Team Player

Today was a Team WOD, in which I paired up with a classmate to split the work however necessary in order to complete the entire workout in as little time as possible.  My teammate was a guy named Matt.

Only one person works out at a time.  The working guy can sub out with his teammate at any time during any workout on any movement.  There isn't as much strategy in this as it might seem, but to achieve a great time, both teammates should communicate clearly throughout the workout in order to make snap decisions about the best approach.

WOD

For Time

400m Sandbag Run 60lbs
35 KBS 53 lbs
24 Burpees
35 KBS 53 lbs
24 Burpees
100 Double Unders
35 Pull-ups
24 Clean & Jerks 135 lbs
35 Pull-ups
24 Clean & Jerks
400m Sandbag Run 60 lbs

[Blargh, I can't remember the time we got]

Here was my personal contribution:
200m Sandbag Run
15 KBS
14 Burpees
15 KBS
14 Burpees
18ish DUs
12 Pull-ups
8 or 9 C&Js
19 or so Pull-ups
7 C&Js
200m Sandbag Run

We finished 3 seconds behind the winners, Hector and Travis.  We were leading until the final 50m of the foot race.  It was pretty soul-crushing.  I feel like I really slacked off, especially on the C&Js.  In hindsight, I wish I had taken on the last 3-4 C&Js to give my teammate a break and let him run the first 200m of the final event.  I think that, had I taken the bag for the last 100-200m I might have found the will to beat Hector (or at least keep it very close).  I could tell Matt was pretty gassed in the final 50-100m, so I wish I had done a bit more to give him a chance to carry the energy level all the way to the finish line.

Next time.