Test 4: Alpaca My Bags
Woke up today thinking it was a good day for ol’ Vellner. I felt confident and was ready to make some moves. So full of hope. So naive.
Last year we did Alpaca on a wet field and the sleds moved a lot easier. I remember having one in the dry warm up area that barely moved. heat 1 confirmed it. It was a slow and steady workout that was won or lost on the rope. Historically, good for me!
I was feeling strong and in control heading into round 3. Did my first climb and took a nice break. My pull was tired but grip felt ok. Confident in my climbing i started the last ascent.
When I started my descent I slipped one hand coming down. By the time I regripped it was too late. I had too much momentum going down. My hand slid a good 3 feet down the rope. We have to descend hand over hand, so In a panic I tried to kind of fake it, but I was in free fall. I hit the mat and looked at my hands. No rep. No skin.
Big whoops. I Failed the hardest rep of the workout, and while I wa...