frogprincess72’s BodyBlog

So the last few months have been pure mania for me. Lots of change.. Lots of smiles.. Lots of loss.. and lots of grief.. I still mourn the loss of my dog, Kirby and my patient.. I have started with a new client but will be working 10 hour night shifts. Mercifully, I will only be working 2/week but will also be getting certified as a cycling/spin instructor in October, so that will have to fit into my already busy schedule. And last night, my mom was notified that my uncle killed himself. And while I didn’t know him THAT well, I knew him. and loved him. And I ache for my mom and the pain that she is going thru. He was the last family that she had left.

Being the Fitness Coach of the college soccer teams has been my saving grace. Those kids have been amazing. Frustrating at first, while they suffered thru the "non-soccer" pain and agony, but now they get it.. and see it.. and love to hate me! 

 In a nutshell, I have been good, just seem to be on sensory overload, so I haven’t been here as much.
But I have been continuing to train, doing a mix of p90x and good old fashioned "janice-style" training.. and of course my cardio.. I will forever do my cardio! And today I did the Cross Fit WOD and finished in 15:36. I did have to greatly modify the handstand push ups and the pull ups but the kettleball squats, sit ups and burpees I could do.. And my Heart rate was sky high! i then did 20 minutes on the step mill and walked 10 minutes with an incline of 7.0%. can’t remember the last time I walked! haha

So now I’m home to clean and try to take a nap before work tonight. We’ll see how this goes!

 

Today was my first run since Lake Stevens.. Just about a month ago.. I hung up my running shoes and swim goggles and put away my bike post race.. haha.. So after I did fitness with the college soccer teams (so much fun was had by all.. well, at least by me.. not sure about the kids) I went to the gym to run on the treadmill.. I started my podrunner podcast for the 143 BPM podcast and away I went..And it felt soooooo good.. But I did get bored so I broke it up into 20 minute sections.. After the first 2 I felt good and strong.. So instead of running steady for a 3rd 20 minutes,  I went 10 minutes of 1:1 sprint/recovery intervals.. WOOOOOOWEEEEEEE! it’s been awhile since these frog legs have run that fast! and since this hearts beat at that speed.. and since this body has sweat that much sweat! I always forget how much more i sweat running than anything else.. well, maybe in spin class.. So now I have a headache, that’s slowly going away, thanks to lots of ice water and ibuprofen..

Once i got home, i did p90x chest/back and ab ripper x.. still eating well.. oh, and my sis-in-law is now staying with us while she goes to school and plays soccer.. yeah, just found this out on saturday.. good thing i roll with the punches.. (after a slight melt down and a tantrum.. but i gain my composure quickly.. haha) Oh, and still no job.. I’ve made some phone calls but nothing’s striking my fancy.. sounds just like a princess, doesnt it? haha.. wonder why people call me that?!

OH! and i had my first EVER hater email today! I feel very very special about that! I’d actually care and not think it so funny if I thought the guy was worth much.. but since he’s not (ok, i know all human life is valuable and we all bring gifts to this world.. and some people are here so we can learn and grow… and blah blah blah!) but honestly, i have too much to be grateful for to let a lonely, miserable, hateful man get me down.. there’s too many who think i’m a good thing.. hahahahahahaahahahahahhahahahahahaah =) I’M TEASING YA’LL!! (said like britney spears)

hope everyone’s day is a good one! Sure feels good to be back =)

Today my patient, the OG (old goat) as i affecitionately called him, passed away. I have been with him for the last 3.5 years. And while he frustrated me many times, he also was a wonderful man that I really cared about. And, as many of you know, his wife (whom i "affectionately" called the WW (wicked witch)) ALSO frustrated and angered me.. WAAAAAY more than he.. BUT all that was put aside this morning when he was taking his last breaths. And while I know this is a part of life, it is still hard.. Being a private duty nurse means that you are not only nurse, but family.. And now that family is gone.. And so is my job…

So I went to the gym to try to spin but I had little energy. I called it 15 minutes early and came home. But I am still doing my ‘last man standing" challenge, which I will continue.. I’m going to shower and have a good cry…. =(

At least in the Chinese Zodiac, I am.. And after reading the profile on being a Rat, I couldn’t agree with it more! haha   I am metticulous, intelligent, shrewd, charismatic, charming, ambitious, practical, industrious, eloquent, artistic (supposedly my POSITIVE attributes) and I am also Controlling, obstinate, venal, resentful, manipulative, mendacious, vindictive, power-driven, critical (supposedly my NEGATIVE attributes).. Rats are also drawn to hedonism, which leads to self-destruction.. OHHHHHHH REEEEAAAALLLY!!!

