CROSSFIT OPEN 17.5

Wow, just like that the CrossFit Open is over and what a ride. Going into this open season I just had one goal of make the top 100 in the Mid-Atlantic. Originally I was not going to set a goal but I spent a lot of time training all year, so I felt like I needed to push myself some.

Well, if you remember from last Friday I had told some people to remind me not to REDO 17.5 and they did not remind me of that! I did 17.5 twice (palm to face). I figured I had done them all twice why should I not make sure I gave it everything on 17.5?

We all knew thrusters were coming, we just did not know what they would be paired with and how the workout would be structured. Here is what was thrown at us this week:

10 rounds for time

9 thrusters (65#)

35 double unders

​​I knew going into this workout that this was going to be a cardio and shoulder burner for me because it was a light thruster on top of double unders. Knowing this, I planned to start out slow on my first couple rounds and then pick it up but if you know me at all that is not how I workout. I like to go out of the gate HOT, oops! Right before the clock started counting down to go Taylor said "treat it like an EMOM (every minute on the minute do a round)" but in my head I was like noooooo, EMOMs always take my soul and I knew I wanted to be sub 9 which was faster than doing a round a minute.

The clock read 3,2,1 and just like that it was time to GO and GO I went! I was on a roll and when the clock hit 4:00, I was through 5 rounds, yes half way done at 4:00. Then just like all my other workouts I do not pace.......hit a wall. Rounds 6-9 were over a minute long which put me way behind where I wanted to be but I picked it up in round 10. When I say I hit a wall I mean, my arms started feeling the pain, my breathing was quite existent and my mind was telling myself I could not push through it. My mind is my biggest enemy and tells me frequently "it hurts too bad, stop, you won't make that goal." One day I will learn to fight back and say "you got this, it is only one workout, push through!"

We all know what was next, instantly telling myself I MUST redo on Monday because I want the top 100 in the Mid-Atlantic and I knew that 9:36 just was not going to cut it.

Monday rolls around and I feel good. I felt confident going into the workout. I felt like I was ready to PUSH it to the limit. Well, that limit for me was after round 5, again. I had set times I wanted to be done with each round and had myself completing the workout by 8:40. NEGATIVE. I could feel my arms by round 2 and by round 6 my mind had taken over again. I pushed through as much as I could with my friends and family cheering me on but it was not enough so a score of 9:36 is what I was going to be entering for 17.5.

Well, the open is over and I finished 7 spots outside of my goal. 107 was my final placing and it makes me even more excited to train and prepare for 2018. This is my highest placing yet in the open and with more people signed up than ever. I am not disappointed with my turnout but there is always that thought of "dang it, SEVEN spots."

2018 training started right after 17.5 was complete on Monday, LETS DO THIS!

Have a magnificent FriYay!

#ohhappyday, T

Photos By : Bekky Shindyapin