Saturday 25 Feb 12

CrossFit Games Open Workout 12.1

Complete AMRAP in 7 minutes of:

Burpees

This workout begins from a standing position. The athlete will move from flat on the ground to touching an object with both hands that is 6 inches above his max reach. Score is total reps completed.

Score: 102

Notes: Where do I even begin with this one? I'm so proud of myself for pushing my body past its perceived limit. I had played around with pacing schemes throughout the week. But, when it came time for the workout, I just decided to go out strong and just continue to grind. I was fortunate to be paired with Mark, who was ahead of me the entire time by a few reps. I was able to just focus on keeping up with him rather than trying to push myself, which really helped. Tom got in my face with about two minutes remaining and really helped me take it to a place I've never been. We've been talking about finding the "red line" over the past few weeks, and I'm pretty sure I found it during this workout. It's amazing to find out what your body can truly do if you commit to pushing the entire time and not giving up. I finished the day with the fifth highest score for men at CFDC. Dan scored 120, Chris 108, Peter 106, and Mark 104. I would have loved to crack the top three, but I have absolutely no regrets and don't feel as though I left any reps out there. I feel as though I reached my absolute potential on this workout and I'm proud of that. Looks as though I'm going to wind up around the top quarter in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Time to start preparing the body for next week!