The Paleo Challenge has officially ended, and we are now doing the benchmarks to gauge performance. So - that is three different things - the one rep max of power clean, deadlift, bench press and back squat; the Benchmark: 500M row, 40 squats, 30 sit-ups, 20 push-ups and 10 pull-ups; and "Hugo". Hugo has been this nasty looming thing for the entire challenge for me. It is 5 rounds for time of: 400M run, 21 box jumps, 21 kettle-bell and 21 pull-ups. I am pretty sure that it almost killed me doing Hugo in August. (I had brilliantly donated blood the day before, having no idea what Hugo was.) But as we are doing these with the same modifications as at the beginning, I am hoping for a sub-45 min Hugo. So far, my "benchmark" was 6:06, down from 7:49 and my deadlift has gone up to 190 (from 185). My back squat is 145 up from 105! WOOO! That leaves the power clean and bench press for after Urbanna, as Hugo is tomorrow. And I'm sure I posted this already - but going from 160 to 146 was pretty cool too. And, at 146 I am officially weighing less than when I got pregnant. I still have about 6 pounds of fat to go - my target is 139. OH! And my face is like 90% better, still get some flushing from nerves and heat but the painful puffy zit infested red flushing is gone. The best part: no more medicine!
Now, for the other goings on.... Grandma is arriving today to stay with Freya for Oyster Festival. It is no kid this year, and we are really looking forward to this vacation. It will be the second time I have been away from her overnight. I am a little nervous, but we both really need this break. I have been looking forward to and planning my wardrobe for this trip for the last 2 months! Surprisingly the wardrobe hasn't altered much at all. Atypical of me, usually I've overhauled the planned wardrobe at least 3 times! But - can't go wrong with jeans, t-shirts and sweaters. Biggest issues have become: which shoes and jacket or puffer vest?? We aren't checking luggage and it will all have to fit in the massive NRA backpack (that thing is a pocket universe) but boots take up a lot of room! And do I really want a coat? Decisions, decisions! Oh, my bag - do I carry a tote, my purse, which purse.... oh heavens to Betsy! That whoosh you just heard? That was Chris rolling his eyes. But if I am focusing on this, then I am not freaking out about leaving Freya. So it's all good. Besides the most important things on the what to pack list are: camera, "ears", cords for the phones and the iPod. Because everything else can be obtained once we are there if we have forgotten anything.
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