Day 20: (Saturday 3/23)

I totally had to tell myself this before going to my 20th Bikram Yoga class in 20 consecutive days in a row today. 

I wasn't having the best day to begin with after my husband and I found out that the Oakland Running Festival we were so excited about costs $50 to participate in. Yeah, we waited in line to register this morning for an hour and fifteen minutes and there was no mention on a fee until you fill out your form. And this was just for the 5K, the half and full marathons cost over $100 each! We would have loved to participate, but didn't have that kind of extra money lying around, so we're going to run our own 5K with friends around Lake Merritt tomorrow. Not a catastrophe, but definitely annoying. Our day was a little rushed after that, time was cut short at the Grand Lake Farmer's Market, but we got what we needed. My husband and I woke up early to register for the race, so we were tired by early afternoon. It didn't help we stayed up late watching the Best of Will Ferrell on S.N.L. (watched the Cowbell skit and Harry Carrey skit two or three times each...hehehe:) But regardless of the little set-backs and being tired...I made it to my 20th class of my 30 Day Challenge. I honestly feel like a beast. What has got me through this challenge so far is beyond me! Who cares though, because I have almost completed my first 30 Day Challenge!

I don't know about any of you readers who practice Bikram Yoga regularly, but I look forward to the several sit-ups we have to do in between many of the postures. I couldn't appreciate those more and seem to actually get a boost in energy after them. Triangle Pose has been much more difficult than usual. It could be because it's that time of the month for me or that I'm actually beginning to do the posture correctly. It's one of those postures that seem easy, by the way they look, but require so much concentration, strength, and proper alignment. I've been suddenly disappointed with my lack of progress with balance during Standing Bow Pose. For me, it's definitely one of the poses that I can be great at one day and blah on the other. I'm trying very hard not to be so critical of myself though and take it one day at a time. 

I just can't believe I only have 10 more days left of my 30 Day Challenge! I'm going to be super proud of myself once I've completed the challenge. Looking forward to doing better tomorrow and every day after that.