Hail To The Queen Throwndown Part I

Today I participated in the Hail To the Queen Throwndown at CrossFit Queens.  It was awesome.  I'm pumped, exhausted and very grateful.  I have a lot to say about the event, but my forearms can't take much typing right now, so I'm starting by thanking some incredible people:

1. EJ and Sandy, my kickass teammates who inspired me to sign up, kept me psyched the whole time and and made this a truly amazing day;
2. Brooke, Levi and Mark who schlepped all the way to Astoria to cheer us on;
3. ProTec Athletics for making the knee bands and the brilliant portable ice massager (like a Push Pop, but with ice!) that enabled me to compete on less than perfect knees;
4. The lovely ladies at Lululemon East 66th for helping me pick out some snazzy new shorts last night to accommodate my knee bands;
5. Everyone who endured my ongoing debate over the past week re competing on less than perfect knees;
6. The parents who brought their daughters to an event celebrating female strength;
7. The parents who brought their sons to an event celebrating female strength;
8. CrossFit Queens for putting on a phenomenal event;
9. The volunteers who made everything run so smoothly; and - last but not least,
10. The woman who asked me what grade I was in - 11 days before my 32nd birthday.

 You guys rock!

-Gym Belle-