MEN CAN SAFELY READ THIS POST - it's not about that kind of relationship talk. My month of intense Aikido training is complete with a grand total of 55 classes, 110% of my goal of 50. I feel surprisingly good, considering at the end of the first week I wondered how I could survive three …
The Hard Work Pays Off, or A Bridesmaid No More
"You are a machine this year!" - Coach Marie, after hearing my Road Ends race result I'VE BEEN COMPARED TO A MACHINE BEFORE (*), but this time I accept it as a compliment. …
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Feeling No Pain
I KNELT FOR THE START OF ADVANCED CLASS WITH ONLY MYSELF TO BLAME for being there. Wednesday is usually a running day, but as this is my final week of heavy training and I hadn't been to the advanced class yet, I shuffled my schedule around and went to the dojo tonight. After the first …
A Good Week on the Mat
LESS OFFICE WORK AND MORE AIKIDO? I could get used to this. Three weeks and 37 classes into my April goal, and I've learned so much that I'm almost reluctant to return to a normal schedule in May. And with my body adjusting to the extra training, I'm feeling much better than I did after …
