Steve and Mimi / hit a wall

Steve is UFC fighter or trying to be one. When he is not training, he is a hiking guide and kickboxing instructor at BLR. We have kickboxing once a week on Wednesdays. Steve was great at modifying the workout for all of my injuries - knees and right wrist. I was so impressed with him that I have done a couple of individual kickboxing sessions with him. It is amazing how I have had no wrist issues with him - might be because he wraps my wrist before every session and puts real gloves on them. He is really good and will be heading to Canada in December to train full time to fight professionally in the UFC. I'm just glad he will be here for the next two weeks. He reminds me of my trainer, Bobby hall - full of energy and crazy at times!

Mimi is also a hiking guide and works at the front desk. Mimi always goes on the advance hikes and until this past week I had only dealings with her in role at the front desk. This past week I got moved up to the advance hikes. I liked Mimi until then - do not like hiking guide Mimi, just kidding, sort of. Actually she is really nice but on my first advance hike, my knees were not happy and I was at the back of the pack - I would get excited as I rounded a corner on the trail and saw Mimi and part of the group resting, but just as soon as I would get close, she would take off - no rest for me! Really?? Made me feel like I needed to go to fat camp - oh yeah, I am at fat camp!!! I have given her a hard time about that and she did get better about waiting for all of us the rest of the week.

Hit a mental wall this weekend - been pretty tired since last Wednesday and Saturday was just a crappy day all around. Cold and rainy and very windy - tried to go on a hike, but it was just awful. There were just 4 of us on his week - we all were miserable and cold. Luckily our guides took pity on of us and didn't make us do the whole thing. But the rest of the day was just crappy. Today has been better - day of rest - saw a movie last night and today - ready to start again tomorrow!