First CrossFit Open, complete!

Wow! I cannot believe that 5 weeks of the open have already come and gone. It was such a great experience! Granted, it didn't end the way I would have liked it to, but I'm extremely pleased with my progress. I FINALLY conquered double-unders and kipping pull-ups. WOOHOO! 13.5 was a bit of a heartbreak for me because it was a modified version of "Fran." Here it is:

4 minute AMRAP
15 thrusters
15 chest to bar pull-ups

being that I did my first kipping pull-up this week, getting my chest to the bar posed a significant challenge for me.  Though I finished the first round of thrusters in about 90 secs, I was only able to get 2 chest to bars. It was an incredibly humbling experience, and a huge motivation to keep pushing harder. After the 4 minutes was up I went ahead and completed the full Fran using a band for my pull-ups.

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95lb thrusters, pull-ups

After that we partnered up and had to complete 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 double unders, and 100 air squats. I was EXHAUSTED by the end.

My friend Aubrey and I are talking about going an getting our Level 1 CrossFit certs so we can teach. Yep, I'm THAT hooked :)

I also wanted to share that I have finally broken my cashew butter addiction. How you ask? Well turns out that eating jars upon jars of it will eventually make it nearly unpalatable. I'm thinking this will probably be a good thing, but it means that I'll have to come up with a few new breakfast ideas. I may attempt to just do a shake in the mornings and sub almond butter for cashew. Looking forward to more experimenting in the kitchen.