Confession....

I can't do a push-up.

This sounds ridiculous but it's absolutely true. And I'm trying to find someone else out there who can't do one either. Hellooooo.....are you out there??? Anyone????

So far, it seems to be just me, myself and I. Maybe I should open up my search a little. I mean, I'm sure there are some young children who can't do push-ups either!

Anyways, I discovered my push-up disability this summer while working out with Jason. He had me try to do one the right way (arms directly below my shoulders) and I basically fell straight on my face. I also can't do pull-ups, but that probably goes without saying, right?

Clearly I need to develop some upper body strength! And I'm on it. This Tuesday I officially started my winter weight training program. I'm really excited about this as I've never been able to train consistently with Jason over an extended period of time before. Basically we are going to work out twice a week. I'll work out early in the week with him, and then do the same workout myself but with different weights at the end of the week.

On Tuesday I did two exercises-dead lifts and Turkish get-ups-and I am so sore I can barely move. Poor Scott. He has to hear about it on a constant basis, and sometimes I just collapse to the floor :-)

I've also started running once a week so that I don't completely die going over barriers and up run-ups during cross.

Here is my super run buddy...Julie. I still don't like running, but it's much more fun with a friend!!!!

I think her t-shirt started to brain wash me because by the end of the ride all I wanted was chocolate cake!!! (PS. I realized I just said "ride," but really I meant run!)

I got home and VOILA!!!!! Scott must have read my mind because I came home to this. Homemade banana cake with chocolate frosting make from scratch. It's ridiculously good and I can't stop eating it!

So, despite the fact that I can barely walk or move it's been a really good week. And it just got better today. Remember my BFF??? She and her husband Chucky arrived back in Michigan today! Not only do we live in the same city, but now we only live two blocks away from each other.

Scott and I met them for breakfast today, then took Naomi over so that we could walk their dogs while they move in. I'm not sure how much exercise the dogs really got, since I was walking at the pace of a snail!

Naomi hanging out with her friends....

Tomorrow I'm doing my second weight workout of the week, and then I'm going to race Peak 2 Peak on Saturday. I'm going to be incredibly sore, but I don't care. I have to go back and conquer that one root!!!