And this is what was before me:
Row 1300m (women row 1105m) in remaining time max Thrusters 75/50#.
First 2 min: P1 completes max strict T2B
Next 4 min: P2 completes max Stone Over Fence 175/115# stone and 48” fence.
Final 2 min: P1 pushes sled for max meters 250/162.5#.
Score is max meters on sled + number of T2B* + (number of SOF x2)
P1 completes 20 Alternating hand KBSn with 24/16kg bell
P2 completes 20 DL 225/145#
P1 must be in electric chair with 45/27.5# plate for any of P2’s reps to count
P2 must be in electric chair with 45/27.5# plate for any of P1’s reps to count
Score is (# of rounds x 40) + number of KBSn + of DL’s.
At first glance, there was relief...no running or burpees. But Atlas stones! Rowing! Ugh. We have one rower at our box and I’ve been on it one time. Atlas stones…I’ve never touched one. This was going to be interesting.
We got to CrossFit AU around 8 am to register and get our heat order. Heat #2! I guess it’s better to just rip that band aid right off. Eight teams would compete at one time. Surprisingly, I was pretty Zen about the whole thing. It was a workout. Seven minutes of work. No biggie. Right? The plan for Determination was for me to row as long as I could and for Steph to take over. Then I would be recovered enough to start thrusters. Oh, the best laid plans. I rowed for two minutes. I found a good pace but I was losing speed fast at minute two. I nodded to Steph that it was time to switch. The problem was I couldn’t get my shoe out of the holder! I struggled to get my lifters out for a good 20 or 30 seconds. Steph held strong for the remaining 3 minutes. I started the thrusters and concentrated on getting low enough. I thought I could do more but only ended up getting about 10 before I had to put the bar down. Steph was a champ and picked the bar up with only a short period of rest. We busted out what we could. Our score was 33. The top team did 95! Holy crap! After the WOD I felt completely drained.
We had a good amount of time to recover before we tackled Strength. Steph would be doing the T2B and Sled push and I would do the Atlas stones. Steph did amazing on the strict toes to bar. There was caution tape behind everyone about 6 inches away which eliminated any chance to kip. She rocked it! I scaled the atlas stone to 70#. The first time was rough and then I got the hang of it. I managed 21 over the fence. I may have gotten more but I was told I was out of time. I’m not sure how much time was lost. Steph weighs about 110#, if that, she pushed a sled with 162.5#’s. She did amazing! I was super proud.
I was feeling pretty good after Strength. The people were so nice and complimentary even! I know that CrossFitters are generally great people but it’s so nice to see them prove it over and over again. So, let me explain what exactly an electric chair is. It’s a 90 degree wall sit while holding a 27.5# plate for women and a 45# plate for men. The wall above our heads was taped as well as where our feet should be. One partner was in the electric chair while the other completed their reps. Steph did the Kettle Bell snatches at 26# and I did the deadlifts at 145#. Can I just say this was the worst! I’ve done a lot of hard workouts but this was so bad. So very painful. I couldn’t hold the plate while in the electric chair without sinking out of position. I decided to do it without the plate but it was still extremely hard. Steph finished her reps and headed to the electric chair while I did single pull deadlifts. It hurt so bad. It was plain awful. I signaled to Steph on several occasions to stand up so she could rest while I did. As a normal rule, 145# deadlifts are easy for me but this was kicking my tail feather. We managed to finish two rounds. I was in so much pain I practically ran off so I could go sit down to relieve the tension. Foam rolling was in short order.
I was so glad to be done and able to watch the other 4 teams from our box compete. They all did so amazing. Everyone pushed and did amazing things. I am so proud to call them my friends and boxmates. Coach Zach was there to advise and cheer us on. It was comforting to have him there. We had a cheering section and were blessed by all the positivity sent our way. The compliments we received went straight to the heart and filled our CrossFit Love tanks. It was a great day.
My Swole Sister, (that was our team name. cute, huh?) Steph, was so supportive and encouraging. She’s my CF BF and she stayed strong for both of us. We ended up coming in 47th out of 48 teams. The funny thing is that where we placed didn’t matter one single bit. We had fun. We pushed ourselves. We challenged each other. We raised over $5,000 for the NICU at Sister’s Hospital. We were relentless.
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