"Randy"
75 Power Snatch @45#
8:32
Then: Run the loop 3 times, running uphill backwards
First thing Anthony said to me when I walked in was "get ready to sweat today". I knew he wasn't kidding because I was already sweating when I walked in because of the humidity here. It's not too bad - I've felt worse in Boston one summer, but it's definitely noticeable!
I did "Randy" in 8:32 - about 1 minute slower than my PR. I had to use a men's 45# bar so that slowed me down because it was my grip that was fatiguing before anything else. I guess I'm spoiled using the "ladies bar" all the time.
I also didn't pack long socks or long pants, so I kept hitting my shins. I have to admit that the vain side of me was worried about how I would look walking on the beach with ugly red scrapes on my shins, but the competitive side of me won out and...well, I've got ugly red scrapes to show off on my shins!
I'm not sure how far each loop was that we ran - I'm guessing 400m, with about a third of it running backwards uphill each time. I'm going to go ahead and mention - purely for entertainment value - that I ran right into a parked car as I was traveling backwards, which made me feel about as dumb as I felt running backwards up a hill. But luckily I was moving super slow so no harm done except to my pride. And one glance up at the deep blue waters on the horizon and all feelings of embarrassment were quickly forgotten. Amazing how such a beautiful view can do that to you, if you happened to be dumb enough to run into a parked car.
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