Nov. 30, 2010

Amazing Snatch

Amazing... (show workout)

Snatch

Tami 19:30 55/75/454 15, 8, 10
Carole 20:00 45/55/45 13, 11, 5
Ashlea 21:15 55/75/45 14, 8, 11
Nick 23:58 85/95/75 12, 12, 9
Lance 24:00 85/95/75 12/10/9
Eugene 24:15 85/105/75 15, 10, 10
Susan 25:25 45/55/35 14, 10, 9
Beth 28:00 65/85/55
Michelle 28:00 65/85/55

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As with all the Amazings, the AS is a killer workout.  We all found that the middle heavy load was very difficult and the max reps rounds were just painful to endure.  81 reps plus the max reps count.  Killer.

Nov. 30, 2010

SS Zena SS

Zena (S) (show workout)

Jan 3:46 115/44
Lance 4:46 135/44
Stuart 4:46 115/3 × 44, 2 × 36
Eugene 5:12 135/52
Jen M. 5:40 75/26
Carole 5:44 70/26
Tami 5:45 85/36
Susan 6:04 70/26
Erin 6:23 35/18
Emily 6:24 50/18
Michelle 7:58 95/36

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My month long fixation with Super Squats concluded today with Zena sandwiched between the squats.  This was my first workout in a week because I was sick and the squats set my hamstrings on fire.  Nothing like a break to get you to appreciate how hard this work is.  Stuart is back and has to ease his injured shoulder back into the CF way.  In no time he'll be back to his Grace crushing, jump higher than anybody self...though Jim will give him a run for his jumping money.  We have to set up the big tires and see if Jim can jump into the middle.

Nov. 30, 2010

Day off Tomorrow

Chelsea (L) (show workout)

Sarah 30 rounds

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Day Off Tomorrow (show workout)

Zach 12:07 135, 115, 51
Anthony 15:53 185 135, 61
Steve 17:09 185, 135, 61
Lance 17:12 135, 115, 52
Alex 20:01 135, 115, 61
Marotha 28:44 135, 115, 52

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5, 10, 15.  Simple numbers but over and over again they get old.  5 pullups, 10 pushups, 15 squats.  Do that for 30 rounds in a half hour and you will have done. 150 pullups, 300 pushups and 450 squats.  That's what Sarah did.  I'm exhausted just thinking about that. 

Nov. 30, 2010

Homer

Homer (L) (show workout)

Anthony 8:36
Zach 8:46
Steve 121:56
Marotha 13:06
Dennis 24:33

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A quickie...if you can double under.  Sore backs from previous work, decided on double unders for the deadlifts.

Nov. 30, 2010

One, two, three, four play

Fourplay (M) (show workout)

Steve 19:14 95, 135, 245
Glen 20:33 95, 135, 245
Marotha 35:34 95, 135 × 2, 95 × 2, 245

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Someone said one day that if a workout doesn't look so bad on the board it's really bad and when it does look bad it's horrible.  Fourplay is a bit different because it looks pretty easy but it's worse than horrible when you actually do it.  Never let the low rep count lull you into a sense of ease. 

Nov. 30, 2010

A - Mazinig

Unholy Alliance (L) (show workout)

Steve 41:17 155, 135, 271

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Amazing... (show workout)

Front Squats

Alex 125, 145, 115 total 117 reps

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Front squats for Alex, Amazing FS in fact, while Steve made an alliance.

Nov. 30, 2010

AL + HA = UH

Unholy Alliance (L) (show workout)

Zach 33:26 150, 135, 225
Alex 35:54 135, 115, 231
Lance 37:42 135, 115, 231
Jim 31:22 178, 105, 255
Sarah 42:11 36, 75, 55, 115

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Artifical Limp by itself is bad with all those blasted box jumps and Heavily Armed is not any better with all the ring pushups but doing them together is a real unholy coupling. 

Nov. 22, 2010

SS Uma SS

Uma (S) (show workout)

Zach
Lance
Jim
Sarah
Steve
Beth
Michelle

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Holy cow it's freezing.  The temp got down to 22 degrees tonight at work and people were slip sliding all over the place.  The workout was Super Squats Uma and Super Squats and that will certainly leave it's mark your legs. 

