Why we call ourselves Team No Training (Team TNT)

We call ourselves Team No Training (Team TNT)  It all started about a year ago when I asked my niece if she wanted to run Disney's Half Marathon (Jan 2013)  Now, we had never run any races (EVER) and I thought it would be cool because it was on my birthday weekend (my 50th!)

She said yes so we signed up and had great intentions of training!  Mind you, we do run, I run a couple days a week (about 5 or 6 miles) and I do just about every BeachBody program out there.  But really thought we should train for 13.1 miles.

We started out okay, back in September we ran 8 miles one day and a few weeks later we ran 10.

And that was that.  We got busy and never picked up our training again.  But we continued our exercise as usual. I was (and still do) doing Turbo Fire, Body Beast, Les Mills pump (and had started Combat when it came out in December)  I ran on my treadmill....sometimes (just not the same as running outside.)

So wouldn't you know, January snuck up on us and here we were in Disney World in Florida getting pumped for our race (well, maybe freaked out is a better word! I mean, I'm 50!  I'm running 13.1 miles, I forgot to train!!)  Everyone there talked about how much they trained, all their runs, everything.  We didn't...

So after we stupidly walk over 13 miles on Friday (we just don't think sometimes) Saturday morning we got up bright and early (3:30) to catch the bus to Epcot.  We went out there (wishing we hadn't walked 13 miles the day before and that we HAD actually trained!)  But you know what? We did it. We ran the whole way, we finished fine (and went out and walked another 10 -13 miles that night!)  We felt great!!

And we wondered.  How is it that we can just go out and run 13.1 miles without training? And we realized. We do train.  TurboFire gets us ready with those hiit workouts- we can recover easily! The fire workouts give us stamina.  The muscles we build from Les Mills Pump & Body beast keep us moving pain free and combat just jacks us up and motivates us to go!  So my 5 -6 mile runs a few times a week, pumped up with my  Beachbody workouts were enough!

And guess what, a few weeks ago we did the Tough Mudder (11 miles) in Philadelphia the same way!!!  And next up for Team No Training is the Dumbo Double Dare in Disneyland California Labor Day weekend - 10 K on Saturday/ 1/2 marathon on Sunday!  It will complete our coast to coast challenge (we get 4 medals - 'nuff said)

But our biggie is November when we (voluntarily!) signed up for a Marathon (eeekk!)  Are we ready?  Yes, I think we will be.  I've upped my nutrition with Shakeology and already feel so much more energy (and have lost a few lbs without dieting yet!)  Wish us luck (or join our Team No Training - TNT) and get your workouts in and you'll be ready too!

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Happy Exercising!