That Went Well

Today was our Charity Sparring Event and our Sadie Hawkins class. Being an all womens gym, the only men in there are the trainers. Well, today we did something different and fun. We hosted a Sadie Hawkins class where we could beat up on some guys. Some brought their husbands, other brought brothers and friends. It was a success. The guys were charged for the class as were all non-member females. The class was pretty full so it was definitely a success. Following that we had our sparring event where there was donation you could give. Good group of people came and we raised a good bit of money to buy gifts for teens in foster care.

So, I sparred. The girl I was originally supposed to spar wasn't able to come so I was paired up with someone else. I knew the girl I was being paired with and we get along pretty well. Problem is, and honestly it's not that big of a problem, but this whole week I've been preparing to fight a southpaw (lefty) and this girl? Not a lefty. Which is fine because it's what I'm used to, I just wish I hadn't spent all this time changing how I was gonna do this thing. Oh, well. It happens. And at the Gloves it's very possible I could be paired up with a southpaw. Regardless, it changed for today and yet again I was paired with someone who has had many years of experience. Six to be exact but she had to take about six weeks or so off from boxing and has only been back in the gym recently. That's what I was told so that I felt better about it. Um, yeah. Six years is still six years.

We did three 2-minute rounds. And I fell on my ass in the third. Right. On. My. Ass. It was one of those "I could see myself falling and couldn't do anything to fix it" things. I pretty much ate an uppercut and as I went to jump back and move away my right leg kind of buckled (my hip is still pretty much effed up, so I don't know how running is gonna go tomorrow morning) and down I went. Tiiiiiimber! Oh, well. It happens. During the three rounds I did with her I felt pretty good except that when she would come in fast and get me on the ropes, I would freeze.

I really need to work keeping my head up and fighting out of it. The good part is, I don't think she held back too much with me which makes me feel pretty good. I was able to get her a few times with my right, and I stuck my jab right in her face more than once. So that's a plus! My jab still needs work and I have to be faster and throw more at a time. I get in my own way. Psych myself out and am not as aggressive as I need to be. All things I need to fix in 27 days...along with losing at least 5 lbs. Gah! Starting to get a little concerned. But regardless, I'm doing the gloves and I'm gonna try my best. Crossing my fingers!

Tomorrow? Going to get the gym in the morning and attempt to run. Like I said, my leg hip isn't 100% so I don't know how successful I'm going to be. But if it's not running, then I'm going to do a good bit of time on the elliptical and then some jump roping. Then off to work! Then off to my other work (the gym)!