CF pics...

I know I've already blogged about GLOC (Gorgeous Ladies of CF competition) but some professional pics recently came out and I wanted to share them. Plus, I use this blog as my family's own journal...so this is more for me than anyone else.

Rowing

 Looking for a judge

 Struggling in the finals

 That moment where your best friend carries you to the finish line...probably one of my most favorite pics of Jaime and myself. 

 My sweat sisters

 And this past Sunday was Bump Day at the In.dianapolis Motor Speedway (the day when Ind.y 500 qualifiers can race to bump themselves up on the starting line-up). It was also a day for the inaugural 'Throwdown at the Brickyard' CF competition. Let me tell you how exciting it was to be among race fans and CrossFit fans at the same time. Talk about a lot of energy!

Mike and the girls came out to watch me then watch the cars.

Jaime competed, too.

Daddy forgot the ear plugs and Buggy wasn't a fan.

The girls have been to the track before but this was the first time watching Indy cars.

Team Reebok CrossFit Finish Line: Paul, Clint & Clara

First wod was literally on the track. Such an amazing opportunity that I just couldn't pass up! Run 400m, 100 squats, run 400m, 75 squats, run 400m, 50 squats, run 400m. That's a total of 1 mile running and 225 air squats. Let's just say I was limping for the next 5 days from this workout!

Third wod was clean & jerk 10 times, run 40yards, C&J 9 times, run, on and on down to 1 rep. We were working out on grass, which none of us have ever done before. And we all dropped the weight after it was overhead. Heavy weight + dropping onto grass = large divets and bending weight plates. And it was HOT. On this particular workout I ripped my hands in three places...and they were LARGE rips. Had to sleep with my hands doused in A.quafor and gloves for the next week to heal them.

Love this picture because it shows my shoulder shrug in my clean (read good form that we practice over and over again). I modified my weight but that didn't mean it was easy. This was #65 pounds.

The second wod was the one I feared most, as it was a lot of kettle bell movements that I wasn't confident in. WOD: 25 box jump overs, 25 one armed snatches #35 on each arm, 40 yards KB farmer's carry, 50 KB swings and another 25 box jump overs. I was SO happy when this one was over and even happier I did all of those one armed snatches unbroken. Proud of myself.

I can't promise this will be the last of the CF pictures any time soon. I've got another competition in 2 weeks (this time it's team, thank goodness!). More to come soon!