Yesterday, we honored our very good friend, Kris Loyd, by doing a birthday WOD of her choosing. I think all of us are pretty glad Kris only has one birthday a year! The Birthday Girl chose the following as her workout:

Run 400m

Then complete 7 rounds of the following:

10 Knees to Elbows

10 Wall Ball Shots (20/14)

10 Kettlebell Swings (24/16)

10 Box Jumps (24/20)

Then finish by running another 400m.

In all honesty, I am VERY impressed with this WOD. It was a total butt-kicker and it combined a lot of great movements. I could have done without the runs on either end...but everyone knows I'm a big sissy when it comes to running!

Matt L...did anyone know how fast this guy can run? I finished my 7 rounds and headed out the door with a solid lead on everyone. I made it almost to the brown mailbox as Matt was just leaving the parking lot. I decided that it would be a perfect time to take 10 steps to just rest a little. As I turned around at the brown mailbox, Matt was RIGHT THERE. I trotted along as fast as my legs would carry me, but Matt kept gaining on me. Soon, everyone was yelling, "Jennie! You better hurry up! RUN FASTER OR HE'LL CATCH YOU!" I checked my peripheral vision and there was Matt. DANG IT! I had to kick it into a FULL SPRINT and Matt and I dashed across the finish line together; Bill called it the first ever CrossFit Fire tie. It's a darn good thing we didn't have to run another 10 feet, otherwise Matt would've beat me! Great job and thanks for pushing me Matt! Just as a warning though, don't EVER tell me again that you "should've let me win." Jerk. Maybe I should've let YOU win! Psh.