Tough Muddering It



It is like a pit stop but harder

Eric (L) and Pete (R)

A few years ago I started to have triathlon training burnout. Actually can't say the sport burned me out. To be honest it was several reasons. First, life and my family (Team Keaton) began to emerge. It's a lot of fun watching my son play soccer and baseball. And my little girl sparkles when dancing. I know they are real young, but those activities take time so I decided to cut back the training. Then there is the cost. Some of these triathlon events are as expensive as the family vacation. Oh that's right they are supposed to be a family vacation. Yeah right. The last thing my wife wants to do is take a few days of me ramping up to do a triathlon then be in pain a few days after while she wants to see the sights.

Maybe when the kids are grown. The problem is I get to damn competitive. I guess the final reason is my love to just run and the exposure to P90x. Because of the lifestyle and the program, events like Tough Mudder are kind of cool. I have been training with P90x and every other week with The Next Level in Oldsmar. My former TV pal Pete Williams has a website about the training at endurancesportsflorida.com. Pete snapped this picture of me the first week I trained with Tough Mudder trainees. Check out his stories and check out Toughmudder.com.