Unite and Fight Fundraiser

Unite & Fight was a fundraising event for a couple of St Paul firefighters held at Uppercut Boxing Gym in NE Mpls and they had an amazing turnout!  Lots of people came to watch firefighters, police, ER and EMS personnel go at each other in the ring.  It was so packed I had to be kind of bitchy to actually get through the crowds - no really, I need to be up there people!  Front and center is not a bad place to watch any event, so I'm not complaining.

I also have to say this event was rather motivating to kick up my workouts a bit.  I work out regularly, and with my 1000 mile running goal for the year (858.5 miles to go!) I haven't been slacking too much, but a little extra intensity never hurt anyone.  Time to take those kettlebells a little more seriously and there is no better place then my Elk River YMCA to find trainers and instructors to kick my butt.  To be clear, I don't want to actually fight anyone, but I just want to look like I could  :)  Too bad I don't live closer to Uppercut or I would definitely consider trying out a class.

My second shooter at this event was Katie Mueller Photography and together we have over 700 photos you can look through so go check them out!  And congrats to all the fighters participating who helped raise lots of money for a couple of deserving guys!

Cheers! And here's to next year! (yes, that was a totally shameless plug for myself)

Oh, and here's the link to all the photos one more time!

You can also see Katie Mueller Photography's blog post of the event here.