It Is Game Time!

Well the Crossfit Games 2011 season is officially under way. We held our first of 6 open WODs today at the gym and man was it AWESOME! Still have hair standing up on the back of my neck from 13:00 hrs. Think I forgot how fun it is to be in a room filled with a bunch of good people all volunteering to put ourselves through 10 minutes of "hell" for fun:) Tunes are cranking, sweat is flying, and you are surrounded by people wanting nothing more than for you to do one more rep, or just to keep moving! Fucking LOVE it!
This year is all about the fun rather than competition for me. I would be lying if I was not trying to be competitive, but know that the training that I was able to do over the past year is not quite equal to the task of making it to Cali this time around. Never the less, I will give it my all each and every second, of each and every WOD. In the end, it is about me beating the biggest challenger I will ever face. Myself. He is always stronger, fitter, and faster. Just how I will always strive to be. Never stopping to feel sorry for myself.
Next year on the other hand, I really do plan on making the Crossfit World Games. With the proper prep, I know I can do it. No ifs, ands, or buts. If I am willing to dig in and put in the work, it is mine for the taking:-)
Anyhow, check ths stuff out in some of your spare time. It is absolutely amazing. There is over 20,000 people competing from all around the world. Where else do you get the chance to workout with that many people? Simply magical. I leave you with a poem, sort of, that I came across last year while surfing OPT's blog. It is crazy good, and I will be reading it all year in prep for 2012:)
I know you...
I know you're bigger, faster and stronger than me.
I know your Fran time is lower, your 5k is quicker and your deadlift is heavier.
I know you have 1,000 views on YouTube.
I know you're a "WOD" warrior.

I know you, but you don't know me.

You don't know what's in my head, what's in my heart, what's in my soul.
You don't know that pain is my ally.
You don't know that sweat and blood are my training partners.
You don't know that I'm unbreakable.

I know you train in your temperature controlled gym with the tough sounding name while I'm training in garage exposed to the elements. In the heat and in the cold, in the humidity, rain and snow, I'm forging mental toughness. I'm tempering my resolve. I'm fueling my passion. I'm getting ready for the day that we meet.

I know your 1,000 YouTube views won't mean shit in front of 1,000 spectators. I know when the heat goes up I go big and you go home.

I know you don't know me...but you will. - Dave X