First off, there aren't enough pictures on my camera to do this competition justice. It was crazy. I was scared out of my mind. The only goal I had was to not have an accident in my pants from being scared.
I don't even know where to begin. I had to be there at 6:30am. By 7:30am I was loaded on a party bus (stripper pole and all) and headed to a remote location. We get off the bus and our team was given an 8' 4x4 and told to run. Hills, fields, hills, road, field, hills and finish. Okay. (huge relief having the run be first, I can run, I've done that before, I can run fast if I have to) Running, not so bad. My team did great. We were the third team to finish. (50 teams total in the competition) Okay, great. Got that done. Time to rest.
Second WOD was not as pretty. Jumping squats, swing across a ditch and land on straw, kettle bell swings, sled push. The sled push was nasty. It was in grass, going uphill. Being in the first heat did not have any advantages, lets just say that. I was so tired on the second round I don't even remember squatting. (I was almost in a blackout stage. I didn't hear anything around me and I was just puhsing myself to give more.) At this point I was getting upset with myself. I should have done better, I should have pushed faster, I should have, should have, should have....
Third WOD was a team scavenger hunt. 300 squats, 150 pistols, max burpess while someone on your team is out getting bales of straw or swimming for flags. Kyle and I went out to the lake to grab the flags, Kevin found one flag in the tree and then we found 3 bales of straw. Okay, that was fine. We did well and I even contributed to 5 pistols! Making progress there. (Who holds an event in a field full of ragweed, in September, and adds 250 bales of hay?! Someone that has never experienced allergies, apparently.)
Fourth WOD was the strength. Max back squat with 3 ring muscle ups in between attempts. We each took two attempts and I squatted my 1 rep max. Okay. I did the best I could with that one. (Would have been the perfect opportunity to try for a PR. Lesson learned.)
Going into the 4th WOD, we were in 12th place. In the back of my head, I knew Kevin really wanted to be in the top 10. (This was noted after I made the comment I didn't want to come in last place!) After the last WOD, we were in 10th place (even better, we tied with another team from our gym)!
I'm not sure if I'm up for doing another competition. I gained valuable lessons from this experience. Two of the three kids were there to watch. That was a wonderful feeling having them be a part of the day also. I was so worried about letting my team down. I know that they know I tried my hardest. I just fear that they thought my "hardest" was better than what I was able to do. I don't mean that in an "oh feel sorry for me" type of way. I just mean it like maybe next time they would want someone stronger, faster, better... I hate letting people down.
The big group picture is of everyone from Infinity who competed today. What a fun group!!!
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What does one take to a competition that is in the middle of a field, has two ponds and no WODs posted?
- 2 pairs of Nanos (old and current)
- Running shoes
- Vibrams
- 4 tank tops
- 4 bras
- 6 pairs of shorts
- 1 pair of pants
- 2 t-shirts
- 4 pairs of socks
- 4 headbands
OH! and the best news is, I didn't have any accidents in my pants!!!
SUCCESS!
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