OMG!

Super exciting news!!! The RTCC contacted me a few weeks ago and said that they came across my blog and wanted to know if I wanted to share my story. They said that hopefully my story will motivate and inspire others to join the ride! How freakin' awesome is that?!?! Me... inspiring someone else! That would seriously KICK ASS!

So they did a little interview and a couple days ago, they sent me the "rider bio".... I'M STOKED! They also contacted me a couple weeks ago and asked me if I would be interested in becoming a "media rider"... HELL TO THE YEAH! This is CRAZINESS! But seriously... This is really flattering and humbling. I'm just a regular Jane Doe embarking on a personal challenge and it's now become sort of an epic mission. I'm just a regular gal who's using this as the motivation needed to get into shape while supporting a great organization. It's also the only way I know to help my grandmother. Trust me... If I can do this... anyone can. Seriously. 

Well back to tracking my progress of the Crossfit WODs. 

On Monday night, my body was still tired from the Saturday craziness. But I pushed myself to go... because that was a path I didn't want to embark on... you know... the "I'm too tired today" one. So off I went to Crossfit with a bit of an "Eeyore" attitude. But the minute I started the warm-up I perked right up. The energy in that place is ELECTRIC. 

Monday's WOD: AMRAP 15 minutes

- 30 double unders

- 30 ground-to-overhead

Was a great opportunity to practice my double-unders and managed to do 10 in a row a few times. So happy with that! I went with the power snatches for the ground-to-overhead with a 55lbs bar. I was pretty happy with my work out that night. Ended up with 5 complete rounds in 15 minutes and added another 2 rounds by working another 7 minutes. Overall... not bad. But I was beat at the end. I'm very grateful that a fellow Crossfitter gave me a lift to the metro... since I was exhausted and it was POURING RAIN! Merci Marie-Josee!

Come Tuesday, my body officially hated me. I wasn't in pain but just tired. Walking was taking too much energy.. Hell breathing seemed to consume too much energy. And I was STARVING all day!!! I still am! I think it's time for me to see a nutritionist to make sure that I'm eating the right things for the kind of workouts that I'm doing. So instead of going to the Tree for some restorative yoga... I went to mi casa for a reunion with my couch and mindless TLC (as in the channel... and not tender loving care). Watching back-to-back episodes of "What Not to Wear" was exactly what I needed. Because I woke up this morning ITCHING to get back to training. 

Which brings me to tonight's WOD. OUF!

Wednesday's WOD: 6 rounds for time of:

20 wallballs (I used a 5kg ball)

20 squat thrusters (Stand in squat position, put hands down and jump back into pushup position and jump back into a squat and stand up... as Paolo calls it ... a "half-ass burpee")

20 V-ups (lie on back and pike up so hands touch feet)

Total time: 25min 15sec. 

Not bad. I wasn't the first, but wasn't the last :) 2 out of 6. 

I'm still doing the option 3 WODs and I'm not sure when I'm ready to graduate to option 1 and 2. Maybe in the new year! I still have another 13 days of membership with Crossfit after which I will renew with a 6 month membership... LOTS of time!

Life is good... Keep on smilin' :)

Back to the mat tomorrow night... now that's a reason to smile!!! <3