CrossFit LA “Santa Monica Smoker” Challenge Finals
Today was the finals day for our current challenge, the “Santa Monica Smoker.”
30 Front Squats (75% bodyweight, 105#)
1 Mile Run
11:15
My baseline time on this ten weeks about was 12:10 and I had no idea I was actually going faster today. I thought I would end up with a really similar time to my baseline and was pleasantly surprised to turn up a minute faster.
I find the challenge days difficult as I am not able to warm up the way I prefer and I find the older I get the more I need to warm up, both mentally and physically.
That being said, this didn’t feel too bad at all. I was very relaxed on the front squat. I did them in 4 sets, which is the same number of sets I did on the baseline, but I think the numbers were a little different for the sets. It took me about 2:25 to do the front squats today.
I would have gotten a faster start on the run, but I didn’t have my iPod hooked up properly and had to try to run and mess with it at the same time for the first 200m. But, who knows, maybe it distracted me from my legs being tight and it was actually a good thing—you never know!
All in all I was very pleased to be a minute faster and I was so excited to see all the students and instructors just crushing this one today!
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