I soon found this out last Saturday, when my pole class decided to put a team together and do the 5K Dirty Girl Mud Run. We had been planing it for a month, we had our team, our shirts and we were READY. The only downfall was, of course:
Cardio.
We would never survive the zombie apocalypse.
However, we went anyway. Dressed in Pink shirts, pink tutus and advertising our fitness logo in plain sight on our shirts. Of course, there were girls in all sorts of outfits. From green and orange antlers to Disney themed shirts and tights!
In case anyone is wondering, the Dirty Girl Mud Run is a breast cancer run that raises a ton of money for research. We go out, run three miles and get really, really, MUDDY.
This was our motivation run. Apparently, throwing your hands in the air and waving helps us run.
Obstacles. There were many like it, but this one was fun.
This was one of the muddiest ones. We raced each other under the nets and came out covered in ick.
The final jump into the mud at the second to last obstacle.
It was fun, we ruined our brand new clothes and tutus, donated our muddy shoes to charity and ate hamburgers in the grass. We showered with a cold water hose, attempted to get all the mud out of our hair and giggled all the way home.
We felt dirty, sore, out of breath but most of all, bonded and accomplished. I don't have many friends out in San Diego, side from the couple my husband introduced me to a few years ago. My pole class has been a big change, I have met so many women from different walks of life. We are powerful and fun and we never turn someone away because they are different.
Everyone welcomes you into the circle with a smile and encouragement, because no one is a pro when they first start in pole. It takes friends and practice and never giving up.
I will miss them when my time is SD is done, but I will be thankful in the long run when I've settled down with my husband and returned home. These people kept my sane and kept my occupied during the most stressful years of my life.
We plan on doing quite a few more runs this year. Some even dirtier than this one!
Have a Happy Valentines Day everyone.
m.l. carista
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