Day 358 - "Karen"

Today was Karen - 150 wall balls for time.  Karen RX is 20# ball for men, #14 for women - to the 10 foot line for both. 

I hate Karen - mostly because last time we did it I was in the bottom percentage on the white board.  First I thought about not going.  Then I thought about just getting through it and not worrying about my time.  


But when I got there my coach told me he wanted me to use a 20# ball.  And throw to the 10 foot line.  Wasn't it bad enough that I didn't want to do it at all?  Now I had to find it in me to use the big ball?  He really does push me in ways I would NEVER push myself.  That's why he's there and that's why I'm progressing.


I knew I could use the 20# ball - but only to the women's line.  I have a hard time throwing it to the men's.  I told him I would do my best.  And then tried to leave during the warm up.  


Ok, not really. 

But I knew that I was going to be very slow so I forgot about the clock and just wanted to finish.  I broke it up into 6 sets of 25.  Then I broke those up into 5 sets of 5.  And I got to 100 and thought I was going to die.  But I kept throwing.  


(The whole WOD was to the women's line - I think I only got the first 3 throws to the men's line).   


At 100 Coach brought me a 14# ball and told me to do 25 unbroken with the 14# ball.  I did 8 unbroken and slowly fought my way to 25.  And then went back to 20# ball for the last set of 25.  


And I finished.  Laid on the ground and rued the day that I ever found CrossFit.  Then thanked God that I found CrossFit and wondered where I would be without it.  And my total time was 12:06.  And that makes me happy.  

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