I hadn't done a 1500m since probably grade 7, so I didn't really have many expectations. I wanted to go under 5 minutes, which means each lap should be 1:20 or 1:00 for the first 300m, nice round numbers. Since there weren't a huge number of racers in this distance we were combined together - women, men, open and elites. So naturally I went out a little too quickly with my first 300m in 55s. My second lap was a littler slower, with the clock at 2:20 (1:25 for the lap), and my third lap was at 3:41 (1:21 for the lap). On the final lap I picked it up as there was only one guy anywhere near me, and he was only about 20 meters in front of me. On the back straightaway I passed him, and continued to pick up speed and sprinted the final stretch coming across the line in 4:50. Pretty much exactly what I was aiming for, and I think I was first in my age category for open men too.
In two weeks I'm competing in the Mile race, then the 800m two weeks after that.
On Sunday I competed in my first ever CrossFit competition - the CrossFit Zone Games. I entered in the "open" category since I didn't meet quite a few of the requirements for the Advanced category. It was a blast. There were 3 workouts in the event - the first was short and sweet: 60 seconds to do as many reps of clean and jerk (floor to overhead) of 115 lbs. The second was slightly longer at 6 minutes of max reps of 6 burpee barhops (push-up then jumping laterally over a barbell), 6 pull-ups, and 6 sumo deadlift high pulls. It was called "6 Degrees of Hyperventilation", and it was a fitting name for sure. And the final workout (called "Victory Lap") involved a 1000m row, 40 backsquats @ 65 lbs, 30 double crunches (like sit-ups), 20 push-ups, 20 thrusters @ 65 lbs, and finally an 800m run. Each workout proved to be very challenging in different ways, but at the end of the day it was a great competition. I ache all over and definitely need a few rest days!
