Musings From the Klutz

So here I am feeling a little more comfortable going to the box now that I can do some things that the others can do. In fact, I'm feeling really confident. And while I'm feeling confident, I miss the step into the box and go flying, landing on both knees and do a face plant. Keys and water bottle go in two different directions. Two guys come over and ask me if I'm okay - one has my keys and bottle. Am I okay? Am I feeling like a klutz? Is my confidence laying all over the mat? Do I imagine everyone looking at me thinking that it's time to get her a walker because she can't step up?   I push all those thoughts over to the side and say "Yes, I'm fine. Thanks. Is there a hole I can crawl into?" Well, the comment about the hole didn't actually come out of my mouth but it did linger around the fringes.

I managed to find some of my dignity and warmed up. Then went to get what I needed for the workout - bar, (2) 10 pound weights, clips and ab mat. .I was going light today (35 pounds) because I wanted to concentrate on form, not weight. Got the bar, check. Picked up the 20 pounds of weights and moved them next to the bar, check. Went to the bucket to get the clips, check. Went back to the bar the put the weights on - Whoa Nelly. Where are the weights? Is this my bar? Yes. But my weights are no where to be found. Help Police - someone stole my weights! Damn. Go back and get the last two ten pounders and then had to hurry to put everything together before the count down. 

Did the WOD and then did the cashout. Not bad. Cashout was tabata with the bar and once you dropped the bar you were out. I was one of the last three. I lasted 3.5 minutes then was done. I'm okay with that. 

So all in all it was a good workout. Of course today I realize that I really crunched my right knee between falling on it, doing squats with the bar and jump burpees but I can happily live with pain. I just find it harder to live with the pain of humiliation.