Let me tell you about some of the hedonism that i COULD have partaken in this past weekend! S’mores at campfire/skit night at the soccer camp… BBQ potato chips at the next day lunch.. and cupcakes..

To substitue for the smores, i ate my double chocolate Zone bar, slightly melted.. I didn’t substitute for the chips.. I just got up and left the cafeteria after eating my tuna and lettuce ’sandwich’ and carrots and started cleaning the camp… good diversion =)

but the biggest draw into complete debauchary and hedonism was the Costco cupcake.. We know how big those things are, right??? and i was sooooooooooooooooooo close to absent-mindedly tasting that sugary chocolate frosting.. it was RIGHT there.. tip of my tongue.. LITERALLY! and then suddenly i felt a karate chop to my arm as i saw the cupcake FLYING thru the air… it was just like a scene out of a movie, being rocked out of my dream scape scene! My son is yelling "DONT DO IT MOMMY!!!" while i’m yelling in slow motion "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OO!!!!!!" as the cupcake landed frosting side down in the rocks…. bless my son’s heart! He kept me from cheating on my diet

So, I have made it to day 4 of the challenge and I’m feeling strong (thanks to all my splendaciously supportive and inspirational babes) . Of course, I’m leaving in an hour to take my son to my mom’s for the week.. and my husband is still at our soccer camp until wednesday night.. which means, I am completely alone and I HAVE NO ONE BUT MYSELF TO KEEP MYSELF FROM HEDONISM for the next 3 days! In many ways, this will be a real test for me.. it sounds so silly really.. how hard is eating right??

and then some! haha..

 so today starts the first day of a 3 week challenge that i have chosen to accept! i will be participating in the "last man standing" and "baby got back" challenges..and to welcome those challenges, i ate just about every crappy, bad for me thing yesterday, that i could…haha.. BUT to meet this challenge i will be following the p90x diet from today until monday. on tuesday, i will be switching to a diet plan devised by jphillips17. i will allow myself one cheat per week.. and let me tell you, about 4 hours in, i almost cheated! haha.. BUT, i put down the candy and said, i will NOT pull a KRAMER! i am stronger than this.. i CAN and WILL do this! haha =) and i felt very strong for putting that candy down.. silly, aint’ it?

during the ‘baby got back’ challenge, i will be focusing on my love-to-hate handles/upper hip area.. i know most of that will go away with eating better and getting rid of the bad for me carbs. i dont have specific numbers that i would like to see but any reduction in shape/size would be just fine with me =) and i’d also like to focus on my triceps.. oh, and my lats.. i know that most of the muscle i already have will start showing once i reduce the body fat even more..

in addition, on july 21st, i started the p90x program. many of you have asked how i like it.. i don’t.. i LOVE it.. i already had resistance bands so i didn’t need to buy anything (except the program) but i already want a chin up bar.. (help work on those lats i mentioned).. i’ve done so many home based workouts in the past and i always stopped cuz they didnt’ challenge me or keep my interest.. after the warm up i was ready to stick a fork in my eye cuz i was DONE! =( not so with this program! tony is hysterical! and it’s fast paced, which is perfect for my short attention span..

overall, my goal is not to have a body that i cannot easily maintain. bottom line. i am happier with my body than i ever have been. too feel more confident in my own skin at 36 years old is simply glorious! to say ‘thank you’ and mean it when my husband says ‘hun, you’re stunning’ instead of saying ‘oh no i’m not’ and start pointing out my flaws is something i thought i would never be able to do!! to OWN IT is PRICELESS!!

with that said, i also know that i’m not satisfied! i know that i haven’t given 110% to acheiving the body that i see in my mind.. it’s not a perfect body that i envision.. but it’s perfect for me! and until i have given my all for it, i will keep on struggling =)

I DID IT! And for once in my life, I can say that I’m PROUD of me! tho I must admit that still feels conceited to say. But dang it! I DID IT!

