The Iron Shecky

My pre-training has officially begun! I started another session of boot camp and Piedmont Park.  I figure that this will help me jump start the process.  Getting up at 5AM is rough right now, but come May, I will be doing an AM workout and a PM workout, so I better get used to it; the dogs too! Day 1 of boot camp is always a PT test for newbies and a park workout for the vets.  Part of the PT test is running a mile and everyone does that.  The mile course was around the lake and I managed to run it in 10 minutes!  For me, this is pretty awesome for day one of boot camp.  I had run the half marathon a week prior, so I was still a little rusty, but I managed to push through my mile with an amazing time.  Our vet workout was mostly arms and abs.  We ran through the park and stopped frequently to do various exercises. The morning of Day 2, I was so sore! We did the "Colonel Crunch" workout.  We had 4 stations set up on the grass and...

I have been told by multiple people over the past 2 weeks that I am crazy, nuts, and possibly certifiably insane.  If you know me well, then you know this is partially true.  The reason for these recent accusations is because of the obstacle race and half marathon I completed on back to back weekends over the last 2 weeks.  A dirty Sheryl after the Spartan Race  Almost done with the Publix Georgia Half Marathon  I had so much fun at the Spartan race, the next day I signed up for the Dirty Girl Mud Run in April, The Warrior Dash in May, and the Augusta Half Ironman in September. So now, you may join the others and ask, "Sheryl, are you crazy?"  The answer is yes! Many people have asked me why I signed up for the half ironman.  The answer: "why not?" Here comes the insane part.  The half ironman consists of a 1.2 mile swim in the lovely Savannah River, a 56 mile hilly bike ride through South Carolina, and a hal...