Getting in Shape: The Curling Way

So today I am a little banged and bruised from a very physically intense weekend. My girl's curling team traveled to Seattle, WA for playdowns. We played against the Washington girl's team that also qualified for the National competition. It was quite exciting. Friday, we arrived and got to visit some friends for dinner. I kind of got one of my team mates to come with me and she ended up being dragged into karaoke. I think, we definitely sang out hearts out no matter how many words we couldn't sing. Afterward, we picked up the rest of the teammates from the airport. Seattle by the way, is incredibly cold, especially for me even though it was actually warming up for the moment. I was still trying to get over a cold, and I was taking a whole variety of drugs to get me at least functional for the games. So the next day, we played a game at 9 am and 1 pm. We came back later on for practice at around 7/8. We were pretty sore after that day, and we had another game on Sunday at 8:30. I didn't think we were going to make it, but the Bond Girls overcame. It was a full 10 end game which lasted for about 3 hours of constant walking, sweeping, and throwing. My arms, abs, and legs hurt. Going down stairs is quite challenging. I know that I need to work on getting my upper body and lower body strength up as well as my endurance. I have about a month to really get in shape and train for the Nationals, and I think that by that time I'll be on my way to having some nice looking arms, legs, stomach, and butt...a few months before the wedding. That is, if I can stay away from all the oily and fried stuff.