I am a SPARTAN!

I have been told numerous times how blessed I am in regards to the state of my Cystic Fibrosis condition. I now more than ever realize what everyone is talking about. I not only have overcome such damaging obstacles, but I have overcome them with pride, passion, and a smile. I have had a rough year and unfortunately stopped my workout routines all together in order to focus on regaining my life and mental stability back. I have noticed over the months that my breathing has gotten worse because I stopped working out. In the past 9 months I was hospitalized twice. I made a promise to myself about 2 months ago when I was sitting in the hospital that after being released and fully recovered I would start my routine with working out back up. It was a slow start, however I am proud to say that I am regaining my strength and endurance back one workout at a time. I have an amazing boyfriend by my side helping me gain my strength back. He is a workout freak and he always guides me in the right direction. It helps having someone by your side wanting the same things you want. We both encourage each other to eat healthy, drink plenty or water, take our vitamins, and exercise daily. I had mentioned to him one day that I was interested in running a 5K to start out with. That it would give me a goal to work towards. After coming home from work that same night he said that he had signed us up for the Spartan Sprint. I had no idea what this Spartan Sprint thing was and I was even more unsure about it because I had just started back at the gym. I didn't want to over exhaust myself too soon. However, he had mentioned that his friend and his wife were doing the race as well and we would be doing it as a team and not so much as a race. I instantly felt better about the situation. After doing my own research about the race I was even more pumped and excited. Turns out the Spartan Sprint is one of 3 races they hold. The Spartan Sprint is the first of the 3 meaning it has the lowest miles and lowest obstacles. However, 3 plus miles and 15 plus obstacles doesn't sound like a start to me, but I said I was game and when I say I am going to do something I follow through. Needless to say the Spartan Sprint was something I will never forget. It was the most physically challenging thing I had forced my self to do in years. I am happy to say I finished the race holding hands with my boyfriend. If it were not for him there I am unsure I would have made it to the finish line. Towards the end he was literally pushing me through the mud, mud that feels like quick sand. The first obstacle of this race was jumping over a 3 foot flame and landing in a mud hole. That's just the tip of what else we had to do. However, it wasn't about the obstacles it was about completing the obstacles, running with fuel, experiencing this with my boyfriend, and being able to tell everyone about how proud of myself I am. Before we even finished we were already talking about how we wanted to do the next race. I am officially a SPARTAN! Never giving up and never backing down. Ready for what's next and fighting with fuel.