Well…it's been a while…and the main reason is I have been kinda busy.
I have been training for a pro wrestling comeback, I have been
training for the Warrior Dash in the Poconos, and I had the Relay for
Life in late April. I have been also working crazy hours…and not
having too much "me" time. But…nevertheless…I thought it was time to
write a blog about what I have been up to.
First up…Training for a Pro Wrestling Comeback!!!
On Saturday, March 24th, 2012 there was a Professional Wrestling
Fundraiser held at the Florence Riverfront Middle School. The purpose
of the fundraiser was to raise money for my Relay for Life Team,
Friends Fight Back, and our fight against cancer. There were other
teams that helped out, and sold food & concessions, which was
awesome!!! We had live music, in the form of Terry the 60s Renegade,
Stacey Fitzpatrick, and the band VOLT. We had wrestlers from around
NJ donate their time and abilities in 7 grueling matches like Corey
Havoc, Atomic Dog, Barbado, Jersey Hurricane, The Freak, JC the
Outpatient, Abe Yusef, Patch, just to name a few. We had 3 title
matches planned for that night. Plus the bonus main event…the
concept, raise $1000 and I, Coach Layton aka The Battleship, would
step into the ring with an opponent never before faced, who was
ruthless, vicious, and just plain mean. He has fought in all kinds of
matches, hurt plenty of wrestlers…and he was gonna face ME. Who was
this wrestler?? Dangerous Dom Devito (3-D) is his name. And it
wasn't that we just scraped by, and raised $1001 that night. I know
several people would have taken a collection AT the show if we were
short to get me in the ring. Well…they didn't need to, by first bell;
we had brought in $1500. By the end of the night, we had $2500 total.
Apparently people in town and around wanted to see me get my ass
kicked!!! LOL But hey, it was all for a great cause.
Well…we had a great match, and while he pretty much laid the smackdown
on me…I came out victorious. Although, one thing a lot of people
don't know…the day before the show…I was doing some last minute
training, and did a maneuver wrong, and pulled a stomach muscle…or
two…all I know is that it freaking hurt!!! And when he body slammed
me on the gym floor (which had no padding) it hurt twice as much…UGH!!
But I managed to fight my way back to a victory. I won't lie…it took
a few weeks to heal. But, the promoter is trying (still) to get me
back in the ring for some more matches. Will it happen?? I don't
know…but stay tuned…because I will be sure to let you know if it
does!!
Next…Warrior Dash in the Poconos!!!
On Saturday, June 16th, 2012 my wonderful and totally awesome wife ran
the warrior dash with me and two good friends, Chris & Kevin. Let me
tell ya first…I had no idea what to really expect until I got there.
Oh sure I scoped out the course online, but still…they could easily
change things around on me…and then what do I do?? LOL Well…The
warrior dash for those who don't know…is a 5K with 14 obstacles to
conquer throughout the course. The really cool thing about this race
was that it was held at the Poconos Raceway. The course was 1 GIANT
lap around the racetrack. And there was a race team that was
practicing at the time. Well…there were plenty of people running this
course…and the money raised all went to St Jude's Hospital. By the
time we were ready to run the track at 2pm…over $2 million was raised.
Well…once we started it was not about how fast you got it done…just
that you got it done!!! I finished it in 1 hour 2 minutes 58 seconds,
if memory serves correctly. Out of the 4 of us…I finished fourth…but
we did the whole race together…Chris & Kevin, who are in WAY better
shape than me ran so far…and waited on me & Christy…not wanting to
leave us behind. We helped each other…we helped others…and we just
never quit!!! First obstacle was the Teetering Troverse which was a
balance beam basically, then the Rubber Ricochet which was running
thru swinging tires. Then there was a trench with barbed wire on top
to crawl under, then the Giant Cliffhanger which was the first rope
wall. There was the Deadman's Drop, a wooden hill climb, then a mud
walk with a Horizontal Hike. Then past the halfway point was the
Vivacious Valleys and the Great Warrior Wall…and this sucker was a
climb with a rope assist 25' STRAIGHT UP…tough as hell but I did it.
Up next was the Leader's Ledge, which was a mountain climb wall with a
tiny balance beam to use. And the final 3 obstacles, Cargo Net
Climb, the Warrior Roast, which was a jump of two fire logs, and then
the final Muddy Mayhem. That was the most fun…just a deep muddy river
that you had to swim/crawl thru under barbed wire. The whole
experience was totally awesome!!! I can't wait till next year!!! The
best thing about it was that I did it with my wife. Christy is in
much better shape than me, and she did the Insanity 60 Challenge
leading up to it. But she has a fear of heights…but she NEVER BACKED
DOWN!!! I love her for that!!! Ok…I love her for a LOT of things…but
that's beside the point!!! When we were all done…we were covered in
mud…we had trashed our clothes…our sneakers were shot to hell…and the
memory will live on forever!!! Had lots of great pictures, thanks to
Irene, Chris's wife. She totally rocks the picture world!!!
Well…that about sums up what's been going on so far…plus there was
coaching T-Ball for my youngest. Next up in the Fall is U-6 Soccer.
That will be LOTS of fun…looking forward to it!!!
As far as anything else new…well, we are having car problems so we may
need to get a new one. This makes sense since we have been without a
car payment for 18 months...LOL I own a 2005 Dodge Caravan, and it
has over 150000 miles on it…guess when I said I was gonna bury it…the
car thought I meant now…UGH!! Well…that's all I got for now!! Hope
everyone is having a great summer!! Until next time…
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