I know I am working on the challenge as time provides. However, I feel lazy when I cant make it to class. I have been working a lot of hours at the prison and the wildlife center. I just need more hours in the day, 24 hours just isn’t enough. I know this challenge is […]
I started rucking. Which is basically walking with a weighted backpack. I can definitely feel the difference in my heart rate. I didn’t think this would be that hard but it can be quite challenging. I use between 10-20lbs, depending on the day, and the weather. I try not to push too much and give […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
I leave tomorrow night for a quick trip to Texas. My grandmother who is 99 lives in TX. I also have an aunt and uncle on my Dad’s side who live there. My grandma shattered her ankle about a month ago. My uncle is experiencing some health problems, that might be liver cancer. My whole […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
Covid is awful. I tested positive on Monday. I had all the symptoms. I had a fever, body aches, soar throat, headache, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and extremely tired. This is my first time getting it. I had all the vaccines and boosters. I thought maybe I was one of those lucky people who were […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
I recently took up doing yoga once a week. I feel it is excellent for both mental centering and flexibility. I already feel the difference in my karate flexibility after 2 weeks. Helping with my kicks and comfort with movement. Yoga has always been something I’ve strived to do but have had difficulty keeping motivated […]
Written by Matt Nedresky
This year my dad, my great uncle, and I went to the Indycar race at Laguna Seca. Laguna Seca is the most famous track on the west coast and is super fast and technical for the drivers. The track is home to a section of track called “corkscrew” which features as 6 story drop from […]
Written by Jake Ross
On Saturday I was very busy. I went to two karate classes in the morning. One was regular class and the second was weapons. Then in the afternoon I went to Juneteenth Festival at Black Miner Bar. It was an interesting festival with food vendors, vendors selling clothes, jewelry, purses, hats, etc, horseback riding, kayak […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
Last thursday I received the black stripe on my belt. This means that I am now officially doing my black belt test. It feels crazy to see how far I have progressed since I began karate back in 2016. Then I was some 8 year old kid who wanted to learn some self defense, and […]
Written by Jake Ross
Backtracking a little, I sprained my knee back in January. I started running a few months ago, just short jogs. This last week I tried to do some sprint work and my knee started aching. I was trying to figure out what was wrong. I broke down my stride. It’s hard for me to lengthen […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
During the second semester, finals week starts on a friday since the school year ends on a thursday. This year the first finals day was periods 1 and 6, which was spanish and history for me. During spanish we did nothing since we had already done our final. I basically just watched netflix/youtube for the […]
Written by Jake Ross