More Reasons Crossfit is Like Running

-You only do warmups if you are in a group and everyone is doing them.
-It's awesome when the girls beat the guys.
-Everyone is at different levels, but no one cares. If you finish, you are awesome.
-The work is all on your own, but you are still a part of a "team" and everyone cheers for everyone else.
-PRs
-Planks still suck no matter how much you do them.

Cool things I did at Crossfit this week

Power cleans

Turkish Get Ups

 

I used a pink kettlebell. It was fun.

Squat cleans 


 

This gal is badass. I cannot squat clean that much. Not even close.

 Also, I ran 3-4 miles with my good friend Amber. Thank goodness she has a run club and keeps me accountable. I'm enjoying the minimal commitment of running once a week while I go crazy on the Crossfit Kool-Aid. I can't wait to see what kind of times I bang out when this fall in 5Ks and the half marathon.

Being my own superhero in 2014

I'm not quite sure how the title works, but here's what I want to accomplish this year: 

Running-related goals:

• Run one race every month. 
• Hit non-disclosed 5K PR goal. 
• Push it at CrossFit. Become even more badass than people seem to think I already am (I think they are just blowing steam up my ...).
• Have so much fun I can hardly stand it. Relish in the run. Feel the joy. 

Life-related goals:

• Love more, hate (or be petty) less.
• Be compassionate. 
• Stop, collaborate and listen.
• Spend more time with family. 
• When in doubt, go for it. 
•  Just be nice. When I'm on my deathbed, I'm never going to think "Oh no! They thought I was nice!"
• Do more work with MOCSA. 
• Floss. I'm so not good about that.

 It's a long list. I suppose really I could have summed it up like:

Have Fun.
Be nice.
Keep at it.
Better dental hygiene.

Hmm. That's much better.