For 3 out of the 4 years I've gone I have also medaled. A silver in my age group, blue, light feather was the absolute highlight! But at purple in my age group I've gotten a bronze at rooster and light feather. Rooster means I weighed less than 126lbs and light feather means I weighed in less than 141lbs.
One time I was just two weeks out of the hospital and I was trying soo hard to hide the bandages under my gi. Of course I guy I had long ago beaten at blue belt choked me pretty quickly, but we became good friends out of it all. He is now a brown so I don't have to face him again.
I haven't seriously trained in well over a year, but bjj is still in my mind. And heart. The last huge surgery was in December, so I tried coming back the end of February. A little early but I was doing OK. Then one week into that I caught a stupid skin infection on my right wrist I haven't been able to get rid of!!
No training. No competing. No nothing. I'm definitely no longer a purple belt skill wise. Probably more like new blue.
So rather than fighting this weekend to prove I'm one of the best in the US at my age and weight, I'll be dressed up and running Warrior Dash again. My feelings are decidedly mixed...........
Not this Saturday. (ATOS!)
But this Saturday.
Warrior Dash is this upcoming Saturday? In the Elsinore area right? I kinda wanted to do that this year, I was going to plan to start running again, but I decided that I hate running and have stuck to yoga and KBing. Oh well, are you taking your GoPro camera?
ReplyDeleteyep, this Sat. yep in lake E. i'm in the last wave, 430pm, saturday.
ReplyDeletei am totally having my gopro. dont you know me? hahaha. probably just in picture mode, that i'll make into a slide show.
u should still go!! i know people who walked the whole thing! its all for fun anyways.