Nov. 22, 2010

End of the Week

Ironman (show workout)

Zach 35:21 30/35/52

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Santa Maria (show workout)

Stephanie 21:21
Jamie 22:36
Marotha 36:47

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Cozy little group of 4 tonight.  Jamie and Steph are just back from Hawaii and were much less bothered by the coooold gym than I would have imagined.  But Santa Maria seems to warm people up pretty quickly.  Snow here today. 

Nov. 21, 2010

B5 SM

Santa Maria (show workout)

Lance 27:07
Sarah 27:39
Susan 37:30

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Babylon 5 (St) (show workout)

Marotha 18:45 2 rounds

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The best part of Babylon 5 is watching someone else doing it and feeling their pair, figuratively rather than literally when you do it yourself.  Killer work.  Lance, Sarah and Susan did Santa Maria and that is a lung and leg buster. 

Nov. 20, 2010

The 500

Heavy Squat Clean and Bison (show workout)

Alex 19:19 135/45

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500 (L) (show workout)

Jen B. 19:55
Eugene 20:05
Zach 20:45
Lance 21:18
Jim 23:09
Marotha 45:00

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A shallow victory today.  Zach beat me on 9 of the 10 elements of the 500.  Handily.  The ONLY reason I beat him was because he struggles with double unders.  Not sure I can quite sing the rope like Lance or Alex but I can do it without self flaggelation, unlike poor Zach who comes away from double unders looking like a follower of Opus Dei.  We were way faster than we have been in the past but some of that might be because I replaced parallette hip ups with flutter kicks. 

Nov. 17, 2010

"Missed it by that much"

Dementia (E) (show workout)

Zach 46:53
Eugene 47:33
Nick 48:39
Jen B. 50:10
Steve 56:58
Lance 58:13
Jim 59:52

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Who said that?  I wonder how young you have to be to not know the actor's name that said that or that character he played with the phone in his shoe?  Anyway what I missed was beating Zach.  A pipe dream most of the time but because the workout was an Epic, an advantage for me, and had KB work and double unders in it, more advantages for me, I thought I might pull it off.  Zach admitted that there was a time when I was far enough ahead that he was on the verge of letting me go.  But sadly, for me, he soldiered on and I was only one rep of the squat clean thrusters ahead of him when he started doing them.  No chance I can go head to head with him with a strength exercise.  He blitzed through them and smoked me.  That kid is tough to beat.  Lance had to do it by himself this morning and that adds 2 or 3 mintues for sure.  Dementia...what a killer.  Nick was right behind us and his time yesterday was a much larger victory over me in a short than my victory over him in this Epic.  I am becoming less and less adequate in my own gym. 

Nov. 16, 2010

Nick returns, and smokes us all

Olivia (S) (show workout)

Sarah 8:20

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Heaven and Earth (show workout)

Nick 6:38 125
Lance 8:23 125
Beth 9:45 85
Eug 12:06 125
Marotha 11:15 115
Melinda 11:29 65
John 28:54 95/115 then 65 for 8, 6

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Nick has been hunting for the past week or so out in Eastern Washington.  Not sure if he was finding heavy animals to lift but something prepared him well for Heavy Half and Half because he crushed the rest of us today.  Not beat us, crushed us.  CF has been good to Nick. 

Nov. 15, 2010

Super Squats Olivia Super Squats

Olivia (S) (show workout)

Jen B. 6:14 20/36
Lance 7:09 35/52
Steve 8:02 45/52
Carole 10:24 20/26
Tami 10:28 25/26
Jen M. 10:31
Emily 10:57 15/26
Susan 11;32 15/26
Jim 12f:01 40/52 (SS 155 + Chains)
Beth 12:06 25, 20/36
Michelle 14:31 20/36
John 25:36 35, 20/44
Glen 12:30 35/52

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First a set of 20-rep squats but without the 3 deep breaths done with the Super Squats.  Then Olivia and finish with a breathing set of Super Squats.  Very leggy combo.  John was introduced to the demands of a short workoiut and his time reflects a lot of time spent contemplating what he was doing.  He will come to appreciate the tremendous impact of the short workouts.  Actually, I think he might appreciate it now.  And by appreciate I mean understand, not enjoy, like or be thankful for. 

