Landed

After a 9.5 hour flight to Japan, a 2 hour layover, a 3 hour flight to Osan, checking through customs, and a 1.5 hour bus ride to Seoul, I have finally arrived.

Two things that this flight reiterated to me:
1) I should have gotten ahold of Carl Klotz before I left and bought some of his Perfect Paleo Packs for this trip.

2) I pray that I never have to take a child under the age of 10 on a 15+ hour succession of flights. It is a no win situation.

I checked into a local hotel that, according to google, is close to Crossfit Sentinel. It was 830pm when I headed out to the crowded streets to find dinner.

I walked the streets for about 20 mins trying to decide where to eat based on the aroma outside as well as the amount of people dining inside. This was my only option since I can not read any if the Korean signs. I settled for a little place that had pictures all over there menu. I pointed to 2 dishes and was very pleased with how it turned out. I will say that metal chopsticks are infinitely more difficult to use than wooden ones. I was tempted to use the soup spoon, but I stuck with the chop sticks, even through some serious hand cramping.
Constantly Varied

Embarkation

All set for the 13+ hour flight to Japan, and then on to Korea.

Got a breakfast in that was as paleo as you can find in the airport and reading material to last me for a couple hours.

Hoping that it is not raining on the Koda Extreme Team and the rest of the OKC Memorial Marathon runners.
-Brice

Post WOD

The DB snatches went great. The first time I attempted this workout I had several missed attempts in the first round alone. Today I focussed on keeping the DB very close to my body and my core tight during the violent hip extension. I did several sets, working on form, and got up to doing 10 straight reps with quite a but of speed. I am hoping that I can do 2 unbroken rounds on WOD4.

After my DB snatch work I did a quick 21-15-9 of HSPUs and pistols. I broke the HSPUs into the sets that I plan on using for WOD1. I know this will be my weakest workout but I am happy with my strategy. The pistols also went very well. I can easily tell the difference in my pistol ability when I don't warm up versus a Matt Chandler style, 30 min Mob session.

After the gym I headed to the sushi joint next door for a couple rolls (3) and a bowl of miso soup. I love sushi on the coast
-Brice

To Seattle

I flew from OKC to Seattle this morning. I am going to get on a military flight from Seattle to Japan, and then to Korea. This will make my trip quite a bit cheaper but I have to have a good amount of flexibility in my schedule as the "space available" flights are not extremely reliable.

Leaving a whole week early should give me enough time to: guarantee that I will not miss the competition and allow me some time to get acclimated. I am hoping to pop into Reebok Crossfit Sentinel for a few workouts this week and hopefully get some tips on paleo-ish restaurants in the area.

I got a bunk at the USO (military service center) at the Seattle airport. I was thinking about a hotel but the USO is free and all I have to do tomorrow morning is walk out into the terminal. None of the Crossfit gyms in the area are open on Saturday so I am headed to a normal gym/spa to work on DB snatches, HSPUs, and pistols. There is a sushi joint next to the gym. I am already craving a few rolls for post WOD recovery.