# @pvellner on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CwAkNGYrCZE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8261528-pvellner-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-08-16T14:28:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Vellnerd (@PVellner) — https://gondola.cc/PVellner

## Caption

Test 8: Walk It Off
After nearly dying for a top 10 finish on the run my legs and back were barely working and the next workout was almost exclusively legs and back. Fortunately the men had a long break after the run so I had time to walk it off. 
When the Intervals was announced @mich_letendre took one look at it and laughed. “This looks like a training workout, you do this twice a week”.
She was right. This was very familiar territory. But there’s nothing to hold you back. You need to be agressive and confident you can hold on. Make your bed then lay in it. Will you race to glory, or explode in a ball of flame? Time will tell…
The women seemed to separate on the row, but Once the men started Michele was insistant that the burpees were the difference maker. We argued about it a bit and in the end I agreed to push the burpees but quietly also decided I’d row about 1800cal/h. Compromise.
Warming up my legs were heavy and my heart rate was spiking hard, but everything changed on GO. Things felt smooth and easy. Steady on the box and rower and gliding over the high box. I pushed to the finish, looked at the clock and started counting seconds. I was almost 15 seconds faster than the fastest time so far and it was about that before anyone joined me. That is a BIG gap in a workout like this. My first thoughts were “why did everyone go so slow?” And then “did I make a huge mistake?”. During the rest I was waiting for it to hit me like a wave, but it never came. I was confident I could do it again. 
On the return trip the crowd roared as i advanced. Pumping me up, and hopefully deflating the others. When I hit the last row I knew it was done. No need to push. Glory it is. 
I counted 10 reps before anyone joined me on the box. It was a walk off win. No better feeling. Finishing I had time to spare as my judge frantically waved me to the line. In a workout where people were separated by seconds I managed to win by about 20, and did it standing up. Turns out we get good at the things we do a lot of.
Momentum heading into the evening and I was back on track to be top 5 by the end of Saturday. Side note: Michele was right. I won It on the burpees. Do your burpees kids.

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Vellnerd | @PVellner | https://gondola.cc/PVellner | Athlete |
| Justin Tamane | @Tamanephoto | https://gondola.cc/Tamanephoto | Photographer |

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