Friday, June 25, 2010

Buddy Camp

These are some of my buds at boot camp. Nearly everyone is faster and more fit than I am. But we are a group, because although we do our own thing at our own pace, we encourage each other along the way and seem to enjoy busting our butts every morning for an hour. Some of us come every day, while others attend only a few days a week. Some have been doing boot camp for months, and some have just completed their first. Some are single, some are married, some have kids, some work full time - just a huge range of life's adventures.

Hopefully at the end of the four weeks, we've gotten a little stronger and more fit. Hopefully we've lost a pound or two and can run a little faster. Hopefully we've seen changes in the way we feel and we're happy - albeit a little stiff and sore. We've held the legs of our partners as they've attempted that set of ab exercises. We've encouraged each other to keep going as we climb the stairs and jump rope and skip with resistance. We've held sweaty hands during a blob chase, passed basketballs in hopes for a team basket, and ran to the front of the group during an Indian relay.

In other words, we've gained - friends and experiences and memories. What a great way to end a boot camp!
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Things that make today great: Last day of boot camp, straightening up parts of the house; fixing the remote control issue; seeing three deer in the neighborhood; Nissan car repair dude; morning Nissan ride home; meeting Sam's co-worker and Molly's furniture buyer lady and her contractor, chatting with Maribeth on the phone

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