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275 pound Deadlift, 10 reps
50 Double-unders

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[doug]

Southwest Sectional WOD #1
500 m row
10 squat cleans to overhead (135#)
10 kipping pull-ups

19:33
this one hurt but I finished below the allotted time!

[susan m.]

A week on I thought I’d share some thoughts on competing in the Sectionals. If you get something out of what I learned, great. If not, no big deal; I’m not staking claim to any life changing philosophy here.

First off, much gratitude to all involved and especially for the support from Crossfit Tulsa members. In many ways the event epitomized the spirit of the Crossfit community. For me, the second two WODs were tough, but doable, but it was in the first one that I met my challenge. It is not that I want to wallow in failure, but I think I am unlikely to learn anything from my other middling performances other than a continuing disdain for mediocrity in all its insidious forms.

But the DNF taught me some things and this is what those three letters mean to me:

Did Not Finish: OK, I’m starting with the obvious here, but I think it’s important to state. I think there is a tendency to think in terms of Did Not Fail. If you came up short but gave it your best, that’s all that matters. Bullshit. When the timer sounded and I had three cleans and ten pull-ups unfinished, excuses immediately tripped over themselves in my mind to justify the result. I was older, lighter and sicker than almost all the other competitors. But I guarantee you there are athletes who are older than me, weigh less and could finish the WOD on time hooked up to an IV. I also failed mentally. I was asked afterwards if I kept looking at the timer during the final row because I wanted to push myself to finish on time. No, I kept looking at the timer thinking that if I rowed slowly enough I wouldn’t have to do any more of those f-ing cleans. So I failed and I own it. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”

Did Not Follow: I entered a Crossfit completion without following the Crossfit program. Not smart and kind of arrogant. The program is successful because people who know a lot more than me about conditioning and fitness spend time devising it for the benefit of those participating. All the times I came in the gym and decided to see if I could knock five seconds off my Cindy time because the official WOD involved a 1-1-1-1-…or 3-3-3-3…were lost opportunities. It’s not like a school exam – you can’t cram and correct your sh*tty clean form the week before an event – believe me I tried. Same goes for diet choices; you cannot fill your body with processed crap, sugar and alcohol and then ask it deliver your best performance – believe me I tried. Too often we treat workouts, work, relationships and life like a buffet – we turn up and blindly pick from what is right in front of us without stopping to think what we’re hungry for. Well if you’re hungry to be a better Crossfit athlete, your workout choices will be limited and your diet won’t involve pizza and beer every night. “There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy.”

Do Not Fixate: For all the lessons learned, the what if’s, and what will it mean for next time, I want to keep it in perspective. We’re talking about a Crossfit competition here, not life and death (except for the moment when Paddy suggested I finish out my last set of cleans – things were looking a little dodgy for his safety then). We look backwards and tend to define ourselves by our best and worst moments; that school we got into, that job we didn’t get, that team we made, pivotal moments in the way we treated people and were treated in return. These events are significant, and help shape who we are, but the most important aspect they share is that they are all in the past and in allowing them to define who are going forward is life-limiting. Will I ever get my body weight from floor to overhead (a long time goal)? Based on my Sectionals performance, not looking too hopeful. But just watch me. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”

Do Not F*ck With Me: I’m going to take what I learned and use it. Next year I’ll be back, and I’ll be stronger, better prepared and not sick (please!). I’m sure the workouts will be harder and the competition stronger and maybe I’ll fail again in front of hundreds of people– I don’t care - bring it on! And all you fellow Crossfit Tulsa athletes who are saying now that they are going to be there next year better not me f*cking with me because I’m going to hold you to it. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.”

A final shout out to Lloyd and Brice again – doing it sucked at times, doing it alone would have sucked worse! Brandon, you can wake up now and thank me for returning the favor.

[susan m.]

AMRAP in 20 mins:

5 push-press (#65)
5 OHS (#65)
5 burpees

10 rounds + 4 burpees

I could have doubled the number, but I think you'll understand when I tell you I had shirtless Dupler next to me. I tried to pretend it was just Sean, but the charisma emanating my way was undeniable.

And for those of you who trudged through my post above and are wondering how I can knock five seconds off a fixed 20 minute workout (Cindy) then you obvioulsy don't know my skills. And I meant Kelly...

[Jerimiah]

Great words susan, 6AM will have contributions, and I am hoping to have more than 1 qualifier.

[Karin]

AMRAP in 20 mins

5 push press 65#
5 ohs 55#
5 burpees

8 rounds

[Kymm]

AMRAP 20 min:

5 push press 65#
5 ohs 65#
5 burpees

8 rounds

[Sean]

Susan, awesome piece you authored there. I give you my word, I will compete next year as will others from the gym (you know who you are).

Give me a shout when you get a chance during the day.

[Paddy]

Eloquent as always Susan. :)