Update...

Poor lonely blog...how I've missed you! I've been CFitting regularly, hitting PR's, learning new lifts, eating like a cave girl, loosing weight, and feeling great!

Since I last posted I finished my half marathon-Not a hugely awesome experience, except for the post race party which involved some amazing wine and cheese and good times with friends.  I ran a 2:05, just shy of my goal, but for not training all that hard, not too shabby. Here I am pushing towards the finish. Yes, I'm in pain...running 13.1miles with no cartilage in your knees is just kinda stupid...and boy do I need a TAN!

I've embarked on another paleo challenge, really trying to make this a lifestyle, not a diet.  I've lost some weight and if you're lucky i'll post some photos someday if I can stand the sight to show people the real results of what paleo can do for you.

I've recently learned how to sumo deadlift and today worked on the "heaving snatch balance".  I put up 105# and felt pretty awesome about that. We've not done a 1RM snatch in forever, so I know it is way more than the 80lbs I worked with in a WOD last week. :) (2xsnatch EMOM x 10min)

Worked some HSPUs on 6/20, but couldn't eek anything out beyond a 45# plate and an abmat. Sad that I wasn't stronger here.

Took a second stab at Elizabeth on 6/16 and used 75# for the squat cleans and skinny orange band for the ring dips. Finished around 16 mins....4min slower, with 10 more lbs..
Pulled a really ugly deadlift @ 250# PR...can't wait to hit this one again.
Ran my fastest 1mile time in well over a year on 6/8/11...a 7:30 as part of the WOD "Jerry".
Hit a 125# split jerk PR on 6/6..now if only my clean was that strong.
Hit a 120# clean PR at the end of my 1st paleo challenge.  Ready to get after this one too.

Looking to finish June strong and turn to an even STRONGER July!

PR Alert!

WOD 1: Split Jerk x 1
PR 1-115#, Pr 2-120#, PR3-125#!! 
This was a 15# PR and damn did it feel amazing!  The best part was that I felt I had more in me too! Now, if I could only clean this much!

WOD 2:
3 Rounds
200m run
20 knee to elbow
This just sucked. 


 This was posted on the "Women of Crossfit=Strong" facebook site. It is exactly what I did today!

“Try and fail, but don't fail to try. It's kind of fun to do the impossible.”
So Go out there and do it ladies, try those pullups without the band, try and add more weight than yesterday, push out that last movement harder than you started!!! “We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.” SO TAKE ACTION!!! DO IT!!!!

New PR Split Jerks

WOD #1
Burpees - One minute, as many reps as possible, rest 3 minutes.  Repeat 5 times.
Results: 20, 16, 17, 16, 17   Total-86

WOD #2
A. Work to a heavy one rep split jerk
Results:  55, 65, 75, 85, 95, 105, 110
B. Hang power clean x 5 push jerk. 5 rounds with 3 min rest between rounds.
     Used 70#

At 4:30 I did the burpee WOD in my backyard. Oh, burpees.  At least I'm getting good at them for doing lots of them! I kept trying to hit 20, but couldn't get it going fast enough.

Then off to the gym at 5:30.  I haven't done split jerks in forever! I wasn't sure I even knew what I was doing...but, it was kinda like riding a bike. It came right back.  Jason said that my attempt at 85# looked easy, so I went for 95#. I hit that solidly and went for 10# more.  My last attempt at 110# was close, but I my arms were fried! New PR of 105#!  Then on to the clean/push jerk part---I almost wussed and went for 65#, but after rethinking went for 70#. Why not, right? 70# was the perfect weight. It was heavy each round and by round 4 and 5 I had to press out the last rep or so.  Regardless, this WOD rocked! I loved it. And I rocked it!!