A HIKING WE SHALL GO:

Good morning folks, hope everyone had a good weekend and was able to get outside and enjoy the crisp but sunny weather. I decided to go for a hike on Sunday; trying to do a little training for the Butterball Run next year. So I mapped out a route that started from my house and took me down some country roads with lots and lots of hills. The total distance was 15 kms which I completed in just under 3 hours. I felt pretty good doing it, far better than I thought I would! When i was on my hike I reflected back to when I first started the Challenge and how difficult it was to complete 1 km with the Sarge encouraging me (yelling at me). That was only four short months ago, what a difference! Thanks Sarge, couldn't have done it without you!

I told Dave Hughes about the hike this morning, he said that explains the polar bear sighting that was reported to the radio station! I'm going back to therapy.

Speaking of the Butterball Run it appears that we have a new helper...Doris Biron. Thanks Doris! Appreciate all the help we can get! I'll let you know when the next meeting will take place and hopefully it will fit into your schedule.

Some of the ladies at Bodilogix were commenting that I should start wearing spandex now... uh, no...not going to happen! Until they come out with Mandex there is no way! I really don't think men look good in spandex, might as well put on a tutu. Men should be in sweats and or gym shorts...that's it.

Had my workout with the Sarge this morning and she tried out some new exercises for me to do...yup, that usually means pain! It shouldn't be called Bodilogix, it should be called the "House of Pain"...that certainly fits better. She brought over these two "things", that's gym techy talk. I actually thought she was being nice, that they were supposed to help me lower to the ground and help me get up again...what was I thinking! I had to lay on the ground and then reach up to these two things and pull myself up using my back muscles...up and down, up and down. That was exhausting and when I thought I was done she told me to stay where I was and brought over the two Buso balls and I had to do push ups right after! At one point I said "Holy Lord", she thought i said "holy lard"...and started laughing. Then she started making more jokes about it, like "lardy, lardy, lardy and just killing herself laughing! The Sarge only laughs at her own jokes and expects you to laugh at the same time...double the pain.

May you be a half an hour in Heaven before the Devil knows your dead!

Big Dave signing off!