me for the class, and I'm happy to report that we did very well for not having done Pump in many weeks.  We finished the one-hour class successfully, grabbed our things, and left.

However!  Just as we were exiting the building, we saw Alisa, my Monday night BodyAttack instructor.  We burst through the door, and Marie asked "Are you teaching Attack now?!"  Alisa said no, but that she was taking the class and that we should join.  We looked at each other, turned right around, and followed her back into the gym.  What ensued was a magnificent display of second wind.  We somehow gathered up the energy to keep going for another hour.  We sweat through runs, agility training, and more pushups.

At the end of the hour, we were completely wiped, but we felt so GOOD.  There's something amazing about beating your body up like that.  You become so exhausted, but it energises you.  Tonight's sleep is very well deserved.  This week's lesson: when you think you're done, you're just beginning.  Your real workout begins when you're completely exhausted and think you can't go another step.

I have a run coming up on the 8th of September.  I haven't been doing my regular runs outdoors lately, but I hope that my strength and cardio training in my gym classes will translate well.  I'll do some runs this week and see where I'm at.  I will report!  I may need to do some emergency run training and fewer gym classes.