Absolute energy and adrenaline: that is what fueled my performance for the first event of the Fit as Fu*k CrossFit Challenge in Denmark, on September 25. JB and I were upstairs, warming up; we wanted to be prepared for the 70kg snatch. That is a very manageable weight for both of us; however, we wanted to ensure, at the very least, that we got a couple of rounds of the Burgener Warm-Up in as well as some skill transfer exercises. The athletes' warm-up room upstairs was full of CrossFitters. There was barely enough room to breathe...finding an area to warm-up was difficult. However, JB and I found a couple of dowels, strung our laces tight on our weight lifting shoes, and proceeded to get busy with the Burgener Warm-Up.
All of a sudden, from across the room, we saw Lauren. She was screaming at us, "HEY, YOUR HEAT IS UP NEXT!" Um...what?! All thoughts of preparation left us--we vaulted barbells, side-stepped bumper plates, and spun past whirling jump ropes! We flew down the stairs as fast as we could to the sports hall, where the first event was taking place. Whew--we had a few seconds to spare! The first skills challenge: the six meter rope climb.
All of the athletes in our heat, including myself, were so amped full of adrenaline that we started climbing the rope too early! At the time, however, my judge told me it was time to go--that is why (when you watch the video) you will see me "all of a sudden" grab the rope! Fortunately enough, we were not required to climb the rope again.
Check out the video below to get a feel how the first event went down...
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