Nov. 14, 2010

Sarah's Fault

A Big Drippy 200 (show workout)

Sarah 44:28
Lance 48:07
Steve 51:24
Susan 52:24

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Clean the Dead Badger (show workout)

Jim DL 355, Sqt Cln 145, Badger 55

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400 (L) (show workout)

Zach 26:45 115/61/52
Dennis 59:00 95/52/44
Marotha 1:03:18 44/52/95

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There is nothing on the schedule on the weekends to give people the chance to make up what they didn't get in during the week.  Now while I didn't have an Epic scheduled during the week (it's coming up on Wednesday) Sarah decided that she wanted an Epic.  Sarah, the 15 year old.  Well, her Dad couldn't let her do an Epic without him so he joined in, and Steve surely was not about to let the Milton's outdo him and Susan...I'm not sure of her motivation but she climbed on board too. 

Nov. 13, 2010

A Saturday Hodge Podge

Clean the Heavy Bison (show workout)

Zach 13:31 15/52

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Artificial Limp (L) (show workout)

Jennifer B. 23:52 85/115/25/13

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400 (L) (show workout)

Anthony 27:26 52/115
Jim 30:05 44/52/95
Jan (1 round) 15:00

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Leave it to Zach to ruin any good thoughts about my performances.  With 20 lbs more in the clean and 8 lbs more in each KB he did a 13:31.  Yeah, my time was a bit faster but I couldn't have even lifted that 155 and the kettlebells would surely have stroked me out.  To make things even more painful he is about 20 lbs lighter than me.  CrossFit makes you a better human. 

Nov. 12, 2010

400 on Friday

400 (L) (show workout)

Jennifer B. 24:26
Eugene 26:28
Sarah 27:20
Lance 27:21
Beth R. 33:38
Michelle H. 34:55
Jennifer M. 35:49
John 42:38

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It's not the top four scores I'm impressed with here in this 400 but rather the bottom four.  Beth and Michelle H. were pretty close and bother were fairly near the half hour mark which is moving right along.  The cyborg mom Jennifer is not known for her blazing speed but still managed to get in a 35:49 which is  not far off the mark of B and M.  But most impressive of all was John's time as this was only his second workout and he managed to pound himself for over 40 minutes.  Welcome to CrossFit John, keep a bucket handy. 

Nov. 11, 2010

The Other Half

Clean the Heavy Bison (show workout)

Steve 12:15 155/45
Glen 17:23 135/45

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Double Dare (show workout)

Lance 39:40
Sarah 41:33
Raining too hard for the run so they both rowed 1000 meters

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Olivia (S) (show workout)

Jan 9:30

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Artificial Limp (L) (show workout)

Tami 25:25
Ashlea 27:15
Susan 26:40

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Baseline (S) (show workout)

John 10:44

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Dyslexia (show workout)

Inga 25:58 45/20
Jim 28:46
Emily 29:18 35/18

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Glen brought his blushing bride Inga to the gym today and she tore up Dysexlia.  Her aerobic capacity is crazy good.  Glen started early to get a bit more aerobically capable before he got her in there, he secretly said he was afraid she would beat him.  Sure would be terrible if anyone were to read this and find out.  If Glen had Inga's endurance he would be even more superhuman than he is.  Emily had her best workout ever with a sub 30 minute Dysexlia.  Well done Emily.  Tami, Ashlea and Susan limped their way through Artifical Limp and I'm pretty sure I heard a few comments along the way.  Something to do with death, sissors, that bastard and other such things.  Not sure of the context...or the target now that I think about it.  Before the workout Susan lamented my weight choice for her squats and Ashlea reminded her, "Remember, lift more than you can."  Way to go Ashlea. 

