Event 5: Reverse Shot Put Toss - 16# men, 8# women
last year: 27'4"
this year: 29'10"
Errrrr, where did this come from? I was shocked at how well this went. The two weeks leading up to the OPTathlon, my practice on this was so bad. I'm pretty sure I was barely clearing 20'. On Sunday Heather and I went to the UC campus. I took my first attempt on this and hit 29'10". Heather and I were both shocked. My second and third attempt were not nearly as close. But I'll take it!
Errrrr, where did this come from? I was shocked at how well this went. The two weeks leading up to the OPTathlon, my practice on this was so bad. I'm pretty sure I was barely clearing 20'. On Sunday Heather and I went to the UC campus. I took my first attempt on this and hit 29'10". Heather and I were both shocked. My second and third attempt were not nearly as close. But I'll take it!
Event 6: 3000 m run
last year: 17:36
this year: 18:09
I'm a bit disappointed with this, I thought I would have improved my time from last year. I think part of it had to do with the fact that I did it the day after all the other events and didn't have the same energy I did last year when I did everything in one day and got to do it with the whole group instead of by myself. Also, right before I ran, my ipod broke so I had no way to keep track of my time as I was running. Not that I'm trying to make excuses, but it was hard not knowing exactly where I was. I thought I was moving pretty well through the whole run, my first two laps were pretty fast but then my third lap slowed down. As I passed Heather she said "you're going to have to pick it up if you want to PR" and I was like WHAT?! I thought I was moving pretty quickly. I passed her again and she said "you're going to have to go faster". I thought I picked up the pace but errrr I guess not. My breathing was good, it was my legs that were really tired throughout the whole run. I was able to sprint the last 150 meters but I still fell short of my time last year. I'm okay with it though, I think if I did it with the group and did it on the same day as all the other events I would have been closer to my previous time. But I think in general my running has improved, my breathing has definitely gotten better, I just need to work on pacing and having proper running form. I think I might try to get with Luke a few times so he can work with me on that.
Overall, I'm really happy with how the OPTathlon went this year. I'm glad I was able to hit an easy 200 pound clean and jerk, and I'm really pleased with my rows more than anything. I think my mental toughness is definitely getting better as well, I'm able to tell myself to just keep going and accept the pain. I also noticed my recovery between events is much faster, I didn't feel as worn out and beaten up between events, so that's a good sign. I thought it was a great day. It's always fun getting to do these events with all my favorite people! Next year I definitely won't break it up into two days, that's for sure.
I'm a bit disappointed with this, I thought I would have improved my time from last year. I think part of it had to do with the fact that I did it the day after all the other events and didn't have the same energy I did last year when I did everything in one day and got to do it with the whole group instead of by myself. Also, right before I ran, my ipod broke so I had no way to keep track of my time as I was running. Not that I'm trying to make excuses, but it was hard not knowing exactly where I was. I thought I was moving pretty well through the whole run, my first two laps were pretty fast but then my third lap slowed down. As I passed Heather she said "you're going to have to pick it up if you want to PR" and I was like WHAT?! I thought I was moving pretty quickly. I passed her again and she said "you're going to have to go faster". I thought I picked up the pace but errrr I guess not. My breathing was good, it was my legs that were really tired throughout the whole run. I was able to sprint the last 150 meters but I still fell short of my time last year. I'm okay with it though, I think if I did it with the group and did it on the same day as all the other events I would have been closer to my previous time. But I think in general my running has improved, my breathing has definitely gotten better, I just need to work on pacing and having proper running form. I think I might try to get with Luke a few times so he can work with me on that.
Overall, I'm really happy with how the OPTathlon went this year. I'm glad I was able to hit an easy 200 pound clean and jerk, and I'm really pleased with my rows more than anything. I think my mental toughness is definitely getting better as well, I'm able to tell myself to just keep going and accept the pain. I also noticed my recovery between events is much faster, I didn't feel as worn out and beaten up between events, so that's a good sign. I thought it was a great day. It's always fun getting to do these events with all my favorite people! Next year I definitely won't break it up into two days, that's for sure.
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