Training with trees!!!

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  1. jldeleon

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    I have decided to do Race the Reaper. My eight year old self HATES making goals. I have put her in the trunk and duct-taped her mouth shut on this one. The 40 year old me IS doing it and that's final!!! Hence tree climbing, playgrounds, oh, and I GUESS, the gym...and running through the trails while carrying large goats, er, dogs... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNEtVcvE46Q
     

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    They'd lose me on the rope climbs...

    Good on ya for doing this! Sounds like it's a more sane version of Tough Mudder (meaning: No electrocution, no alligators, no swimming through lava)

    ...and...and...and...you get a free pumpkin, apparently....
     

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    Yes- a more sane version of T.M. -perfect description!
     

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    Rope climbs are fine for me, it's the monkey bars that would get my fat butt. Rope climbing I can use my legs.
     
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    Oh, the monkey bars would get me, too. See, I hear what you're saying about using your feet, but I can't seem to actually make that work....must be a technique thing that I haven't figured out....
     

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    I had to become proficient at that while I was in the Army. I learned some tricks and I could stand there on a rope all day long without fatiguing too bad. Monkey bars though, I'm not sure my arms or hands could hold my fat butt up. I used to be good at them, but I haven't done them in so long I'm pretty sure it would be tough to do.
     
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    WTH? i didn't get a free pumpkin last year! i did the rope climb without my legs, all hands. got a rope burn on my leg from sliding down the huge platform. next time i'll shimmy down. was doing fine on the monkey bars until one decided to spin and i went flying into the water while i was swinging for the next bar. made an awesome pic though.
     

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    Hey Jen, "Polly" here, are you sure you wanna do this? :stop:(loks like tons of fun tho)
     

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    HELL YA! Dan, Chris, Christy and Mike and I are going to go out and do training drills for this mofo (they don't know this yet). We are going to run up and down 85% hills carrying Christy's dog, and stuff like that! :)

    Say hello to step #1 in getting ready to do massive amounts of pull-ups, rope climbing, and monkey bars!!!

    pulldown.jpg
     

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    They do now! good luck with ST training, you guys are going to have tons of fun!
     

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    um, what?
     

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    You heard me!!! Since you submit to my dominance so well, already, I figured I should make you submit to it- YET AGAIN for Race the Reaper!!!
     

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