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Fitness Lonnie!

A week has passed since the final day of The CrossFit Games. 
Home.  Getting resettled into thinking about more than just
CrossFit {kind of ;) }. It was an adventure, an unforgettable memory,
lots of laughs, lots of WODs, and I can't believe I had so much fun and still placed 2nd in my age group! 

Every woman in my division could have medaled.  That's the basis of CrossFit. You never know what WOD movements you are going to face so you truly do have to be prepared for the unknown. 

post final-WOD euphoria

While I didn't fare well in every WOD, I did very well in a couple so those countered my bad ones.  Most of the movements were pretty good for me. Some were deadlifts, pullups, double unders, and heavy barbell work.  If there had been a few movements that were not so much in my wheelhouse, particularly overhead squats, who knows where I would have placed.  That is why I truly mean it that any one of us women could have been standing on the podium.  They were a great group and I'm so thankful I had a chance to chat and laugh and WOD with every one of them.

All this feeling spills out onto the rest of the Masters divisions of athletes as well, both men and women.  Most of us don't go to boxes with an abundance of Masters age athletes so to be around so many was a wonderful experience!

The Masters march in the Games Opening Ceremony.

I'm forever grateful for the support I received from my family, my friends, and Maine CrossFitters! Sure, I qualified with CrossFit 321 and I now coach and WOD at CrossFit Beacon, but I felt big and little nudges of encouragement from athletes from boxes all over the state of Maine.  THANK YOU MAINE! :]
It's great to be home and back to coaching and spreading the joy of CrossFit.  And after a week off, I'm ready to get back to my own WODding!


Here's a link to glimpse one of my better moments: (really, you think I want to share my worst moment?? haha)   "The Chipper"

confidence

A week from today I'll be heading to the athlete on-deck area to warm up for my first WOD of the CrossFit Games.  I honestly can't imagine how I'll be feeling.  I'm trying not to, either!  All I know for sure is that, outside my family, this huge gift that came in a big box wrapped in wrist wraps, catchy logo'd tee shirts, neon knee socks, and rolls and rolls of sports tape is the most incredible gift I have ever been lucky enough to open. 

On a daily basis, I am reminded CrossFit is really more, so much more than just a strength and conditioning program.  It builds confidence. I see it in the faces of fellow CrossFitters all around me.
Confidence to be a healthier person inside and out.
Confidence to try new things.
Confidence to be okay with the whole concept of failing.
Confidence with feeling great about succeeding.
Confidence in owning your own destiny.
Confidence in knowing even when things get hard, keep going.
Confidence in realizing that life is about being adaptable.
Confidence in your own abilities no matter what age you are.
Confidence in being the best person you can be.

As to the Games, I'm confident I have now broken in my shoes enough.  I'm confident I'm now used to wearing the form-fitting clothes I'll have to wear.  I'm confident I won't miss my heat because I'm chatting too much.  I'm confident the airline won't lose my luggage...really!... :)

Oh, and I'm also confident I'll give every WOD my all.  I'm confident I'll meet some amazing people.  I'm confident I'm going to have an unforgettable experience!

On the flip-side of the Games, I'm confident that I won't forget one moment of them, but that I'll also continue to move on to the next days, the next weeks, the next months of what comes my way. Through it all, I'll keep donning my CrossFit-inspired confidence!