http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/sunnica/33240 Seriously, this Volkslauf training is a lot harder than I imagined.&nbsp; Wait, it isn't what you think.&nbsp; It isn't all THAT difficult once I tie my shoes, get in the car (more on that later), pin on my &quot;next of kin notification&quot;&nbsp;bib, and hit the pavement.&nbsp; It's the getting there part that I am finding is my true enemy. ********** Last week out of sheer curiosity, I set my odometer in the driveway and drove to our Truxtun meetup location.&nbsp; It was 7 miles.&nbsp; Calculate that it's a 14-mile roundtrip I'm making in order to put myself through dirt, ants, spurs, sand up to my knees, and 100 degree heat.&nbsp; That's 14 miles/13 miles per gallon in my environmentally unfriendly SUV, so not only did I&nbsp;pay a sizeable fee that only God and my personal drill sergeant know, but I'm also paying an additional $4.00 a day in gas to get there.&nbsp; I think that might be considered masochistic or lunacy at best. ********** Days 5-7 went well, except for the Sunday I showed up over an hour early by mistake, so my new friend Linda asked me to join her in the &quot;Body Combat&quot; class, where young and virile Mike, the instructor, proceeded to punch, jab, cross, and lunge me to the point of noodle limbs.&nbsp; I had to leave immediately afterwards and couldn't move from bed the next morning.&nbsp; Linda, you're a dear. ********** Today would have been Day (I lost track), but all day I kept forgetting (forgetfulness seems to be a recurring theme in this blog) to get gas in my car, so when I finally left my tract, I discovered that the fuel indicator line was edging jussssst past the &quot;E.&quot;&nbsp; I was running too late to stop, so I felt energized by my new reason to skip training! I&nbsp;knew I had more than 7 miles to go, because there are no gas stations on Truxtun (have you ever noticed that?).&nbsp; I'd have to drive to Total Woman, workout in the 120 degree heat, then drive at least 3 miles back to a gas station.&nbsp; Can you feel how I was able to justify not going? ********** I didn't go to my official training, but I am proud to say that I DID workout at my gym (less than a mile from my house---shout out to Fitness 19!) and learned that all of this Volkslauf training HAS made a difference!&nbsp; I was able to run farther and lift heavier weights than before, and I actually did my situps (prior to Volkslauf training, the last situp I did was a timed situp in junior high). Afterwards, I dragged my weak limbs to the gas station then stopped by Heidi's Deli to pick up dinner.&nbsp; No mayo, please. &nbsp;I'm training for the Volkslauf. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Seriously, this Volkslauf training is a lot harder than I imagined.&nbsp; Wait, it isn't what you think.&nbsp; It isn't all THAT difficult once I tie my shoes, get in the car (more on that later), pin on my &quot;next of kin notification&quot;&nbsp;bib, and hit the pavement.&nbsp; It's the getting there part that I am finding is my true enemy. ********** Last week out of sheer curiosity, I set my odometer in the driveway and drove to our Truxtun meetup location.&nbsp; It was 7 miles.&nbsp; Calculate that it's a 14-mile roundtrip I'm making in order to put myself through dirt, ants, spurs, sand up to my knees, and 100 degree heat.&nbsp; That's 14 miles/13 miles per gallon in my environmentally unfriendly SUV, so not only did I&nbsp;pay a sizeable fee that only God and my personal drill sergeant know, but I'm also paying an additional $4.00 a day in gas to get there.&nbsp; I think that might be considered masochistic or lunacy at best. ********** Days 5-7 went well, except for the Sunday I showed up over an hour early by mistake, so my new friend Linda asked me to join her in the &quot;Body Combat&quot; class, where young and virile Mike, the instructor, proceeded to punch, jab, cross, and lunge me to the point of noodle limbs.&nbsp; I had to leave immediately afterwards and couldn't move from bed the next morning.&nbsp; Linda, you're a dear. ********** Today would have been Day (I lost track), but all day I kept forgetting (forgetfulness seems to be a recurring theme in this blog) to get gas in my car, so when I finally left my tract, I discovered that the fuel indicator line was edging jussssst past the &quot;E.&quot;&nbsp; I was running too late to stop, so I felt energized by my new reason to skip training! I&nbsp;knew I had more than 7 miles to go, because there are no gas stations on Truxtun (have you ever noticed that?).&nbsp; I'd have to drive to Total Woman, workout in the 120 degree heat, then drive at least 3 miles back to a gas station.&nbsp; Can you feel how I was able to justify not going? ********** I didn't go to my official training, but I am proud to say that I DID workout at my gym (less than a mile from my house---shout out to Fitness 19!) and learned that all of this Volkslauf training HAS made a difference!&nbsp; I was able to run farther and lift heavier weights than before, and I actually did my situps (prior to Volkslauf training, the last situp I did was a timed situp in junior high). Afterwards, I dragged my weak limbs to the gas station then stopped by Heidi's Deli to pick up dinner.&nbsp; No mayo, please. &nbsp;I'm training for the Volkslauf. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:25:23 PDT <p>Ha ha ha ha! Finding decent &quot;reasons&quot; to <em>not </em>work out can be fun and creative :) How gratifying to see all your hard work show!</p> <br /> http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/sunnica/33240/#c_307863 http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/sunnica/33240/#c_307863 <p>Ha ha ha ha! Finding decent &quot;reasons&quot; to <em>not </em>work out can be fun and creative :) How gratifying to see all your hard work show!</p> <br /> <p>Way to watch the mayo Dana!  I tip my hat to you for even <strong><em>entertaining </em></strong>the thought of doing the Volkslauf.  I hadn't seen a blog here lately about your training and was wondering how it was going.</p> <p>I'm assuming you did in fact gas up the SUV <em>ssoooooooooo</em> . . . tomorrow bears no excuses!</p> <p>Happy training!  :0)'</p> http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/sunnica/33240/#c_308248 http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/sunnica/33240/#c_308248 <p>Way to watch the mayo Dana!  I tip my hat to you for even <strong><em>entertaining </em></strong>the thought of doing the Volkslauf.  I hadn't seen a blog here lately about your training and was wondering how it was going.</p> <p>I'm assuming you did in fact gas up the SUV <em>ssoooooooooo</em> . . . tomorrow bears no excuses!</p> <p>Happy training!  :0)'</p>