Sunday Story…The Road

 

To the Games Part 7

 The second of 3 workouts is a run/rope climb/dumbbell squat clean. This is going to be the test of LSD. It starts with a 1400-meter run. Certainly, not my wheelhouse, and I finish last of the men and most of the women. But I walk right to the rope and go to work. 4 rope climbs and then 21 DB squat cleans later I finish the round in 2^nd or 3^rd. Back out to the run and my placing is looking good and the runs are getting faster. Although I time cap out (30 minutes) I end up a surprising 3^rd overall.

The last workout throws new skills our way…A Pegboard and pistols! What! We have a pegboard here at CrossFit Odyssey, but it gets used about once a year (maybe). It’s a tough skill and every competitor is worried about it. 2 guys don’t make it up at all. I do but certainly not very quickly. My double unders are missing in action (again) so I do single-double (it’s only 30) and hit the handstand pushups. These go well for me and I’m back to the single doubles. I put my rope down but there’s some confusion as to where it goes so, I only get 1 attempt at a pistol. Which is just as well because 1 is about all I have! But it’s good enough for 4^th place.

 

At the end of day 1, I survived and sit in 3^rd place. Considering how the day started and my overall health I am pleased with my performance. 3 workouts done, a 3^rd, a 4^th, and a 7^th, and I actually feel pretty good. Now to eat, sleep, and recover.

 

John Mariotti

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