Today was my first official class as a crossfit gym member. After the warmup I was given the choice of either… Wait for it … A timed mile or a timed 2K on the erg. I knew it was coming, and I obsessed over it, sweaty palms and all. I am not ashamed to say the 2K scares me, it is a beast I can’t fathom fighting right now, so I chose the timed mile.
My time: 8:08. More than a minute SLOWER than I estimated. Slight incline in the first half mile of the course today, but I feel like the DT Bellevue Park loop is misleading. I never thought it was a mile for 2 laps, and maybe this confirms it. Or maybe I had a bad day this morning. Or a little bit of both. I definitely have room for improvement, and no crazy erg fear, no heart palpitations. For now.

The rest of the workout: 3 rounds of 15 snatch, 15 burpees. A lot of sweating.

I am taking a 5:30 am class. I have to get used to this schedule.