Shrimping and half marathons

Today has been a great day in spite of being Friday 13th. 

First of all, I got to spend quality time with a friend I haven't seen since May. It's nice to know that sometimes you don't grow apart even though you haven't seen each other for a long time.

But - the most important part - I had my second real MMA training session. Ground technique. And this is where shrimping comes in :D No, it's not about peeling or catching shellfish, but it's an escape technique in MMA. It looks kind of stupid, but first of all, it's a basic technique you need to learn and second of all: you need to use a hell of a lot of muscle whilst shrimping. To give you an impression, here's a video:

So, my shoulders kind of hurt and I feel a little tired, but I shrimped. 

And then I decided to enlist for the annual Tampere Half Marathon. My aforementioned friend asked me if I wanted to go and I was mulling it over, I needed to change a shift at work, but that worked out just fine. Then I thought about the distance; would I be able to run 20k? But after a while it occurred to me: I didn't need to. If I wanted to, I could walk. So I enlisted, paid the fee and now I'm going to take part in a Half Marathon the day after tomorrow. I could have thought about this a little earlier and maybe train, but training is for sissies. :D No, I suppose my fitness these days can take 20k, and if not, well, walking is always an option. Because it's not important how fast you go, the important thing is that you go. 

I'll probably write about the half marathon, so yeah, see you Sunday :)