Wow. That was a hell of a lot of fun. Five heats, a ton of great people giving their all and lots of supporters. Kudos to Crossfit Edmonton for putting on a great event.
The workout was 10 push ups and 15 power cleans at 95 lbs, AMRAP 15 minutes. The last two heats were Rx'd mens and the steel was flying. Winner got something like 12 sets and 5 reps, runner up was 11 sets, 21 reps, third place was 11 sets, 16 reps. I finished with 11 sets and 5 reps.
I didn't want to burn out so I broke the power cleans into triplets of fives with three deep breaths between each. I had been told the sets to beat was 10 sets, 21 reps so I was shooting for 11 +. The way I went at it was a good pace and there is room for improvement. I was doing the actual reps really fast so next time I would string more like 7 and 8 together. But that is hard.
Overall, I felt really good with my performance and it did nothing but stoke the fires. I really want to keep training and get better, faster, and stronger.
My lovely wife and daughters were there to support me and I had a few great folks from Spark cheering me on. I really enjoyed cheering on the other competitors as well. It is a great community spirit and it feels good to connect with people who have shared the experience. Although we all experience the pain differently, we all experience the pain but get swept along with the endorphins that come with it. Can't wait for the next challenge!!!
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