So, that new leaf I turned over in Feb apparently didn’t stick, because I haven’t made a single post since then. Eventually, I’ll probably go back and document my WODs over the past two months just for my own knowledge, but for now, I’m starting fresh. I’ll be back in full force this week, as we train for Regionals/the Affiliate Cup competition in May.
On that note, I’m pleased to report that I, along with Jen N and Chris K, qualified at the DC/VA/WVA sectionals this past weekend. WODs were as follows:
Event 1 (Saturday)
As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats
Men wear a 20# vest. Women wear a 14# vest. Each rep is worth 1 point.
* I got 9 rounds, +5 pull ups, +13 push ups. I was not near the top of the pack on this one, but I have never been very good at Cindy. Push ups are always the limfac, and this was no exception. Pull ups were fine, I think I made it through 7 or so sets before I had to break. Pull ups were broken from the start, and got to one at a time in the 4th or so set.
Event 2 (Saturday)
As many rounds as possible in 3 minutes of:
Clean & Jerk (185/115lbs)
Each rep is worth 20 points
* I got 15 reps (plus 3 that didn’t count because I pressed out a little). I knew this was going to be my best event going in, and I needed to make a lot of ground here. Thankfully, I did.
Event 3 (Sunday)
As many reps as possible in 12 minutes of:
20 Overhead Squats (115/75lbs)
2 laps around the court
Each OHS rep is worth 4 points
* I got 4 squats short of 5 rounds. Pretty happy with this, since running is a goat. First two rounds were unbroken on the squats. Limfac was tired shoulders from the Sat WODs.
Event 4 (Sunday)
As many reps as possible in 7 minutes of:
12 Box Jumps (24/20 inches)
8 Sumo Deadlift High-pulls (95/65lbs)
Each rep is worth 3 points
* I got 7 rounds + 7 box jumps. Really happy with this since it was the most “metcon” of all the WODs and I am traditionally very bad at those. Knew going in that I was in the top 20 but needed to hold on in this WOD in order to stay there. I told myself that I wasn’t allowed to stop and rest until I failed (missed a rep on the jumps or SDHP) and I actually managed to really limit my rest. This was definitely a step up in the “mental toughness” category for me.
I’m incredibly proud of all the PCF’ers that competed this weekend. Everyone showed such dedication and heart – it was so inspiring to watch. There were some awesome displays of mental and physical toughness this weekend and I’m humbled by the opportunity to have competed with everyone. A huge shout out to our support staff who made sure we had food, water, barbells to warm up, friendly faces in the crowd, and no shortage of folks cheering during the WODs. I’m so thrilled to be a part of such an amazing group of people.
I’m pretty banged up, so I’m gonna rest for a couple days. Then we focus on getting ready for Ohio! For the one or two of you that actually read this — I’ll promise to do a better job of logging our progress as we work toward the Regionals.
