3/24/2015

3 rounds not for time:
10 strict pull ups
:30 L-sit accumulation
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3000m row @Z1
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10:00 mobility work of choice

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Usually in my blog I write about how the workout or training day made me feel (plus the occasional recap). Today, I want to write about my feelings in general. It's the last week of the Open and the stress is starting to hit me. This pressure is coming from no one but myself. So far, the Open has been surprisingly fun and stress-free. Everyone has pushed really hard but has kept an extremely positive attitude the entire time. Going into the Open this year, we knew we would have to work hard for a spot at regionals, and that's what we're doing. We're all working really hard and it has been awesome to be part of this dedicated community. 

A few of us were chatting with Stephen today about what the last workout could possibly be (30 bar muscle ups for time? Just kidding, I wish). It was mentioned that the female scores this year on our team are just not as strong as the men's scores, and it's true. This is not to say that our females haven't been working hard and kicking ass, because we have. But the men this year are just on another level, and our female scores haven't always matched the male scores through the Open. This is not really news to anyone, it's just a fact.

Once we went about our business, there was an offhand comment made to me suggesting the conversation we just had about the level of the female scores was meant to be directed at me. I'm not sure if it was a joke or not, but it bothered me the entire rest of my training session. I was already feeling pretty deflated about my poor performance on 15.4 yesterday, and whether it was meant as a joke or not, it made me feel pretty bad. I thought about it the rest of the night, and it caused me to reflect on my performance through these past four weeks. 

I'm very proud of what I've done during this Open season. This is without a doubt the best I have ever performed in the Open. I want CSC to send a team to regionals just as badly as everyone else, and regardless of the outcome I'm still proud of myself and I'm also very proud of every athlete at CSC. If we don't make it to regionals, it certainly wasn't for lack of trying. I watched Austin and Alex do pull ups until their hands were bleeding, I watched Eric completely crush 15.3, and there was a handful of us who repeated 15.4 three times. If CSC doesn't make it to regionals, it's not anyone's fault and there's no one to blame. We have all pushed ourselves extremely hard and will continue to do so during the final stretch. 

This was a catalyst for me to reflect on the past few weeks. We have one week left and I couldn't be more proud of myself and all my friends. Stephen has done an excellent job of preparing us and coaching us through every workout. We have all supported each other and cheered for each other and I'm thankful to be part of this group of athletes.