Summer 2012 begins!

Alright people. IT has been a long time since I last posted. This is me. Just now kind of catching up on life. (not really! haha) I thought yay summer is here, I'll have loads of time to blog away about crossfit, running yoga. And its July and I haven't posted a single thing!

Crossfit has been good-ish. SInce regionals I've kind of just been doing main site workouts and not much strength or skills. Now that I've taken a month to eat crappy and not train until my arms want to fall off I think it's time to get serious. Im so excited to train for next year. Regionals this year was unlike any other experience. Last year (2011) I was just scared/nervous/scared to compete and wasn't even sure I could do most of what I needed to. This year I felt way more prepared. I did muscle ups, snatched 105lb (not very much but a big deal to me!), hang power cleaned 135lbs 15 times, and did a shit load of squats and pull-ups, oh and carried dear Lindsay and a 70lb dumbbell 100 feet :) and it was the funnest thing I have ever done. There was blood(lindsays), tears (my own), and rock tape. Seriously in the middle of the first workout which was a chaser, Row 1000 meters, 25 pistols(one legged squats, alternating), and 15 hang cleans at 135lbs, I literally stopped to think, "This is so fun!" and it kept me in high spirits for the entire weekend! We ended up getting 10th place out of 28 teams that were there! It was an awesome experience, we had the greatest group of teammates and supporters! Between the team, Sun, and Sam, and the supporters we had 21 people there from Boise!

So whats been going on besides me eating a shitload of carbs and ice-cream this summer! Serious binge after regionals. But now Im back on track. No cheats for me for a while. It is not hard to eat strict paleo. I either have to do it strict or not at all. There is no middle ground for me :( I do not have much self-control. It is sad, but true. So the girls from the gym and I are running the Sea Wheeze Lululemon half- marathon in Vancouver in August! It is a little over a month a way! Can't wait. We did a 7 mile training run on Sunday. It was so fun. It was Jami M.'s, Stacie's, and Katie's first time running that far! They did awesome. Im so proud! We ran on the greenbelt all the way to Veteran's Park drive from downtown.

Besides that Im just trying to learn how to use my camera, make gourmet cupcakes, and become a pharmacy tech. It has been a great summer even though I have worked 45ish hours a week!  Last week I went paddle boarding for the first time and loved it! The only downfall was the wind! It was blowing like a million miles an hour and there was white caps on the lake. Of course I was the first to fall in. I think next time I will go on a more calm day.

As far as in the crossfit gym, I haven't had any significant pr's. I had a ten pound pr on clean and jerk. 145lbs! :) and front squatted 145lbs 5 times yesterday. I have set goals for clean and jerk, snatch, back squat, dead lift, and shoulder press. I hope to reach them by September! :) I did do Amanda this summer. Which is a benchmark workout 21-15-9 muscle ups, and squat snatch at 95lbs. Although I did the squat snatches at 80lbs I did all of the muslce ups! It took me over 35 minutes and I wanted to cry. It was a good feeling to finish though and I'm excited to do it rxd someday.