Nov. 10, 2010

Dysexlia

Clean the Heavy Bison (show workout)

Nick 13:55 135/44
Jim 18:52 135/40

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Dyslexia (show workout)

Anthony 23:05
Eugene 23:55
Sarah 26:00
Lance 26:49
Steve 29:22
Sarah
Jennifer M. 28:00
Tami 29:15
Susan 30:15
Beth 35:18

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For those that missed the Heavy Squat Clean and Bison yesterday...lNick and Jim, they did that for those that did that one already there was Dysexlia.  Great recovery workout after all the strength work we have been doing. 

Nov. 10, 2010

Clean the Heavy Bison

Other (show workout)

25 KB Swings (52) 10 Pullups 25 Linges w/ 20 lb DB in each hand 3x
Jan 8:10

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Ivan the Terrible (L) (show workout)

Michelle B. 27:23

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Clean the Heavy Bison (show workout)

Jenn B. 10:08 80/25
Rob 12:20 135/44 (no squatting)
Eugene 12:26 135/44
Sarah 13:14 65/26
Lance 14:05 135/45
Marotha 19:32 115/35

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Another heavy day, this time with squat cleans and the Bison.  We decended each exercise 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 doing the Bison as we normally do with 5 Burpee Squat Clean Thrusters, 5 Squat Clean Thruster, 5 Thrusters and 5 Push Press.  on the second round you do 4 of each, then three and so on.  The tough part is the Bison...well and the Squat Clean.  I guess it's just tough, with each lift having its own...umm, flavor. 

Nov. 9, 2010

SS Blackjack SS

Cindy (M) (show workout)

Rob 16

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Blackjack (S) (show workout)

Lance 6:28 75
Jenn B. 7:18 55
Eugene 7:47 75
Steve 8:54 95
sarah 8:59 55
Glen 10:59 95
Susan 11:02 30
Tami 11:11 55
Jim 11:23 85
Ashlea 11:30 55
Jen M. 13:12 45
Emily 14:47 30
Melinda 14:56 45
Dennis 24:45 95

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First we did a set of 20 reps squats at normal speed.  No deep breathing.  Then cranked out Blackjack and 5 minutes after that we did another set of squats but this time with the 20 reps Super Squat format with the deep breathing at the top.  Great stuff. 

Nov. 8, 2010

An Epic Sunday

Le Grand Renaissance (show workout)

Zach 50:41 95
Lance 54:47 85
Sarah 55:57 50, 36, 20, 25
Eugene 59:34 85
Steve 1:00:37 95.52.40
Marotha 56:00 Just shy of 2 rounds

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I should make another board, a really, really friggen haard board.  This would be first on that board.  This one almost beat me today.  My lungs were screaming, my neck hurt, I was getting faint, I was seeing spots and my vision was closing to a narrow tunnel.  I was a weenie.  I need more food.  Lance tore it up and beat me by an hour or something.  Sarah beat me too. 

Nov. 7, 2010

Spaceman Saturday

Zach in a Space Suit

Girls Bob By

Heavy Bear and Badger (show workout)

Alex 20:36 85/30 135/55 (skipped 125)
Glen 23:00 105/40 145/65

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Ivan the Terrible (L) (show workout)

Jen B. 17:31
Carole 21:05
Susan 21:57

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Jacket o' Pain (L) (show workout)

Sarah 27:08 45

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Fran (S) (show workout)

Zach 5:55 in a spacesuit

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Zach is not an astronaut actually, but he sure looks like one in that suit.  Just under 6 Fran in that thing with a mask on too.  What a nut.  Lots of other workouts going on like Ivan, Jacket O' Pain, Heavy Bear and Badger and some horrible thing Lance was doing that I don't have a time for. 

Nov. 6, 2010

Rememeber Remember the 5th of November

Amazing... (show workout)

Back Squat and BB Snatch

Emily 33:23 45/55/45 25/30/25

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Anthony did 11 workouts in 3 days and perhaps is becoming aware of why you shouldn't do that with the onset of some terrible back soreness.  A more is better subscriber for sure.  Emily came in with her 2 month old and while I catered to baby. Emily did Amazing backsquats and snatch. 

