i'm back

since i am more or less crossfitting on a regular basis now that i have a reliable workout buddy, i am reviving the blog

i am doing the WODs a week behind mainsite, as does my home affiliate, CF ATL.

today's WOD was row 500/150 double unders/50 burpees for time, but since i can do neither burpees nor double unders, i followed the "puppies" scaling on Brand X's site. (note to self: get better at jumping rope; wean yourself back off of knee pushups)

for time: row 500m/30 tuck jumps/20 squat thrusts
i did this in 3:32

my 500m was pretty good for me, around 2:02. the tuck jumps psyched me out at first; i did three, ran out of breath, and was thinking, "oh dear lord i will be doing these in twos and threes." and indeed, that's how i did the first ten while getting my breath back, but then after that i did the next 20 in 2 sets of 10. the squat thrusts were by far the worst, thank goodness there were only 20.

have been feeling off, having stomach aches and nausea. this is because i have been eating at the dining hall for the past few days, IE not eating strictly paleo. eurgh. so for dinner (after a gross lunch) i scrounged up some cold chicken, blackberries, and some heaping spoons of almond butter. not the most balanced paleo meal but still better than pasta or whatever crap my college is serving up. tomorrow will hopefully have time to cook more.

unfortunately, i have been having a terrible bout of insomnia, so i feel like a dead girl walking these days. had just finally gotten to sleep/settled in for a long nap when dan called to do the workout. i was pretty pissed that i had to wake up from my precious sleep, but i'm glad i did this WOD, since it's one i'd usually opt out of if i had my druthers. the other night i couldn't sleep and so went on a run at 10:45...i dragged dan along, and he was super good natured about it. he used to do cross country in high school, so the short distance was nothing for him...but if you know me, it's obviously a huge deal that i wanted to go on a run at all. and i ran the whole distance, which was around a mile. i haven't run an unbroken mile since...ever, maybe.

proud of myself. i think i am starting to like running, since crossfit has taught me that there is no shame in pacing myself. i want to work running into my regular routine--may start running instead of rowing for CFE workouts.