This week is hell week at Boot Camp. We didn’t find out until after the first session (which involved a massive uphill climb which I doubt a car would’ve been able to make).

Today we were confronted with Big Bertha and Little Bertha. Bertha is the name they give to the dreaded rope. The Bravo group (my group) got to use Little Bertha which was nice. Not so heavy but the challenge is much the same. We ran a course of approximately 4kms with this rope on our shoulders. The person in front had to peel off, run around the back of the group, back to the front, tag the front person, and then join in at the back. So, we all got a few turns at running around a running line of people. Fun - NOT! Every 1km or so, we got to put the rope down. For the break, we had to do 10 push-ups and 10 crunches/sit-ups.

You couldn’t stop or you’d be left far behind and you didn’t have the help of your swinging arms either which made the run a little more difficult. It wasn’t until we hit the beach that the pain really started to hit me. Thankfully this was the last stretch. We made it! 4kms with very little stopping (except for strength exercises) and no-one dropped off. I never thought I could actually do it. My first goal of jogging 2kms without stopping by the 24th of February is well achievable now.

As an added bonus, here are a few health, fitness type sites I’ve been reading lately: