WOD:
Run One Mile
100 Squats
Run 800 Meters
75 Push-Ups
Run 400 Meters
50 Burpees
Run 200 Meters
25 "GI Janes"
Run One Mile
Results:
1:03:20
| Exercise | Time | Elapsed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mile | 10:55 | 10:55 |
| 100 Squats | 5:50 | 16:45 |
| 800m | 5:52 | 22:37 |
| 75 Pushups | 8:30 | 31:07 |
| 400m | 2:58 | 34:05 |
| 50 Burpees | 10:12 | 44:17 |
| 200m | 1:05 | 45:22 |
| 25 GI Janes | 6:13 | 51:35 |
| 1 Mile | 11:45 | 1:03:20 |
Comments:
This was a bastard of a workout. There were a couple times - particularly once the burpees started where I nearly broke down crying. Having really suffered through 50 burpees yesterday, when i was relatively fresh, I knew exactly how horrible 50 burpees was going to be totally wiped, and that made it harder to just buckle down and get through them.
My strategy for this workout was "slow and steady" I was not worried about breaking any speed records - I knew it would be hard enough just to finish the damn thing.
"Focus" is my new mantra. "I can. I will. I must." is just too many damn syllables for when I can barely think. I used it to help me get back on track with the burpees - I kept losing count and just wanted to throw in the towel. Take a breath, "Focus".
As soon as I started the last run I found myself plagued with NaST - 'There's no way ..." "My feet hurt, my knees hurt, I think I'm getting a side stitch." ... "Focus" would get me through a couple steps, but I just couldn't keep the bad thoughts at bay and I was sure that I wasn't going to get through it without walking. And then I decided to try a technique Ynez has talked about using with food. I gave myself permission to stop if i really wanted to; if it got unbearable I could absolutely stop at any time, but I was pretty sure I had a little left in me - enough for a few more steps anyway. I dunno - something about having permission to stop shut my contary self right up - there were no more excuses about why it was too hard to continue - and then all I had to do was keep putting one foot in front of the other. it was a LONG ass mile - but I ran the whole damn thing - in fact I ran every step of all the runs. Except for the GI Janes - where I used somewhat lower rings so I could do jumping pullups, this workout was pretty much Rx.
I definitely feel like I have reachieved my ability to work through the suck, and I am very happy to have finished this workout. Max has promised to make tomorrow's workout another killer - which means I need to get myself to bed.
3 comments:
Yikes, that looks like a killer WOD. I may have to try that one next time I'm at the track. The 50 burpees might take me longer than the rest of it combined.
Showing my ignorance: what is a GI Jane?
Well - in addition to being just awful, they are a burpee pull-up combo. Ideally, at the top of your burpee jump you grab onto a bar and do a pullup, drop down do another burpee, jump up do a pullup - rinse repeat. Bleah. ... er .. I meant Woo hoo!
Amazing perseverance. This is all a choice - we choose to do these WODs to completion. We choose every single second. We are completely in control and can choose to stop. The difference between us and "them" - we choose to keep going. Truly outstanding work, Bunny.
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