Crossfit

So almost a year ago I started Crossfit. Sean had done it for a while back in Waco and we decided after we moved to Rowlett that Crossfit would be the one thing that we did that was truly for us. It was very hard in the begining for many reasons: 1) becasuse I was quite out of shape I was sore for a very long time! and 2) because Emily was so young she didn't want to be left alone (even with Caitlin in the room). Crossfit Rowlett has a kids room set up with toys, a couch, and a tv so they will be entertained while the parents are working out...this is very nice of them and one of the reasons I was able to go at all! To be honest, they have gone above and beyond to help me out...the owner Mark had his wife Kynsie come up a few times to sit in there with Emily so she would calm down. Many days she would just carry her out in the gym so she could see me and would be calm. They are very nice people and I'm glad to call them my friends too!

Now that I've been at this for several months I am starting to get better at a lot of things. I am even more sure that I am not a fast runner, in fact, I joke that I only have one speed whether it be a 200m run or a mile run! Not having ever lifted weights a day in my life it has been a long journey to learn the movements and the names of the lifts...that was the hardest part- the names. There are a lot of names! I can say that I rarely get them confused any more...thank goodness because that was very frustrating for me! I can say that I am decent at lifting weights. The body weight movements are definitely not my strong suit but I am getting better at those too!

Every year Crossfit puts on an OPEN that anyone can register for and see how good they are in the sport so for kicks and giggles I registered this year. Mind you, I'd only been doing Crossfit since September 2012 and the open was in March 2013! 7 months that's plenty of time to have "practiced" for the open right!! Well I figured it's a good way for me to actually see progress! I was very excited that it took me until the very last open WOD (Workout of the Day) to get to a movement that I just couldn't do (there was another WOD with a movement I cannot do but I didn't make it that far to even try...)! I ended up in the lower middle of the pack for our South Central region and the world.

This picture is from the first open WOD 13.1: burpees and snatches

This is a tank that my friend Cecilee picked up for me at the Crossfit regionals this year! I like the "pun" intended shirts!