The Exorcist Stairs (a serious case of the "I can'ts")

Sunday, January 6

Workout:
5 Rounds
5 pullups
10 pushups
5 times up and down the stairs

5 Rounds
5 knees to elbows
10 pushups
5 times up and down the stairs

Total time:
26:34

This workout is always humbling. I haven't done it since September, so it was like doing it for the first time. Still, there are no excuses for this pitiful time. The day started out on the wrong foot anyway. I woke up about 8 minutes before 9am (the workout was scheduled for 9am). I brushed my teeth, threw in my contacts and ran out the door with no coffee or food.

We warmed up a little bit and then hit the workout. I felt good for the first 3 or 4 rounds.. and then the negative thoughts invaded and took over. I felt like I was going to throw up and my legs were on fire. The pullups were much improved, since I started doing this workout back in April 2007 when my time was around 18 minutes. Mike Mann joined me for the workout, and he finished around 17 minutes.. while I was on my 7th set of steps. It was like inviting a very talented chef out to a great restaurant and then getting food poisoning after the appetizers! Not a great day for me. Mike gave me some good encouragement and I dragged my sad, sorry self up the steps two more times for the finish.

Needless to say, I shouldn't wait three months before doing the stairs.. it's definitely a workout that needs to be repeated every so often. A big thanks to Mike Mann for joining me and then grabbing coffee afterwords.

I think I'll be doing more group workouts on the weekends so keep an eye out on my blog.