Bet you thought I was going to talk about bike racing or running, right?!  Well, sorry, hate to disappoint, but, I have been invited by my Cross Fit trainers to compete at an upcoming Cross Fit Invitational.    There are three divisions- advanced, intermediate, and masters.  I will be entered in the intermediate female division.

And, I am scared.  Remember the “face your fears” day?  This is a completely new level of fear.  Fear of an inability to do it.  Fear of heavy weight.  Fear of looking like a fool.  Yikes!! That’s a lot of fears.  Some of the workouts are ridiculously hard- like tomorrow’s WOD in preparation for the Invitational {it’s on April 10th by the way}.   For me it’s about finding out how hard I can push, but, still complete the workouts.  According to Calvin (trainer), “I always have a little left in the tank!”  And, I do.  Being the endurance athlete that I am (was?!),  you always want to have some left in the tank for the Sprint Finish!! But, in Cross Fit workouts, it’s hard to figure out how much effort to exert early on- and then most of the time, I’ve conserved too much.  The invitational will be ONE BIG LESSON for me.  And, what’s my goal? To do it.

What is a Cross Fit Invitational? Track meet extraordinaire that will include things such as double unders, hang cleans, kipping pull-ups, sprinting, burpees….you name it, it might be there!  The workouts will not be posted till the night or day of the event.  I have no way to prepare other than to keep doing what I am doing- five days a week.

Did you know that Cross Fit could be considered a sport? I didn’t either.  Check out the Cross Fit Games website for more information.

To read more about the Invitational, click here.

Wish me luck or call me crazy?! Leave a comment, thanks.