Nationals is fast approaching and I've taken a rest from my daily CrossFit fix.

Over the weekend, I felt my body start to fatigue. I started getting sleepy earlier and I'd still be very tired in the mornings, even though I had enough sleep that night. I also started getting cold symptoms and my body was just tired overall. Sunday came around and it was time to do the erg trials again and that's when I knew that I definitely needed to let my body recover. No more CrossFit in the mornings and water training in the evenings.

We jet off to Queensland on Thursday at 1:50PM. I don't want Thursday to come around so fast, because that'll just mean that it'll end sooner. But then again, I'm relieved that tonight's water session will be the last one for a six months or so. It'll be good to have that time off and to not have to schedule things around dragon boating commitments. However, it'll also be sad, especially because I won't be seeing the team as many days a week as I do now.

Nevertheless, I'm feeling excited though. I'm hungry for a win. Even though I'm not expecting the Mixed team to qualify for Macau (average top 3 placing for 200m, 500m and 2km race), I want some kind of hardware awarded to the Mixed team to finish off the season. We've been disappointed too many times. If we don't qualify for Macau, I'll be sad. If we don't win anything, I'll be even more upset.

Skipped CrossFit Total yesterday.

Three rounds for time of:
Row 500 meters
21 Burpees
Run 400 meters

Dragon boat training this afternoon.

Rest day.

Nationals coming up fast!

5K Run
27:40

Shoulder press 1-1-1-1-1 reps
Push press 3-3-3-3-3 reps
Push Jerk 5-5-5-5-5 reps

27.5, 27.5, 27.5, 27.5, 30kg
30, 30, 30, 32.5, 32.5kg
32.5, 32.5, 32.5, 32.5, 32.5kg

Walking lunge 100 ft.
21 Pull-ups
21 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
18 Pull-ups
18 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
15 Pull-ups
15 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
12 Pull-ups
12 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
9 Pull-ups
9 Sit-ups
Walking Lunge 100 ft.
6 Pull-ups
6 Sit-ups

Ouch.

18:12

Hang power clean and jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

30, 32.5, 32.5, 35, 35, 37.5, 37.5kg

Too scared to try and push the 40kg! I know I can do it...

"Nancy"
Five rounds for time of:
400 meter run
25kg Overhead squat, 15 reps
10:31 minutes

Dragon boat training this evening.

Dragon boat training this evening.

Crossfit rest day!

20 minute speed interval (1minute off, 30 seconds on)

Five rounds for time of:
30 Glute-ham sit-ups
25 Back extensions

9:28 minutes

Dragon boat training later this evening. I'm expecting it to be one hell of a tough session so it better live up to my expectations!

Land training today for dragon boating.

"Nicole"
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
Run 400
Max rep Pull-ups

Post number of pull-ups completed for each round to comments.

"Fight Gone Bad!"
Three rounds of:
Wall-ball, 20 pound ball, 10 ft target (Reps)
Sumo deadlift high-pull, 75 pounds (Reps)
Box Jump, 20" box (Reps)
Push-press, 75 pounds (Reps)
Row (Calories)

In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute.The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. On call of "rotate", the athletes must move to next station immediately for best score. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point.

26, 14, 17, 16, 15
21, 11, 17, 16, 14
24, 13, 19, 11, 15
Total= 249

20 minute RUN
20 minute walk

Dragon boat training tonight.