Training Log Archive: Becks

Testing out the full O' course for next Saturday at Gay City. The woods are splendid and the mountain bikers haven't quite ruined the best bits. I was running okay, but breathing very badly. It was very humid and I'm hoping that was why.

Testing out the Novice course. Lovely. Running was hard, definitely suffering with the air quality.

Then "mapping" disguised as falling off a mountain bike many times while Mike looked on. Fun trail and I'm getting better, but still not anywhere near good! Exhausted by the end, a lot of activity today!

As I left Mike was being talked to by a local who says he's got photos of paranormal activity at Gay City. It was pretty awesome. Next weekend is going to have everything, you should all come!

Check out Day Pond, Dart Island and the Connecticut Valley Railroad!

http://connecticutatoz.tumblr.com/

For all those who've ever asked what Rob does, it's this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/06/science/far-from...

Rob came in just as most of this stuff was finishing, but they're now working on a very similar project looking in actual brain tissue across multiple brain regions, developmental timepoints, and species conservation. ENCODE is an amazing accomplishment but is mostly done in cell lines, which are often a bit weird anyway. So there's plenty of room to improve on!

C • Cool 5

Proper intervals! Was feeling very stiff today so did a big long warm up. Joined the 6pm class (which Rob was doing) for their drills and then some roller time. Then a nice jog along the canal, with some pick ups on the way back. Then more drills for the start of the Endurance session, with some running backwards and my favourite, "Dan's gimp walk." Then the workout just 3 x 1 mile along the canal footpath. The boys went off very fast and pulled away at the end of the first one. After that they died and came back in two much slower 800s! I managed to run a steady second, then the third took longer, but there was a turnaround and it was actually dark by the end, so I was unsure about foot placement. It was a really good session, I was a bit nervous at the start but that was quicker than I hoped for. Still not quick, but given the stiffness etc at the start, I'll take it.

Learned a bit more about Endurance Coach Dan. He's a 2.38 marathoner, so I'm excited about what else he has in store for us. I think it will probably be good. This is just the start of his master plan.

Times: 6.34, 6.32, 7.04. Number three was about 80 metres longer, so not actually as much slower as a thought. Definitely still a drop off in pace though.

Yey! So good to train with people, even if they run too fast and die prematurely :)

Eurgh, so much for "done with humidity." It is GROSS outside today. Hopefully it will wear itself out a bit in time for my run this evening.

C • Yes! I am most unimpressed ... 17

C • Quack 1

Out to Sleeping Giant for a hilly trail run. Was pretty miserable for the first half an hour, feeling tight and slow. Then decided to man up and pick up the pace and that actually felt a lot better. Nothing like the awesome feeling of rested power from last week, but still alright. Also, the gorge is actually a gorge! Not on an amazing exciting scale, but still pretty cool. It was my first time along that trail and it was nice.

Really fun workout. Short ease in then a max reps session. You started with low weight and 10 of each move, then 8, then 6, adding weight each time. Then you went into 1 rep maxes.

Started with back squats - 10 x 33, 8 x 53, 6 x 73, 1 x 83, 93, 103, 113, 123. These are proper squats till your hips are below your knees, very low, so I am dead happy with that.

Then shoulder presses, no leg drive allowed. 10 x 33, 8 x 43, 6 x 48, 1 x 53, 63, 68

Finally dead lifts 10 x 53, 8 x 83, 6 x 93, 1 x 103, 113, 123, 133, 143, 153, 163, 168, 173.

Dead lifts are much easier to max because if you fail it's less scary, you just don't go anywhere. We were spotting each other on the squats but I think I tend to stop too early because I'm scared. Worked with Britney and Angela and it was the most fun we've had in a workout for ages. Yey! I am now making an awesome student like dinner because the cupboard is bare. Turkey burgers cut up in baked beans with potatoes. Maybe a side of kale if I can be bothered to wash a pan. Nutritious!

C • dead lifts 3

Cross Fit Endurance. Another short session today, but there was no way I was staying on for the next Workout "Death By Pull Ups." Did some jogging forwards and running backwards, some stretches based an engaging your core and bum, and then a short fast workout of 10 "flying 60s" - short jog, speeding up into an all out sprint to the end of the building, followed by two mins rest. It was fun trying to keep up with the boys, but this may have been a bad idea, I am very tight now. Thursday workout is going to have longer reps, which is good because sprints are really not what I should be doing right now...

C • WOD 1

Failed at doing any proper training this weekend, but did plenty of moving about so not too fussed. Hopefully seen the last of the heat and humidity combo now!