In the past few years, fitness and being active has become so integrated into my everyday life that I honestly have a hard time remembering a time before it. I know that there was a time before it, but I'm hard-pressed to remember it. My family has a history of mental illness, from Bipolar Disorder … Continue reading Depression and My 2019 Season
What To Expect When You’re Post-WTMing
Prior to World's Toughest Mudder I read A LOT of articles about what to expect and gear and pretty much everything under the sun. I read about gear, about ways to combat the mental aspect, about more gear, about taper, about gear, about eating, about gear, about nutrition, and about more gear. What I didn't … Continue reading What To Expect When You’re Post-WTMing
I Wanna Really, Really, Really Wanna ‘nother Wetsuit
A few weeks prior to World's Toughest Mudder I was at the Atlanta event, which was at the same venue. It was SUPER COLD on Sunday of that event weekend, so cold that I went home and debated with myself for all of two seconds to buy another round of gear. Worst case scenario: I … Continue reading I Wanna Really, Really, Really Wanna ‘nother Wetsuit
We’re Not Nameless, We’re Not Faceless, We Were Born for Muddiness
I wish that this blog was about how I reached my goals and everything went perfect and I couldn't have been happier with how my first World's Toughest Mudder went. But that's not this story; that's not what happened. Friday went as well as could be expected. It was raining and the ground was a … Continue reading We’re Not Nameless, We’re Not Faceless, We Were Born for Muddiness
Hope When You Take That Jump, You Don’t Fear the Fall
It's finally here. In less than six hours I will be on course and this thing we call World's Toughest Mudder will be underway. Yesterday it all became real. As I set up my text in my pit area and looked around at all the other people doing the same, I realized that this really … Continue reading Hope When You Take That Jump, You Don’t Fear the Fall
And I Know What You Came Here To Do, Now Bust It Open Let Me See You Get Muddy
The weekend before this past one I completed 22+ miles at Central Florida. The course was over the normal ten miles and even though TMHQ said it was two laps, it wasn't really. The course just had a lot of cross over points and it was probably easier to just call it two laps. Saturday … Continue reading And I Know What You Came Here To Do, Now Bust It Open Let Me See You Get Muddy
Singin’ Don’t Worry About a Thing, ‘Cause Every Little Thing Gonna Be Muddy
Me: Okay, so is being a low level of panicked the norm? Because I am right now. Chavez: Yep. Me: Oh, I'm glad it's normal I know that a lot of people don't like to admit when they are scared or worried or panicking about something. I know that I used to be one of … Continue reading Singin’ Don’t Worry About a Thing, ‘Cause Every Little Thing Gonna Be Muddy