 So family all arrived Saturday and we headed to Lake Stevens to get our rooms and attend the mandatory race briefing and drop off my bike the night before at the Transition area. By dinner, I was getting a bit overwhelmed with all the family dynamics but overall, it went very smoothly. I had Mom and step-dad; Dad and step-mom; sister and bro-in-law; hubby and little man; Janice, her boyfriend and their 3 sons. WOW! And it was kinda fun to keep hearing "it’s all about sonja this weekend. What does sonja want to do?" OH, a gal can get used to that!

About 8 pm everyone left me alone. So I packed and chilled in my room. I was trying to keep my nerves in check. At bedtime is when I struggled. No tv to distract me. No more packing. It was quiet time with me and my brain. At 11 pm I finally whispered "are you still awake? i need some help over here!" So hubby and I talked about the race.. about my fears.. about what i was about to do. And then I was able to sleep. Until 3 am, when I woke up and couldn’t get back to bed. Nerves and anticipation and excitement were in full effect! AND I WAS READY!

So at 5 am, we all converged at the hotel and headed to the race. They left me to go to the transition by myself, but not after LOTS of pictures and pep talks! And in i went..

then it was time to leave transition and head over to the start. And there were all my family and my tri group friends. And then the National Anthem and then LET THE RACE BEGIN! and at 6:57 am my wave started. The water was perfect! the Water so clear! and I swam my slow swim. And yes, I was kicked. And I had some guy try to swim over me (his left arm and left half of his torso on my back at one point) and I just kept swimming! no panic. no getting me out of my groove. and i swam the entire swim in freestyle! My back up stroke is breast stroke (panic/heart rate too high/arms tired/whatever) and I was super pumped about that! So I may have been slow but that alone was a big accomplishment!

And finally out of the water I came and 1.2 miles down. Family was there cheering, as usual. Fyi… for anyone reading this who has ever been a spectator at ANY event, let me tell you from a competitors point of view, we LOVE you! even if we don’t know you personally. Even if we don’t acknowledge you with a smile or a wave, we can’t do what we’re doing without you! … back to story… So I run up to transition and get out in one of my fastest T1 times … My sister said she was in a full sprint to get from the swim to the bike start to see me.. and she made it..

Time to face the hills.. Holy cow.. The hills.. Once around wasn’t so bad, but the worst was the second time you knew what was coming! but I owned those hills. I was strong. And i was efficient. I drank so much water, superpump, endurathon and consumed so much goo and power bars i thought i would get sick for the run but I knew i had to do it. And oh, the down hills. FREAKIN’ AWESOME! I was fearless. I thought, what the heck. If i crash and get road rash, it’ll be a GREAT story.

And finally lap 2 was over on the bike and time to head back to transition. and then the crowds. and the cheering. and then my family! screaming like i’ve never seen them scream before! And 56 miles down! And into T2 i went. Again, super fast. And out I came… I knew at this point I had to go slow. I had already given my self persmission on the bike to alter my goal. It was originally to finish in under 6 hours but I realized that wasnt’ going to happen and I had to let go of that goal. And I was ok with it. It doesn’t make me a loser. Everyone will still love me and be proud of me. It doesnt make me less of an athlete. And once i let that go, I was ready to finish.
The run went pretty well. again, a double loop so the second time around you knew what was coming. But TONS of water/gaterade/gel stations. I think every mile. and boy, did i used everysingle stop. And during the run is when the real motivation came. From fans and from fellow athletes. This is where the race began for me. This is where I was going to find out exactly what I’m made of! And this is where my personality got to shine, because this is where many of us were struggling the most. I ran with one woman who’s mom had just passed away 2 days before. I ran with one man who was having knee pain and wanted to walk. And we all talked and got our minds off of our physical and mental pain and encouraged each other to finish strong, for today is our rest day!

AND OH MY GOSH! I MET THE TRIATHLON NUN! i don’t know how many of you know about her, but she is 78 years strong and has ALWAYS been my motivation. EVERY year I cry when I see her story on the NBC replay of the KONA IRONMAN championships. SO TO MEET HER?? i’m not gonna lie! I CRIED! I saw her in front of me and when i caught up to her I said "great running".. and i started to pull past her without saying anything but I knew i had to. So i asked if she was the tri nun and she said yes. so i told her about what i wrote above and she grabbed my hand, gave it a squeeze and said " you made my day dear. thank you. now go finish your race strong".. OH SNAP! how can i NOT now???? so with tears in my eyes, I adjusted my stride and in to the last leg I ran. My family said that when they saw me this last time, I was so focused and determined and they knew I was reaching deep down to grab onto anything that I could. Up to this point, when I would see them, I would wave and smile but this time, I did not. I looked down. I could hear them and I soooo needed them at this moment, but I was afraid that if i broke my zone, I wouldn’t get it back and I still had 3 miles to go!