Nov. 5, 2010

Rude Awakening

Heavy Bear and Badger (show workout)

Anthony 18:22 125/45 155/75 115/40 5:34

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Rude Awakening (L) (show workout)

Sarah 21:12
Jenn B 22:35
Jen. M 27:52

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Anthony went heavy for Rude Awakening finishing with 155/75.  Jennifer B, Jennifer M and Sarah all had a Rude Awakening and all said it belongs on the Really Frigging Hard board. 

Nov. 5, 2010

&8$%##@!<+*

Tourettes (show workout)

Mel 33:50 (DL hex) 110/130/100 10, 6, 6
Mel Push Press 18/20/15 14/8/9

Eugene 32:10 135/155/125 15, 15, 19 PP 18, 15, 10 and 23, 16, 16
Nick same time and weights (52’s twice) 12, 10, 10 and 13, 12, 14

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Heavy Bear and Badger wasn't hard enough, so today we the week harder and did Touretes.  Tough week. 

Nov. 5, 2010

Wednesday the 3rd.

Heavy Bear and Badger (show workout)

Dennis 45:36 95/35 135/55 10:33 85/30
Jim 22:30 95:35 135/55 4:34 85/30
Jen b. 14:33 45/10 65/25 4:34 40/12
Sarah 11:10 45:15 65/25 4:42 40/15
Lance 13:55 95/35 135/55 5;26 85/30
Marotha 28:31 75/25 115 9:28 85/30

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Cindy (M) (show workout)

Sarah 22 + 5 +_ 5
Lance 20+ 5 + 10 + 5
Nick 15 + 3 pullups
Susan 10

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Cindy is the middle of the week recovery tool for he much more difficult events the rest of the week offers.  Not that Cindy is easy by any means, but at least it is unladen. 

Nov. 5, 2010

Son of a B

Heavy Bear and Badger (show workout)

HBandB – Bear races Badger

Zach 15:33 4:42
Eug 16:11 5:54
Nick 18:25 5:48
Mel 15:38
Jan 15:00
Carole 11:13 4:45
Ashlea 12:20 6:25
Tami 12:25 5:40
Susan 12:20 5:40

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This is really tough.  I was sucking wind by the 2nd round and spent a lot of the workout with my hands on my knees looking for more air.  Crusher. 

Nov. 5, 2010

I hate Mondays

Other (show workout)

Baseline-Super Squats-Baseline

Anthony 5:15 185 4:50
Sarah 5:25 65 4:45
Lance 4:40 135 4:28
Jenn B 5:08 85 4:45
Zach 3:41 155 4:45
Eugene 4:36 135 4:37
Glen 4:25 135 5:08
Dennis 6:12 135 9:47
Marotha 8:42 135 10:54
Steve 5:03 155 4:39
Cole 8:39
Mel 8:48 2 × 36 10:09
Susan 6:34 45 6:51
Tami 6:30 75 6:41
Ashlea 7:00 55 6:44

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Baseline Super Squats Baseline.  It was surprising to see how many people were faster on their second Baseline than the first.  Clearly getting warmed up like that helps make your time faster. 

Nov. 1, 2010

But not in Hollywood

Brussel Sprouts (M) (show workout)

Susan 23:10

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Jackie (show workout)

Jan 8:43 800 m run

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Amazing... (show workout)

Squats

Alex 22:26 105 total reps 14, 11, 9 151/171/151

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Star Search (E) (show workout)

Eugene 42:37 95/85/52
Lance 46:22 95/75/52 but 36 for left arm – shoulder issues
Anthony 48:20 135/115/61
Sarah 50:40 53/26/45
Steve 55:31 135/61/115
Jim 56:15 95/53

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Star Search is entirely Steve's fault.  Well, wait a sec, I made up the workout so I guess some of the blame rests with me but the fact that we were doing it on Sunday...Steve's fault for sure.  We had seed times, guesses as to what our times would be and we were all slower than we thought but Steve's guess of my time was crazy close.  Eugene 38:00, Steve 53:20, Sarah 40:00, Anthony 46:00, Lance 43:38, Jim 40:00.  Steve guessed I would do it in 42:17 and he was only 20 seconds off.  Amazing guess.