Reaching and extending your limits!

I reached my limit today! My physical limit. Mentally I was just drained. Driving home from lunch with my husband after The Smelt Run and my 10k, it took what seemed like forever! My arms hurt so bad! I shed a couple tears which seemed to make the hurt ever so slightly less. It hurt to shift my car. It hurt to raise my hand to move my hair out of the way. It hurt to hang on to the steering wheel. Braiding my hair this morning was a chore. My husband saw me and tried to help hold my arms up. Bless his heart.

Yesterday I was feeling better from the WOD that I had done on Wednesday so of course I went to CrossFit on Friday afternoon and pushed my limit again. Last night I could not sleep comfortably. And my darn cat wanted loving! I don't remember how many times I shoved him off the bed and off my face.

Four days of 2 CrossFit workouts, 2 run workouts, and a swim workout then a 10k sprint finally put me down. I reached my limit and it was coming out in tears. To know that I have been there to the point where I can not physically move with out pain from training gives me a good feeling. Really!

The 10k today at La Conner was awful! I immensely dislike running in wind! Almost as I hated rowing in it. We ran through town then out of town and into hell. I was begging for the turn around to show up any minute so the wind would be at my back. When it finally came it felt so good but only short lived for the roads zig zagged and the side wind was just as bad as the head on. It was a small town race and so hard to find someone bigger than me to draft off. One mile to the end I was spent and groaning to just keep my feet moving. I thought of my mantra, "smooth happy easy light free". I didn't feel very happy but smiled to a couple of people still heading to the turn around and this seemed to trick my brain for a short time.

I got 3rd in my age group (40-49) and got to spend some time with Mary Gandee's Team Blue Fire athletes. What a great group of people and fun to be with. Everyone did so well and encouraged each other. Garmin says 49:11. About 20 seconds shy of my PR. I'll save this PR for another month, right Mary?

I felt better after my two hour nap but still can't raise my arms above my head. Shampooing my hair was like a stretching workout from mobilitywod.com! My legs feel fantastic. I'm volunteering at the Lord Hill trail run Sunday then I'll get on the bike trainer finally. I get to try out my new clip-less pedals and shoes and practice getting in and out of them. If time, the pups, and Alfredo permits I would like to do a three miler on the treadmill. I'm at the chapter in the book, "The Long Mile", where he's running the NY Marathon three years after his accident.

I know I am a strong women. I'm the kind of person who puts down a goal and goes for it till she gets it. I've been back to the Crossfit box for almost five months and is sad that I'm going to have to cut back. Money and time won't allow me to do it all. I told coach Jay that he's got three months to make me stronger! He never fails. I reached and extended my limits this week and proud of myself. It may hurt like the dickens but I'm pleased to know that when I'm out there fighting for a spot to Las Vegas 70.3 Championship or to Kona I have what it takes. I am continually reaching.