And I was feeling pain. My toes hurt. My left calf and hamstring were on the verge of full on spasm. My hips, neck, shoulders, my EVERYTHING hurt! But it was mind over matter and Into the gate I ran.. It was INSANE!! I could see all of my family screaming for me and the other athletes! I saw my tri friends.. and as I limped out of the gate, there was Janice, strong as ever to give me the biggest hug EVER! I think she was actually more holding me up at that point! haha..

 When we get back to the hotel, my mom and step dad are asleep on one bed.. My sis and bro-in-law asleep on the other. My dad and step mom are sitting in the only 2 chairs in the room.. Hubby and little man went to swim.. and no one offers to let me sit.. or lay down.. i’m on my own.. haha.. then my mom says "being a specator is VERY hard work.. and exhausting!" OH REALLY MOM?? I’m happy to specate next year .. and we all started laughing

 SOOOOOO… will I do this again?? HECK YEAH! maybe not next season, but I will. I think I would like to maybe work on speed for next season. But we’ll see, because I would also like to improve on my Lake Stevens race time. I’m competitive llike that

And today i feel better than yesterday. I am still sore and sitting down is no vision of grace or beauty, but I can actually walk down stairs without hopping down! I can bend my legs! haha.. I did hyrdotherapy when we got home last night (hot/cold shower alternating.. i wasnt really excited but what the heck.. i’d already tortured myself, what’s another 15 minutes?? haha) Tho I must admit, I’m still waiting for my appetite to return. I am only hungry enough for a few bites of something and that’s it.. Oh well, I know it will return and when it does, it will be in full on mode! haha

So here’s the low down and what you’ve all been waiting for……

My chip time was 6:07:59.53 My actual race time was 6:04:59.53 (we were waiting in the water for 3 minutes for our wave to start and the chip pad had set off our chips) My swim was 48:21 …T1 2:09… bike 3:14:53.. T2 1:38.. Run 2:01:01… I finished 30/65 in my age group. And 131/300 women. 555/876 overall. And over 1400 people entered but only 876 finished… ME BEING ONE OF THE FINISHERS!!

I’m not really a gal who can, or knows how to, chill.. I’m in perpetual motion, even when I’m not training for crazy triathlons. So for the last 2 days, at the advice of my good friend CRLGRL, I have been "chillin".. I KNOW! crazy, right?

 Sunday was my last long run. Total time of 80 minutes with a first half split of 7:47 minute miles and a second half split of 7:30 minute miles for a total of 10.4 miles.. I felt FANTASTIC! I enjoyed my usual pre-long run meal of 2 eggs/peanut butter and a yummy bagel..I had my Endurathon in one water bottle and SuperPump250 in the other. And 2 Powerade carb gels with me to enjoy at the half way point.. At no point was I hungry or thirsty and at the finish, I was pumped.. What a way to end my training

So when I got home, the neighbor boy came over to see if my son could play… absolutely.. so that left me free at home alone.. ALONE! and it was 95 degrees.. We don’t get 95 degrees in Washington State often so I was more than happy to do nothing. I put on my bikini, got a tall glass of lemon ice water, my lap top, my towel and planted my bum on the lounge chair on the front deck. I never quite fell asleep (kinda hard in that kind of heat) but I just enjoyed the sounds of the lake. the boats. the jetskis. the kids laughing. the parents yelling.. the drunk people fighting.. oh yeah, it doesnt get much better than that! haha

And today was my day off from training. I had a hard time getting into a vertical position this morning. I just wanted to stay in bed all day.. OH NO! i thought.. maybe i’m OVER chillin!! haha.. So once I finally made it up, little man and I headed to my BFF’s house to hang at her pool with her kids.. CHILL DAY #2! We had our ice waters.. swim suits and jumped on in and had a blast with the kids.

