400m run
100 double-unders
800m run
75 double-unders
1200m run
50 double-unders
1600m run
25 double-unders

39:20

Excluding standard lifts, I believe this is the first workout that I have repeated at the gym. I did it over five minutes faster than I did last September. It is always good to be improving. I think the main reason for my better time is that I am much better at the double-unders, although I am still far from proficient. While warming up, JD was giving us various tips and whatnot, and he commented that he always see people “start to panic” and start leaning forward, jumping too high, scrunching their shoulders, and then messing up. After a few warm-up attempts, R told me, “you look like you’re panicking!” Thanks, R. I also think my cardio is better, not much, but better. It was raining pretty hard, though, so that definitely slowed everyone down, and there were many puddles to dodge. And their was the sloshing socks which made running and jumping rope even more fun. So, given the conditions, I probably could have gone even faster.

I did notice that I could run faster than I do. I believe I ran each 400m split on the 1600m section I ran faster than any of the previous ones, simply because I tried to lengthen my stride and turn my legs over quicker. It was more tiring, but not all that much. I definitely should get out of my normal ambling run that I have been doing.

RP asked me today while we were squatting “Do you always wear cat t-shirts?” Me: “Well, I do like cats a lot”.