In our first race, we came in second--losing out on a spot in division A (thank God because in that division we would have gotten our asses handed to us). With our time, we safely secured our spot in Division B. Out of 6 divisions, the second one ain't too shabby...considering as our Captain put it "we're just a bunch of meatheads from a gym."
In our second race, which was three godforsaken hours later, we won. Holy shit. I think this ignited a passion in all of us. The day was tiring because we just sat around, socializing, drinking and eating. But we were re-invigorated. We made it to the finals! Whhhhattt?
Finals comes along--we go balls to the wall and WIN. Winning is so awesome. Winning is much better than losing. If I could win everyday I would. We got progressively better throughout the day--and for chunks of time, we were in sync. I think what worked particularly in our favor is that fact that we're used to physically keeping it going when we mentally want to quit. And we are a bunch of competitive sons of bitches.
Anyway, the most memorable part of the whole day? Besides winning...it was getting to spend time with a group of kick ass peeps. I got to spend time with two of my closest girlfriends, bunch of cool friends that I work out with, and more exciting, a bunch of people I used to work out with :( It was great to see friends from Proven. I think I speak for everyone at Inspire when I say that we really miss you guys!!!!
Now the vegan portion of my blog:
I ate soft pretzels yesterday with full knowledge that the company uses whey as a dough conditioner. I just can't say no to a soft pretzel, I really can't. I'd love to say that I'd rather eat than starve, but there were apples, bananas, peanut butter crackers, almonds, etc, I just really wanted that fucking pretzel. Moral of the story: it's tough sometimes being vegan...and I'm not perfect. Luckily, I don't claim to be. But I wanted to be honest. No vegan high horse here. From here, I just move on--and start making my vegan soft pretzels on a regular basis.
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