And now I’m exhausted.. who knew chillin was so exhausting???? =)

I’m not really a gal who can, or knows how to, chill.. I’m in perpetual motion, even when I’m not training for crazy triathlons. So for the last 2 days, at the advice of my good friend CRLGRL, I have been "chillin".. I KNOW! crazy, right?

 Sunday was my last long run. Total time of 80 minutes with a first half split of 7:47 minute miles and a second half split of 7:30 minute miles for a total of 10.4 miles.. I felt FANTASTIC! I enjoyed my usual pre-long run meal of 2 eggs/peanut butter and a yummy bagel..I had my Endurathon in one water bottle and SuperPump250 in the other. And 2 Powerade carb gels with me to enjoy at the half way point.. At no point was I hungry or thirsty and at the finish, I was pumped.. What a way to end my training

So when I got home, the neighbor boy came over to see if my son could play… absolutely.. so that left me free at home alone.. ALONE! and it was 95 degrees.. We don’t get 95 degrees in Washington State often so I was more than happy to do nothing. I put on my bikini, got a tall glass of lemon ice water, my lap top, my towel and planted my bum on the lounge chair on the front deck. I never quite fell asleep (kinda hard in that kind of heat) but I just enjoyed the sounds of the lake. the boats. the jetskis. the kids laughing. the parents yelling.. the drunk people fighting.. oh yeah, it doesnt get much better than that! haha

And today was my day off from training. I had a hard time getting into a vertical position this morning. I just wanted to stay in bed all day.. OH NO! i thought.. maybe i’m OVER chillin!! haha.. So once I finally made it up, little man and I headed to my BFF’s house to hang at her pool with her kids.. CHILL DAY #2! We had our ice waters.. swim suits and jumped on in and had a blast with the kids.

And now I’m exhausted.. who knew chillin was so exhausting???? =)

I’m not really a gal who can, or knows how to, chill.. I’m in perpetual motion, even when I’m not training for crazy triathlons. So for the last 2 days, at the advice of my good friend CRLGRL, I have been "chillin".. I KNOW! crazy, right?

 Sunday was my last long run. Total time of 80 minutes with a first half split of 7:47 minute miles and a second half split of 7:30 minute miles for a total of 10.4 miles.. I felt FANTASTIC! I enjoyed my usual pre-long run meal of 2 eggs/peanut butter and a yummy bagel..I had my Endurathon in one water bottle and SuperPump250 in the other. And 2 Powerade carb gels with me to enjoy at the half way point.. At no point was I hungry or thirsty and at the finish, I was pumped.. What a way to end my training

So when I got home, the neighbor boy came over to see if my son could play… absolutely.. so that left me free at home alone.. ALONE! and it was 95 degrees.. We don’t get 95 degrees in Washington State often so I was more than happy to do nothing. I put on my bikini, got a tall glass of lemon ice water, my lap top, my towel and planted my bum on the lounge chair on the front deck. I never quite fell asleep (kinda hard in that kind of heat) but I just enjoyed the sounds of the lake. the boats. the jetskis. the kids laughing. the parents yelling.. the drunk people fighting.. oh yeah, it doesnt get much better than that! haha

And today was my day off from training. I had a hard time getting into a vertical position this morning. I just wanted to stay in bed all day.. OH NO! i thought.. maybe i’m OVER chillin!! haha.. So once I finally made it up, little man and I headed to my BFF’s house to hang at her pool with her kids.. CHILL DAY #2! We had our ice waters.. swim suits and jumped on in and had a blast with the kids.

And now I’m exhausted.. who knew chillin was so exhausting???? =)

Yesterday was my Olympic Distance triathlon race.. NO, not THE OLYMPICS.. So it’s a 0.93 mile swim, 24 mile bike (40k) and 6.25 mile (10K) run.. This particular race is very popular, mostly because it’s a super flat and fast course. But it’s also for the triathlon club championship bragging rights, so needless to say, there were some UBER competitive athletes.. And this time around, instead of being psyched out by them, i was MOTIVATED by them.. YEP! seems my BRAIN FITNESS has been working!

