Last time we met I had a few pans on the fire. On Saturday, I plated, served and savored my most current "pan" so as I sit here deciding where to go next, I thought I'd update my reader
Burpee Challenge
This was the single most effective catalyst of my CrossFit career. 100 burpees a day, for 30 days. I think every element of my overall fitness improved. By the end of 30 days, I completed my first full WOD with C2B pull ups RX - when even in my best condition, I had completed 3 previously.
Days 1-14 Just do the burpees. However they happen. Form the habit, and work through the aches, because there will be some. Feet, abs, ankles, etc.
Days 14-20 Up the unbroken reps. I moved from 10 to 12 at this point.
Days 20-30 Up the unbroken reps again. Now, I moved to 15.
If I were doing this again, I'd do them faster. First go round, I just did them. Often slow. Which was good, because I focused on solid push ups, and that translated VERY well into non-burped pushups, which have always been a nemesis.
Pull Up Program
Somewhere in the history of this blog, you can read the reason I started the blog in the first place. As a baby CrossFitter, I wanted to know how long it took pansies like me to go from nothing, to an unassisted strict pull up.
13 days shy of 3 years.
Yes, I am now a proud, card carrying member of the strict pull up club. I can even do 2-3 on a good day. Pretty sure the burpee challenge above helped tremendously.
Marathon
Let's start with the half-marathon I ran as prep. 1:57, or :54, the exact number escapes me. The important part is the sub 2:00. (-:
Next came the marathon row. Not nearly as bad as I imagined. But hard work.
Marathon - Nov. 2, 2014 4:40 something. Slow start, lots of aches and pains, but around mile 16 I kicked it into gear and rocked the rest. I moved up 90 places from 13.1 to 26.2, and that was on some lovely hills.
And, since November, I've run a whole 6 miles. Nothing against running, just different priorities. And cold. Yeah, no. We'll see what the warm weather brings.
A note on marathon training...it's pretty tough on the body, even with a 3 year fitness base. Ice and spending the day exhausted are kind of blah. The running itself was lovely. Even when it sucked, it was fun, and I live in a beautiful area for running, but I think a 13.1, which requires relatively low volumes of running for a CrossFitter is more my pace.
And..CrossFit.
I'm going to save this for it's own post, since that's where I'm focusing right now. There's a lot to say, and I need to identify some goals.
So there you have it. Goals...accomplished. Time for new ones. (-:
