TS follows AK in officially joining 4TWC

from spectator to participant, AK joins her husband, DK, as a member of 4TWC.  she regularly trains and participates in races, having finished 2nd in her age group at her last 5k.  TS has also officially joined and is the only member that is a certified fitness professional.  he regularly holds free Group Training Sessions (GTS), helping others get in shape and realize their full potential.  the addition of these two members will surely increase 4TWC's prowess on the tough mudder course.  i hope that they're ready for our first team training session on June 3!  4TWC is now 11 official members strong.  who else is coming with us?

in other news, there were conversations between a couple team members on doing warm-up races for TM.  AM and i decided to sign up for the Civilian Military Combine (CMC): The Race for Tomorrow, taking place on september 10th at camelback mountain resort in pennsylvania.  [note: if you are one of my friends who is getting married on that date and is reading this, no worries, i will make it back in time!] i actually found out about the race through one of my colleagues at work, after she found out about 4TWC through the company's weekly bulletin.  this race also raises money for military charities and AM & i decided to align ourselves with the  Semper Fi Fund.  i also found out that my platoon commander during operation cold response '10 (where the idea of creating 4TWC originated) is also affiliated with the CMC!  check out his profile here.

moreover, DK and i are talking about signing up for the Men's Health Urbanathlon in NYC on october 29th.  registration isn't open yet, but we're definitely going to do it barring any other commitments.  you would think that these sorts of courses/races are becoming an addiction... maybe, but out of all the addictions that exist, it's a good one to have.  although the Urbanathlon is not affiliated with the military, it does support the Challenged Athletes Foundation, which i feel, is still in the spirit of raising awareness "For Those That Can't."  i think the prerequisites for me being involved in a race is that: (1) it is involved with a truly admirable charity/charities and (2) the course must be no less than 7 miles... haha ok, my snobbish tendencies are coming out, so let me cut it off right here.

can't wait to rock'n roll in a couple of days.

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cheers,

-DV _ level ^ fitness