Training Log Archive: britty327

Oof.

Back Squat 5x3@75% of 3RM
45x10, 95x5, 135x3, 5x(145x3)

15min AMRAP
3 Burpee
10 SDHP (65)
12 Squat
10 Step Up
10cal Row
5 Rounds
More of a recovery wod. Keeping it tempo pace.

WU- foam roll, spider, pigeon, OHS, dislocates, GMs

Deadlift 2RM- 125x5, 175x5, 215x3, 225x2, 235x2, 245x1(failed on rep 2)

Power Snatch 2RM- 35x5, 55x5, 75x3, 85x2, 95x2, 105x2, 110x1(failed on rep 2)

Push Press 5RM- 85,95,105,115

Omg feels like I never left Florida. 60s and sunny.

Feel surprisingly good. Achilles sore but intact. L big toe only complaint, but it feels the same as prerace. Muscularly not really sore at all. Very tired.

LAX feet, foam roll, hips

Travel FL to STL

Suwannee cont'd. In TA, we changed into dry clothes and lots of layers and laid down for 30min. Joe and Jeff perched on logs by the fire. I slept surprisingly well under just my E blanket, and it set me up well for the rest of the race. Then again, I can sleep standing up, so to lie down is luxurious.

Rode through the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge to Cedar Key. Grassy doubletrack and sandy roads in the park. Super frustrating section with unmapped roads/trails. Found some CPs then hit the road. When we got into Cedar Key, there was a CP on an old rail trail. At the punch, I realized I didn't have our passport. The pocket was zipped, but it was empty. Ahhhh! In my emotionally fried state, I was ready to melt down. I figured that I opened the pocket but missed sliding it in and slid it past my hip belt onto the ground. We FLEW back to the previous CP, only to come up empty. I ripped off my pack, and there it was in another pocket. I had put it in the same pocket literally 100x this race, but just once I put it somewhere else. Tears streaming, Jeff took the lead and put the hammer down to let me burn off some frustration. Crisis averted, we punched and grabbed a couple more in town. On the final CP, at an Indian burial mound, we met up with Journey. Back and forth with them the whole race, we didn't know where we stood against them. Having cruised the town earlier in the week, we knew just where the mound was. Journey missed it and had to circle around. We high tailed it to the finish to get on water for the final leg, just in front of Journey. Turned out they had a plane to catch and would not be continuing.

To Atsena Otie Key. We chose to paddle to the furthest corned of the island, not knowing initially the water level was too low to paddle in due to the tide. Ended up dragging the boat 300m to shore in knee deep water/sand/mud.

It felt like Day 1 as we race around the island grabbing CPs one after the other. Really cool way to end the race.

Back at the boats, we negotiated the portage and paddled hard to the finish, making it back well before the cutoff. Really can't say enough about my teammates. I will race with Joe and Jeff anytime, anywhere. I had never even talked to Erl before and never raced with Em. But the group worked so well together, and we had a blast!