On Saturday September 27th, my husband and I will be running in the New York Men’s Health Urbanathlon. It’s a combination of short distance running and urban obstacles. In between each “leg” of running (about 3 miles) is an obstacle of some sort: culverts to crawl through, cargo nets to crawl over, head-height hurdles to climb over, walls to scale and lastly, 50 flights of stairs (up AND down) of the World Trade Center #7. This race is mostly men, although in YouTube videos from last year’s race, I did see a few women participating. For me, it’ll be about simply finishing!!
Adventurous vacations are a great idea, especially if you’ve fallen into a rut of doing the same things over and over. Taking yourself out of your comfort zone is a great way both enhance the vacation experience and invigorate your fitness routine. The Internet is flush with companies offering packaged adventure vacations like rafting, hiking, biking, skiing, climbing…you name it and there’s probably a company who’ll set it up for you. Even if it’s just taking an exercise class that you’ve never taken before at your vacation hotel – mix it up! Both your body and your mind will benefit.
So, wish us luck on the last three weeks of training, and then on race day. Pray for no blisters, no face-plants and no”tripping” up the stairwells – and for strong hearts, lungs and muscles!
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