Summer Seals

This summer Jason and I trained for the "Summer Seals" competition put on by a few people that we know at church. I was told it is basically the entrance test to become a Navy Seal. We were each put on a team of 5 and I have to say my team was AWESOME! A total of 125 people signed up. We started training in June so we had 3 months to prepare. During the competition we had to swim 500 meters, do as many push-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups in 2 minutes each and then run a mile and a half.

So I just learned to swim in June. My wonderful friend Mandi taught me the basics and then Kristen couched me a few times after to get my form right. We pretty much busted our tails the whole summer. Part of your points came from your workouts. I completed the minimum which was 4/week, but always did 5-6/week. I am bummed to say that even though I can do 3 pull-ups at home, I was unable to do any during the competition after that crazy swim. So the following is what I did:

500m Swim - 21:00 minutes
Push-ups - 21
Sit-ups - 75
Pull-ups - 0
1 1/2 Run - 14 minutes

I am pretty proud of myself for finishing. And I have to say I enjoyed the adrenaline rush during the competition. Unfortunately we did not place, but we did amazing. It was so so nice getting to know the girlies on my team during the group workouts and trial runs. What an AWESOME experience!

For fun I am testing myself again in December. So the workouts will continue. Although I probably won't do the swim in December because even in Texas it gets cold:) Oh yeah and for those who don't see my facebook...I GOT A 4 PACK FROM ALL OF THIS CRAZINESS! Yes I am proud of myself.