I am Woman, Hear Me....Huff and Puff!

Being a woman Crossfitter is empowering!  I have more confidence in myself than I ever had before....and I love it. 

1. I love my leaner, stronger body.
2. I finally own a pair of skinny jeans.
3. I finally could buy/wear hooker boots (since I now have skinny jeans)
4. I have confidence in my ability to do things I thought I couldn't do.
5. I can't wait to see what I can accomplish next!!

Strong is the new Skinny

With all that said, I was the sole woman at the 7pm class last night and I knew that all the guys would be waiting for me to finish.  Coolest part?  The WOD ended with an 800 meter run outside.  When I finally got done and ran back into the gym, everybody cheered for me and was proud that I finished the WOD using my best effort. 


Strength:

1/2 TABATA
Hollow Rock - 8
HSPU          - 5
Ring Row     - 5
Ring Dip      - 6

WOD:

ANNIE
800 Meter Run

50-40-29-20-10
DU
Abb Matt Sit Ups

800 Meter Run

20:20

Why is Running Addicting?

I often feel as if I go through these phases of loving and hating running.  Since running my two 5k's and watching the Biggest Losers complete a full marathon, I have been getting the itch to make some pretty hefty running goals for 2012.  


It's always so funny how ambitious I get in December. 

Since college when I got into running the most, I wanted to run a series of races.  


5k
10k
10 Miler
Half Marathon
Something Between this distance
Marathon


-OR-


Pledge to run "X" amount of miles in a year.  (Similar to the 100,000 meter rowing challenge that I failed).  




I suggested this to Reformed Fatty last night while watching the Biggest Loser and I could tell he had his reservations about this type of goal.  


The longest running race I've completed was the 10 Mile Broad Street Run and I swore that was going to be the max distance of running races I'd ever run because it was really really really really really hard.  Side Note:  I stopped training for it and I had just barely started Crossfit before running the race.  


So I think the reason why it was really really really hard was because I really really really didn't put too much effort into training.  And as I type these words I know it all goes back to my fear of success and my fear of failure.  Oh the tangled webs we weave!  


I am not sure what 2012 has in store for me just quite yet, but until then I will continue to think very long and hard about my fitness goals, and how I am going to achieve them.  



Monday

Endurance:
250 Row
10 Ab Mat Sit ups
3 Rounds

Strength:
3x2 Back Squats
3x2 Push Press from Behind

WOD:
12 Minute AMRAP
10 Kettlebell Swings (16kg)
20 Double Unders
10 Dead lifts (135lbs)

4+35


Tuesday

Strength:
3x7 Squat Cleans (65lbs)

WOD:
21-15-9
Overhead Squats (55lbs)
Box Jumps (24inch)

10:22

Cash Out:
Max Rep Pull Up: 7 w/Purple Band

GHD Work


Wednesday


Rest

Lots of "K's" this Week

This week I participated in two 5k's.  One I was pretty happy with myself and one I was not too proud about.  Let's start with the first.

Lights in the Parkway 5k

I had originally signed up for the Jingle Bell 5k Run for Arthritis and was pretty pumped about it.  I then realized that the race was the morning AFTER the Annual O'Donnell Holiday Party, so I didn't think it would be a stellar run.  Then I heard the ROC Social Club was holding a 5k in the parkway at night to see the lights.  I figured this would be a great opportunity to A. practice a 5k, B. Get a real sense of my running ability, and C. See the Lights in the Parkway.  

My two initial goals were to beat my last 5K race time, (28:48 at the Labor Day 5k in Cape Cod) and to run the entire race.  

Unbelievably, I got the EXACT same time as my last 5k.  My loving husband helped come up with excused for this.  The courses could have been slightly different lengths, one could have been had more elevation that the other, this race didn't use time chips so it could have been a little off, and anything else to help me feel better.  I was upset with my time but.....

I was able to run every step of the race.  This is a huge accomplishment.  Of all the races, I've done, I've walked some of the race.  All except a 5k I did with my friend Jackie a while back, but our time was over 30 minutes.  So I was very happy about achieving that goal.  I was excited and I really wanted to run my hardest at the next 5k but......

  Hand Stand Keg Stand

Apparently I drank wayyyyy too much and ended up doing a hand stand keg stand.  LOL.  The night was really fun, but I didn't get go to bed until well after 4am and woke up at 7:45am to get ready for the 5k.  

Thankfully I am blessed with a "no hang over ever" body and I was ready to go.

Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis

I was really tired, but thankfully it was a nice day and my running buddy and I took it nice and easy.  We finished the run with only a couple short running breaks and finished the cross line in just over 40 minutes.  I was happy I got out and ran, but I was also very happy to go home and get some rest.  

Soon after the 5k my friend and I went to the Bethlehem Brewworks for the Brewfest where I was the DD (thank god!) while others, well, took advantage of the situation.  I find it funny that even when Dennis and I are drunk, crossfit is still part of our lives. For your viewing pleasure:

A BIG THANK YOU to all of those who made it to our Holiday Party!!  We had a really good time and we can't wait until next year's party.