So, here it is the morning after.
It's not your typical morning after...you know the one. No, this morning after is the morning after the CrossFit Open 2013 Games.
It's over.
I sit here today a little happy and a little sad a little regretful and a little glad....you see I have a culmination of feelings all smashed together.
I am not a shoulda coulda woulda kind of person....so I refuse to look back, BUT I will look at my stats to help me move forward.
I love numbers. I love comparing and I love stats. I think this is partially why I love CrossFit. It's analytical. I can break it down, and put it back together like my favorite puzzle. So, I am breaking down my 2013 Open...and I'm putting it back together and I've already started my planning for 2014 Open.....that's what I do on the morning after. Get up, and move FORWARD.
Let me break this down.
A little happy.
My goal was to be in the top 25% of my age group this year. In the Central East I finished in the top 7.1% or 13th out of 183 women ages 40-44. If I were to use the original number of competitors in my age group and division I would be in the top 4% as 13 out of 320. In the World I finished 7.1% or 205 out of 2,882 women my age. If I were to use the original number of competitors in my age group in the world I would be in the top 4.3% as 205 out of 4,752 women.
So, you can see why I am a little happy.
Plus, how lucky do you have to be to be in 13th place:0)
A little sad.
It's over. That explains my sadness. There is nothing I love more than to analyze and strategize and organize and compete. Nothing. Now, with that said....5 weeks of it is a long time.....and I can't do it forever...but there is always a let down when your done.
A little regretful.
I know my weaknesses and I shouldn't have waited until 2013 to actually concentrate on them. I know if a WOD has box jumps, double unders, and toes to bar....I wouldn't fare well....but did nothing about it. So, since I won't look back, I can only use this information to look forward, you will please know that THIS WILL NOT BE THE CASE in 2014!!!
A little glad.
I prayed to God before each WOD this year, it's something I've never done in the past. I'm so GLAD that I've changed who I am spiritually. I prayed for safety for all of our Open Team and each time I asked God to help me be the best me I could be that day. After each WOD my prayers thanked him for my healthy body and the abilities that he has so graciously given me. I believe with Him on my side, all things are possible which brings me to my numbers for 2013 and goals for 2014.
WOD: Division: Place for WOD: # of Competitors: Overall Place: Percentage:
13.1 Central East 10th 320 10th 3.1%
13.1 Worldwide 188th 4,752 3.9%
13.2 Central East 14th 289 10th 4.8%
13.2 Worldwide 145th 4,404 3.2%
13.3 Central East 39th 252 16th 15.4%
13.3 Worldwide 305th 3,984 7.6%
13.4 Central East 10th 198 14th 5%
13.4 Worldwide 250th 3,191 7.8%
13.5 Central East 11th 183 13th 6%
13.5 Worldwide 205th 2,882 7.1%
Total overall for Central East 13/183 that finished all 5 wod's: 7.1%
Total overall for Central East 13/320 that originally started: 4%
Total overall for Worldwide 205/2882 that finished all 5 wod's 7.1%
Total overall for Worldwide 205/4752 that originally started 4.3%
Age Group: 40-44
A couple of follow up stats from 2012 to 2013:
WOD 12.4 and WOD 13.3 were the exact same WOD - in 2012 scored 190 in 2013 I scored 232 a 42 rep improvement.
WOD 12.5 and WOD 13.5 had the same movements thrusters and chest to bar pullups. In 2012 you had 7 minutes to get as many reps as possible...I got 79, in 2013 you had 4 minutes to get as many reps as possible I got 72. Now, the weight was the same and the pull-up standard was the same, but the rep scheme was different which may attribute to the increase but I'm thinking woohoo I am THAT much stronger and faster than I was at this time last year.
Goals for 2014 that WILL NOT wait until 2014....that means the year before in preparation for....
#1: I will age up. So I will compete in the 45-49 category...I know old lady here.
#2: I will keep my strength and inevitably get stronger over the year.
#3: Most importantly I will train my weaknesses - this is not an all inclusive list of my weaknesses....but in general my endurance - burpees, double unders, toes to bar, box jumps, pull-ups.....and my gymnastics skills.
#4: If the numbers are similar to 2013 I need to be in the top .4% (yes that is miniscule) of my age group to move on from the Open.
I Carole Ann Turnbo, LOVE LOVE LOVE to lift weights and be strong, but I also realize that I can keep my strength and be better at endurance and gymnastics. This will make me an all around better athlete when competition arrives at my door step....pretty much before you know it:0)
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