Just two hours after I landed from Paris Hurricane Irene started lashing out on Philly. I barely had time to grab some basics from the store as there was absolutely no food in the house after 6 weeks. I avoided the temptation to hoard enough food to last until Thanksgiving which in retrospect was a good call as luckily Irene was mostly harmless to our town.
It took quite an adventure to get to my home box at CF KOP as the bridge next to it flooded and most roads were closed. Anyway, there is always a way… I missed the warmup and went into the WOD right away.
WOD
10 rounds for time of:
– 10 med ball cleans 20#
– 10 slam balls 25#
TIME: well… my first DNF…
After 7 reps my lower back muscles completely cramped up and I could barely move. So there it is. My first DNF in my CrossFit journey. Still better than injury. Will do better tomorrow…
Cash Out
Practiced toes to bars and muscle up progressions. Strangely they helped a lot with the back pain.
My 42-day summer challenge ended. I’m pretty happy with the progress. Apart from the achilles tendonitis that holds me back from double unders it was a really great journey. I can’t wait for the fall challenges in CF and beyond!
Ominous clouds...
Post hurricane flooding near our CF box
These tiny turtles showed up in my pool after the hurricane...
