The Final Day - and problems with maps

Phew - we made it guys. The final day of "Boot Camp" has come and gone. I'm in a bittersweet place right now around it - but more on that in a bit.

Today was a bit easier than the rest of the days. Sgt. Roy gave us a hand drawn map of the area (South End) and we had to collect puzzle pieces and return to the gym. No problem! Except Sgt. Roy's map was... inaccurate. We'll leave it at that. Don't get me wrong - I knew it wasn't going to be great and to scale and everything - but man was it FUBAR! hahaha. My partner and I did the hunt as quickly as we could and returned to the gym at the 45 minute mark. Not bad at all. Then, we had a "thanks for everything" touchy feely ceremony and headed out. Good times.

To be honest, I had hoped for a little more out of today. But, I don't know that I had any more to give either. High humidity contributed to an already weak body - so they were probably right to make today a little easier.

All in all, it was a great week. I got a lot out of it. Now, is the hard part. I know that I need to work on my upper body and core strength, as well as Cardio. This week taught me that. The difficulty is going to be in finding the discipline to push myself every week. I need to go to the gym and work out, or go outside and run, or find a random log and do sit ups... But actually doing it when I don't have a Drill Sgt pushing me - that will be a challenge. So, while I'm grateful to sleep past 4:05 am now, I'm going to miss being accountable to someone.

My goal - to be more physically prepared at the next boot camp. :)

Thanks for going down this road with me guys. I'll keep you posted on the progress. In the meantime - I need a nap!