I had the pleasure of completing today's workout with a couple of amazing women.  When I first discovered Crossfit three years ago, these were the women who, without hesitation, jumped aboard the crazy train with me full force.  We charged through rain, heat, frost, and high wind, through penetrating sunshine, and pitch-black darkness. On any given day, our shins were bruised, palms blistered, elbows scratched, backs lashed with whip-marks, and impressive patches of skin removed from our tailbones.  We vanquished our bodies on asphalt with old basketballs and duffel bags full of sand. We hauled weight plates out to parking garages, leapfrogging flights of stairs or sprinting up the roadways. We trekked out to schools at 5:00am on cold winter mornings, to perform pull-ups, on bars that were frozen with ice. These are among the toughest women I have ever met.
     Today's workout was a reunion WOD, as we have been traveling our separate paths for the past two years.  Mother nature was smiling upon us today, providing a beautiful rain, reminiscent of old times. So, of course, I was compelled to design accordingly. After all, you can't have a good rainy day workout without throwing yourself down on the wet asphalt for a healthy dose of burpees... :)