Tuesday, November 11, 2014

11/10/2014

60:00 airdyne @Z1 

complete

11/9/2014-OPTathlon events 5-6


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!

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. 


11/8/2014-OPTathlon events 1-4

last year weight: 154 pounds
this year: 149 pounds
^definitely happy with this. I have leaned out, lost some fat and put on muscle over the past year, more specifically the past 5 months or so. I feel so much better on gymnastics and body weight movements but have continued to maintain my strength. I think I have finally found a diet that works for me and I'm really happy with where I'm at right now. 

Event 1:  Clean and Overhead in 10 min
last year: 190
this year: 200
I started at 180, I probably should have started at 185 but I wanted to make sure I at least hit 200. I went 180, 190, 200 easily. I cleaned 205 and that was easy as well but failed the jerk. I think by this point I was too fatigued to get it over head but I'm happy that the clean was good since it's only 5 pounds under my current PR. I think I would have made the jerk if I had more time. 

Event 2:  Standing Triple Jump
last year: 18'6"
this year: 18'
I'll take it. I'm not a jumper alright!

Event 3:  Row Repeats (500 m row, rest 90 sec, 500 m row)
last year: 1:47.6, 1:57.9
this year: 1:48, 1:49
I think this is the event I'm most pleased with overall. My first row was faster last year but I was able to maintain the pace for the second row this time instead of having a huge drop off. I'm more proud of my mental toughness on this more than anything else. During the last 200 meters of the second row I really wanted to slow down but I told myself just keep going. Really happy with this!! 

Event 4:
For time:
21 power snatches (65)
9 burpees over the bar
15 clean and jerks
9 burpees over bar
9 thrusters
9 burpees over bar
5:07
Mehhhh. I was a little disappointed with my time on this. I was hoping to get under 5:00. I was very fatigued and sore during this entire workout and my breathing was pretty shitty as well. I broke up the snatches 8/7/6, clean and jerks were 5/5/5 and thrusters were unbroken. It was shocking how difficult the clean and jerks were, by this point I was breathing really hard, my grip was tired and my legs were on fire. I think I could have shaved off a few seconds if I didn't rest so long between sets of clean and jerks. My burpees were also slower than I would have liked. I was just extremely worn out during this workout. If a workout like this comes up in the open I need to be able to smash it. 

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