Uh, wow. WOD number two on the day and it was a long, heavy grinder.
WOD #2: 3 rounds for time
1000m row
800m run
30 body weight dead lifts - 90 kg (198#)
Score/ Time: 28:15
Calories burned (WOD only): 731
This one was all legs and lungs. My legs were already smoked, I knew I was going to have dig in and get through it.
I got after I with a good friend (and excellent crossfitter), Jim. He's about 6'6", 220 pounds and a beast on the erg. He's really powerful and can get so much out of one stroke. I would have been sandbagging on the erg if he wasn't there. He was off the rower before me each round, but I caught up to him on the run each round. I ended up beating him by just under a minute.
Anything I had left after the row and the run was zapped by the dead lifts, my ass was on fire. I got inspired on the last round of dead lifts and somehow finished that last set unbroken. It was a great mental victory.
In retrospect I think I could have run a little harder but who knows. I was pushing hard but there were times when I might have been holding back In order to save some energy for the rest of the workout.
Well, I'm updating this from the airport, about to leave on my trip and my plane is about to board. I gotta run, I'll be back next Friday.
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