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Sorry, I’m not sorry I have to post Rachel’s latest blog. I was trolling around the internet when I saw Men’s Health’s latest article Don’t Bring Her to the Gym.

I’m sure some of you have seen it. You may have flinched in horror, may have called it appalling — blatant sexism. Maybe you wanted to write a nasty comment for the author.

Not Rachel! When I showed it to her, she thought author James Fell hit the nail on the head. She even wrote a post explaining why. Read it below!

The gym is no place for a woman, not even a woman with “hail damage on her ass.” Eric and I both know this. I mean, he tells me all the time to take care of the hail damage on my ass, but he sure as hell doesn’t want me taking care of it in his gym.

Here are the author’s six reasons why a man can’t bring a woman to the gym and why I totally agree with them.

1. You Can’t Check Out the Babes. “If your girl is with you, you can kiss that goodbye. Seriously, no matter how discreet you think you are, you’ll get busted. And you’ll pay.” This is SO TRUE! I’m not going to let him check out other women at the gym, because you know what? Women LOVE getting hit on at the gym! I know that if he even so much as looks at another woman, she’s going to drop the US Weekly she’s holding as she bounces on the elliptical and go home with him right then and there. This one time when Eric and I went to spin together, he sets up his bike next to a woman and then I had to call the other woman a homewrecker in front of the entire class and make him switch bikes with me. And then I made him pay by not having sex with him…because I’m a girl and we don’t like sex!

2. She’ll Check Out the Babes and Ask How She Compares. “Going to an environment where there are lots of sweaty hard bodies in spandex for her to compare herself to could make her anxious, and this won’t be good for her mood.” OK, well this is where he kinda gets it wrong — this isn’t just a problem at the gym…it’s a problem everywhere! You seriously shouldn’t take your girlfriend anywhere where she might see other women in spandex. Eric and I can’t go to the park or to the beach or even to Target. No matter where we go, there is always some woman all skanked out in running shorts and an old 5-K T-shirt showing off her bod. I see Eric looking at her sexy uniboob and I know he’s thinking about how much hotter she is than I am and so then I ask him…and then he LIES and tells me that the woman is 65 years old and has varicose veins and a mustache and that I’m the most beautiful girl in the gym. Obviously I never believe him. I get really anxious and then I have to call the woman a homewrecker in front of everyone, which isn’t good for my mood. And so then I make him pay by refusing to have sex with him.

3. She’ll Distract You. “But even if she is capable at lifting, chances are she isn’t going to be as strong as you or want to follow a similar program. When working out with a friend, I go with a guy of similar abilities so that we can push each other more effectively.” I cannot tell you how many times I have distracted Eric at the gym! I mean, given the fact that I’m a certified personal trainer, I’m always distracting him by correcting his form and trying to tell him the number of reps he should be doing or how much weight he should be adding on. He gets sooo frustrated with me trying to teach him the proper way to lift, so now I’m only allowed to come with him if I agree to stay on an aerobic machine or take a class while he goes to the weight room. The last time I went into the weight room with him, I accidentally tried to lift a 10 pound weight all by myself and seriously hurt myself. So now, like the author says, I just make up for it in “other ways!”

4. She Won’t Listen to You Anyway. “Say you do take her to the gym and decide to train her — you’re going to have to give her instructions. Let me ask you something: Does your woman like it when you instruct her on how to do something? It’s a fight waiting to happen.” Well, no I don’t like it when he instructs me on how to do something, but I always listen to him. But it totally is a fight waiting to happen — I only listen when a guy shouts or gets physically aggressive, and no guy wants to get into that fight at the gym. Pushing your girlfriend around is seriously distracting (see #3), right guys?!

Read the rest on Rachel’s blog!

Because I’m running to raise money for cancer research, does that make this my month?

I’m going to interpret it this way, and assume that this month will henceforth be known as National Brenna* is Destined For Greatness Month.

*Feel free to substitute your own name if you are likewise destined for greatness.  There are many of us!

I totally saw that sign! I must have run right by you!

I wish I had known that you were running it! (Clearly I haven’t been paying enough attention to my dash.)  I totally would have looked for you.  I tried to scream out every name I saw, because you all deserved some personal recognition, so if you were wearing your name, I may have cheered for you!  If not, please accept this as my belated race cheering:

GO, CAITIE, GOOOO!! Congratulations on racing THE BOSTON.  You’re my hero.

(For anyone who’s curious and too lazy to check my earlier post, my sign read, “You’re running down THE DREAM.” Caitie has run down that dream multiple times [and for an excellent cause!].  WINNER!)