Short Handled Shovel

10/06/2026

If you find yourself near North Conway, NH (specifically Madison, NH) take the extra 15:00 to go see this GIANT FRICKIN BOULDER!
It is comically large.
One of the largest glacial erratics in all of North America.
If this doesn’t get you… 👀
Jasmine Wilder • The Tiny Joy Project Founder • Writer of Joy

07/18/2026

If there is one thing I know about sports, particularly endurance events, it’s how to execute with whatever I have under the hood on a given day.
Controlling what you can control.
Was I well trained to run a 10k? Absolutely not. Was I delusionally confident in my ability to endure? Can argue either way. games 10K run for event 1 of the weekend.
1) dope finishers medal
2) HR through out the race. Ramped right off the line, sustained and then a nice increasing effort ramp over the last 400-500m.
3) running cadence, some slight rolling hills, few turns, so it was a good course to really just find a rhythm and tap it out.
4) That big green valley towards the end? That’s when I stepped in a crack and ate s**t sliding some 15’ on my back across the pavement without but it’s so humid, not a scratch.

If you’re interested in personalized coaching to get the most out yourself on a given day, let’s talk.
Have fun out there.

07/17/2026

To the depths…

There is no other event quite like

Apply to ride today.

Or don’t.

07/07/2026

Little sn**ch work after an early morning.
hit a 5 # hang sn**ch PR after this piece.
Operation 200 progresses…

05/15/2026

Nope. No idea.
Since coming back from .games I have hit 6 PRs. Some really big ones. Which honestly, I’m just going to stop questioning at this point.

This low hang clean is only 6 # below my all time best clean. 280 on the final lift.
These weekly EMOM lifting sessions have been treating me RIGHT.
Back to regularly scheduled programming next week and feeling HYPED.

05/11/2026

05/09/2026

Just trying to keep up with the crew
21 EMOM that ended with hang squat cleans

256 was a 1 # PR, 266 was an 11 # lifetime PR.
I did load 276…
Next time.

05/04/2026

I am HOURS early to the airport, so maybe I’ll just get all of these done now.

Day 2, Test 3
“Tie Down”
150 double unders
5 rope climbs 15’ (actually)
150’ sandbag lunge 100 #
100 double unders
5 rope climbs
100’ sandbag lunge
50 double unders
5 rope climbs
50’ sandbag lunge

I had tested a good chunk of this last week and was looking forward to it. I knew it was going to be challenging. The muscular interference between the lunges and the double unders is REAL. But these are all movements that I feel good about and liked my chances.
My legs disagreed…
At the athlete briefing they said the sandbag needed to be “on your shoulder”.
You can see here, the head judge didn’t think it was on my shoulder enough, so I have to adjust. Having it that far out on your shoulder really changes the movement.

Anyhow, I make the 150 dubs in 2 sets. Something like 120/30. Quick trip/reset. Get through the first 5 RC no problem and onto the sandbag in the middle of the field. 4-5th or so. Great.
Do the first 25’. Not so great. Original plan was to go 75/75’. Changed to 50/50/50’.
Then the 100 dubs felt like jumping with 25 # dumbbells strapped to my feet. I think it took me 5(?) sets. Back through the rope climbs relatively efficiently. I whiff touching the cross bar on one rep, so had to re-pull to the end, but only a minor set back. Dreading that I have to pick that bag up but planning on 50/50’.

Turns out, I would end up going, 25/25/25/25’ and nearly drop the bag halfway through the finally 25’. 👀

The clock is running on turbo speed during this part of the workout and when I drop the bag, I have just enough time to squeeze in one more rope climb. 🫠
Time capped. 29th.
I was looking forward to this one and thought I was capable of strong finish, but was way off the pace.
Wins: efficient rope climbs, didn’t have a complete melt down, adapted to judges comment on the fly, still no no reps.
Lessons: underfueled that morning/too long of a gap between fuel and event, practice all sandbag positions, belt is unnecessary, bring 3 knee sleeves

05/04/2026

Alright, I think we’re down to 5 people following along now.
games Day 1, Test 2.
Semi-Nate
8 rounds for time 15:00 cap
3 ring muscle ups
6 strict handstand push ups
12 Dumbbell sn**ches 50 #

My legs were pretty tired from the OHS earlier, but Iwas pretty pleased that my shoulders felt solid.
Ring muscle ups are not a strength of mine, but then have improved a ton over the last 2 months. I didn’t complete the 20 ring muscles up in 26.2, even though I had a dump truck’s worth of time to get them done. I got 19/20.
Strict pressing is ok, and the sn**ches were just there to elevate your HR before going back to the rings.
I felt like, if I played it smart and controlled my HR during the sn**ches I’d be able to finish the workout under the cap.
From the jump I broke the SHSPU into 4/2 or 3/3 and later maybe a sloppy round of 2/1/3.
I broke the DB sn**ches 8/4, with a controlled lower to the shoulder each rep, which honestly felt silly. We train these at such high volume and speed often it felt weird to put the brakes on here. But I needed to, to be able to jump up to the rings and not miss any reps.
All but one round of muscle ups I made 3 unbroken. I thinking was round 5 I broke into 2/1.
In the end, I think it was my personal best strategy, my capacity in these movements just held me back. I was shy of finishing by 6 HSPU and 12 sn**ches.

Wins: no failed RMLU (very proud of this one), no failed HSPU, overcame challenge of this very narrow wall, still no no reps.
Lessons: still need more ring work, still need more pressing capacity, didn’t approach failure so had more to give in this one.

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