Helen

Well, I can check this one off my 1Q10 goal list now.

Today we tackled Helen, and I beat her down! Beat my old PR by over 3 minutes!

"Helen"

3 rounds for time:
400m run
21 kettlebell swings (24kg/16kg)
12 pullups

Results:  13:09

Runs were decent - it helped that I was at the back of the pack chasing a bunch of really fast people. Made me feel like I was going slow and couldn't slack off.

Swings were excellent -- all unbroken. Only thing I could change here would be to rest less, grab the bell and start swinging faster after completing the run.

Pullups were great. Even though I only got one set of 5, I was still putting at least 2 or 3 together, and only did a couple singles. Today I also instituted a new practice of mounting the bar by jumping from the ground. I feel like I use climbing up on the box as a way to waste time. Since I'm definitely tall enough to jump up to the bar, that is how I'll be getting up there from now on. I also think it helps my grip to grab with both hands at once, instead of one hand at a time like I do when I use the box.

Overall I'm really happy with this WOD!

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One other note about goals -- I can check off the "1 unassisted ring dip" as well! After coaching the 0830 class, I was just messing around on the rings and did an unassisted dip! Hollah!

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Also, tonight I wore my new shoes. Nike Lunar Trainers.

I got these as a shoe to wear when I run long distances, and as a transition shoe between the super-stabilizing shoes I wore previously, and my super-low-support shoes I have been wearing in the last few weeks.

To illustrate:

Nike Air Structure Triax

Equivalent of my New Balance shoes:

Enough talk about shoes -- time for a shower and a dinner date with my husband! :)

Helen

"Helen"

3 rounds for time.
400m run
21 kettlebell swings (24kg/16kg)
12 pullups

Results: 16:??

I did the swings unbroken, but used the mental floss band on all my pullups. I know, weak. But I am feeling sosososososo beat down this morning. I attempted to kip without assistance a couple times, but just didn't have it in me. I'm thinking of setting a deadline of the end of January to be off the band completely... Eeek! We shall see.

I did this one at 6:30AM, and it was freaking cold! It reminded me a lot of the winter I did 6AM workouts at CrossFit Philly, getting up at 5:10 and having to warm up the car to melt the frost off the windows. This cold was not exactly what I was expecting from life in Georgia, though. :-p

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Edited my goals to add this benchmark WOD to the list that I want to complete unscaled before end of 1st quarter.