December 2011
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Happy New Year!
Most distance runners log 1000/2000 miles per year. I just added mine up, and came to about 400. I don’t train like most runners, but I do love running!! Here’s to another year running.
Lots of cool things going down in 2012 for me. Crossfit Certification, hopefully an affiliation/Garage gym, organizing and training for Leadville 100 in 2013, start coaching some new...
Chris Beat Cancer...
Not sure I have posted about Chris before, but he trains at my gym and is a VERY inspiring dude. Chris was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer and beat it with surgery, alternative therapies and radically changing his diet. His website is http://www.chrisbeatcancer.com. Anyway, my coach and a couple of friends interviewed him earlier this month, and you can watch the whole thing on Ustream....
karengetsgoing asked: What accomplishment are you most proud of this year (2011)? Are you orginally from Memphis? Are you an Elvis fan?
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Treadmill...eww...
My son goes to Parisi Speed School at the local globo gym. I took him tonight, and while he was there I ran on a treadmill *gasp* I HATE treadmills… 4 miles in about 33 minutes.
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Ouch...
Tough one this morning after some front squats @ 175lbs and some handstand pushup work.
10 Rounds @ 115lbs.:
5 Power Cleans
5 Thrusters
5 Push Press
RX was 135lbs, but after a few test thrusters I knew that wasn’t happening for 10 rounds. So I scaled to 115. Finished in 25:30. Tough WOD.
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Happy Friday!
I’ve trained every day this week. Not bad for having ran a marathon Saturday. Here’s today’s WOD:
5 Rounds:
10 Kb Swings 1.5 Pood
10 Box Jumps 24”
10 Knees to Elbows
10 Jumping Lunges
Finished in about 10:37. Also did some back squats before this. Feeling kind of weak, but I always feel this way when I am running a lot. Running makes me WEAK! Haha! I still...
The Painless Path to Endurance →
falllingforward:
Some interesting notes on weekly high mileage versus focus on quality training and cross training.
I think this guy is a beast and we can’t exactly take his methodology for the average joe. He still does 3 hour long runs and high intensity stuff. He has been acclimated to a higher level for years now. I still believe the rest of us need the volume to acclimate our bodies...
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Sylamore 50K
Officially signed up for Sylamore (http://www.sylamore50k.com/default.aspx). Anybody else going to be there? I can’t wait, it’s such a fun race. Creek crossings, lots of good aid stations. A bunch of folks from Memphis will be there. Gonna be a blast.
Registration closes on the 15th, and you get an awesome hoodie. :)
Failed...
I did not kick ass. I failed bad. More later. Finish time was 4:03. Not even better than last year. Im discouraged but will learn from it. Can’t wait to get back to the gym to lift something heavy!!