 So I show up to the course about 90 minutes before race time.. It’s cloudy, somewhat cold but not too cold, and EARLY! I walk my bike and backpack to the body marking area.. MAN! i have to say, this is my FAV part.. not sure why the bodymarking fires me up, but it does! Then i walk in to the transition area and I start my IPOD and listen to my most inspirational/chest beating/pump up songs as i set up my spot. Then suddenly, i hear "SONJA! MOMMY! SONJA! MOMMY!" YAY!! my family just showed up!! I was feeling rather lonely cuz so many people had their fellow tri group members to socialize with and I couldn’t get ahold of mine.. =(  Oh well… My family gives me their "atta girl" and then the cow bell rings (yep, really a cow bell) which signals it’s time to move to the water!!

I make my way to the lake, which has a stated temp of 63 degrees.. and i’ve heard how freezing the water is. So i’m thinking it’s freezing like the lake i’ve been training in.. i step in and i’m thinking, "this is like warm bath water!" It was perfect! I did a light warm up and made my way out for the last minute briefing..

then, at precisely 0800, the countdown begins for the red cap wave.. This is the elite group.. obviously not mine! haha.. then 5 minutes later the next wave.. then it’s time for mine. We wade in, swim out, and start treading water till the countdown… 3……2…..1…… SWIM! and this time, no panic.. no second guessing my ability.. i just starting breathing and stroking.. I was slow. I won’t even lie about that. But i wasn’t the slowest. And yes, i got passed. And my feet were grabbed.. and i was swum into and cut off.. and I WAS OK WITH THAT!! i just kept going! What a difference from a few weeks ago!

then finally, the swim is over and it’s time to run up the hill to T1.. and there my family is, yelling their support.. T1 was pretty uneventful. The wetsuit came off easily. My socks and shoes went on easily.. I grabbed a last minute GOO and was off with MOXY! The shoot to the bike mount area was rather long but it was good to get some movement in my legs. As i’m clipping in, my mom’s yelling "CATCH "EM ON THE BIKE KIDDO!" and i hear her saying "that’s my daughter.. i’m very proud of her".. ok, that’s all i needed and i was off!! I got my rhythm really early and just stayed steady. Sure I was passed many times by men, but only once by a woman, and she wasn’t in my age group, so no worries.

with about 2 miles left, i start preparing myself mentally for the run. I drink more Super Pump and Endurathon.. I slam another GOO.. then the mental talk begins.. "run your run, girl. it’s only two 5k’s. it’s FLAT!".. i dismount and run back to T2. again, pretty uneventful. again, i’m happy the run from the dismount to the transition area is long because i got to work out that less than easy transition from biking to running, so when it came time to start the run, my legs felt great! i passed a few more females in my age group and there were tons of people on the course. it was great having so many other runners around.. mentally, i was in my zone (and deeply i might add) at about mile 2.

i was cruising along until suddenly i was rocked OUT of my zone as i realized i was in the air, about to fall! WTF?!?!? i came to a crashing and skidding halt on the concrete, my right hand and shoulder bracing my fall.. "you ok?" ’Ummmm.. yeah.." i said as i got back up and looked at my flesh wounds, while i continued to run.. i looked back and saw this tree branch about 8 inches in circumference sticking out of the trail,about 5 inches off the ground. then i looked at my right hand, and my knees.. i’ll spare the details but there was chunks of skin and dripping blood.. it kinda fired me up =) Mercifully, this happened at mile 4 on the run, so i only had 2 miles and some change till the finish.. NO WORRIES! At this point, the only women in front of me in my age group I knew I couldn’t catch. My goal was to finish strong and not get passed by anyone in my age group, which I accomplished.

As I came across the finish line, there was my family again, cheering me on. I found one of my tri group friends and we waited for the others to finish. My family was about spent, cuz while I was out moving and grooving, they had all that down time to sit and wait. They’re gonna have fun in a few weeks when they’ll be waiting like 2 HOURS for my return.. I tolg them they should go out to breakfast and come back .. haha.. i think they really will =)

SOOOOOO, with all that said, here is my overall finish..

 2:42:28(total time)  20(age division rank)  0:34:11(swim)  3:09(T1)  1:13:22(bike) 1:53(T2)    Â
  0:49:52(run)

now with less than 3 weeks before my 1/2 ironman, I feel strong, both physically and mentally! and i can’t tell you how good that feels! What will my goals be? Maintain my fitness. I will work on speed in the off season. But I wouldn’t change anything. Well, maybe just one thing.. Not to go so deep in my "zone" I’m unaware of my surroundings..cuz that falling shite HURTS! =(