Crossfit Open 15.5

Well, that hurt really, really bad!

I can honestly say that I had nerves before this one like I was getting ready to play in the Super Bowl or to give a speech in front of Congress or to meet the man, the myth, the legend Mr. Patrick McCarty himself!  

On paper, this is a workout that I should perform very well on.  If I have two good movements in my skill set, it is thrusters and rowing.  However, I also know how much both can hurt in the right workout.  Well, this was a collision of the two worst worlds for these movements.  I knew it was going to hurt very badly and that there be no excuses between me and a good result, other than being weak minded, and nobody wants to consider themselves weak minded!

Luckily, I was smart enough to follow Pat's warm-up suggestion exactly.  This helped a lot!  I hit a pretty heavy double thruster at 215, did some high paced rowing intervals and then got after it.

For Time

27 Calorie Row

27 Thrusters 95 lbs. (15/12)

21 Calorie Row

21 Thrusters 95 lbs. (12/9)

15 Calorie Row

15 Thrusters 95 lbs. (5/5/5)

9 Calorie Row

9 Thrusters 95 lbs. (3/3/2/F/1)

8:36

My original plan was to split the first rounds of thrusters into 3 sets, but I always say that thrusters are my jam so I decided that, if I was going to make a serious run at this workout, I needed to be able to hit bigger sets on the thrusters.  It may have cost me a little at the end, but I do know that getting those first two big rounds out of the way in the fastest time possible gave me some hope!  

The rows were super consistent.  Kept the pace between 1250-1400 on all four rounds.  Actually, I really don't have any idea what the pace was on the round of 9.  Other than that number at the bottom (calories rowed), the rest of the display looked like kaleidoscope.

I am a LITTLE disappointed about the failed rep in the round of 9, but hey, it tells me that I gave it everything I had!  I am pleased with the result, and I am hoping that it gets back into the top 100. Nevertheless, a top 200 finish should be almost guaranteed so I have something else to look forward to in a few weeks.

The last five weeks have been extremely stressful.  I have a lot going on in my professional and personal life at the moment, and the added stress of the Open put me to the brink a few times.  I am happy that it is done, but I will always have fond memories of the workouts shared with my guys and despite the life challenges, accomplishing something that most wouldn't even attempt.