hugely late but I did the last CF Open workout on Saturday
it was:
so I was already like, this is going to feel terrible. the barbell wasn't that heavy (for me, hashtag humble brag) but I knew that it was going to be a really intense workout and breathing was going to be tough!
my goal was to finish four rounds, and my aspirational goal was to get to the barbell in round five. I started out pretty steady, and I honestly felt okay - I tried to keep the same pace the entire way, and I thought I was really smart about how I broke the barbell reps up. I did fuck around a tiny little bit - I walked off to chalk my hands twice - and so even though I achieved my goal of four rounds (192 reps) I knew that I could do better, so I was planning to redo on Monday or Tuesday.
but then on Sunday night I was curious about where I was sitting so I put my score in, saw I was comfortably in the top 10%, and decided I didn't need to redo this one haha. so this is my lowest placing out of the three of them, but I'm happy to be in the 90th percentile again for the tenth straight year!
I was honestly surprised at how well the workouts went for me this year, and once I thought about it, I realised that at the moment, I am actually in a really good place with my strength AND my fitness. I've been training SO consistently (6 days a week, plus gymnastics and the occasional barbell class when I can make it). plus working to eat more (succeeding), sleep more (mixed results but the intention is there), and taking my creatine has really helped me even though I feel like writing my thesis is sapping me of every drop of energy. it's reassuring to know that everything is working.
I finished in the top 10% in the region, and in the top 8% in the world. I think my goal next year will be top 5% in the world. and maybe if I'd done 26.3 again, I would have come close to achieving that this year... but that's okay. :) bring on quarter finals!!
