Week 1 : 6/25 - 7/1

Sun. Traveling back from California. Had a blast crewing for elite ultra runner Liza Howard @ the western states 100. Got to run 40 miles of the ws trail. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday. Got home at 2:20 am. No training

Mon. Still tired from 6 hrs of sleep over past 72hrs. Was going to do some conditioning exercises, thought sleep sounded better.

Tues. Worked bow form, grappled a few fun matches, finished with pushups, abs, & medicine ball strenghth & conditioning drills. Stretched before bed.

Wed. Drilled getting to clinch, single leg take down from hook, protecting the open guard from passing & strikes, rotating off the wall, 4 x hold dominate position & 4 x escape. Finished with abs. Went home did some dumbbell strengthening drills. Man I feel slow & weak. Having a blast.

Thurs. 4 sparring matches. 25 minutes without stopping. Except for changing partners & some whining.

Fri. Practiced forms for 1hr & did a 30 min strength & conditioning workout.

Sat. Drove 17 hrs. Got to CO @ 5:20am. Didn't feel like doing much except sleeping & enjoying the mountain air.

Sun. Soaked in views , enjoyed good company, day dreamed about training.

Week 1 of 16 in the bag. Felt really good putting in some good focused effort. Had a ton of fun wed. night with the guys. Man, we have some really good black belts to train with. No egos, just good training. Already looking forward to getting back with them.