Hard Week

9 Mar: CrossFit
10 Mar: CrossFit 30-20-10 (AM), interval workout
11 Mar: rest(!)
12 Mar: CrossFit OHS
13 Mar: CrossFit "Grace," skiing at SnowBasin
14 Mar: WRC 10 Miler
15 Mar: REST!
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Paleo Challenge--I have been eating absolute strict Paleo for two weeks (with Sundays as complete off days. I haven't lost any weight, but I am definitely a LOT more defined. I was reading someone else's blog, and that person was talking about how the easiest way to get faster is to lose 10 lbs. I definitely don't have 10 lbs to lose, but I'm still wondering if losing weight is the way to go. Hmmm...

WRC 10 Miler--I went skiing the day before the race, and the course was insanely hilly. This is the most sore I have ever been in my life. But I tried to run as fast as I could, and I did pretty well! I looked up times from last year and their corresponding Ogden Marathon times, and women slower than my time this year ran 3:14 marathons. CRAZY! So we'll see what happens in May!

Splits
7:57
6:32
7:13
7:39
8:35
8:25
9:21
6:16
7:02
7:49
Total time 1:16:53, pace 7:42
9th woman (of 173), 2nd division
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CrossFit 9 Mar
5-5-3-3-2 back squat (125#!)
21, 15, 9 for time (8:54)
Sumo deadlift high pull (45#)
Strict press


CrossFit "30-20-10"
30-20-10 for time (5:36)
dumbell snatches (20#)
box jumps (no stepping!)


CrossFit Endurance Interval Workout
Warm-up
1 min on/1 min rest
1 min on/50 sec rest
1 min on/40 sec rest
...
1 min on/10 sec rest
1 min on/20 sec rest
...
1 min on/1 min rest
Cool down


CrossFit "OHS"
Max overhead squat (55#)
3 rounds for time (10:59):
21 thrusters (30#)
Run 400m
12 pull-ups


CrossFit "Grace"
30 clean and jerks for time (55#)
(note: next time do 75#)

Experimentation

1 Mar: Rest!
2 Mar: CrossFit
3 Mar: CrossFit "Snatch," 4 x 1/2 mi (7 mi total)
4 Mar: CrossFit "Fight Gone Bad"
5-6 Mar: Rest
7 Mar: CrossFit "Saturday WOD"
8 Mar: 20.5 mi run
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Interval times--3:09, 3:07, 3:12, 3:10 for the half mile. I ran those on the FamCamp path on the base. It was windy, and I had horrible heartburn. What gives??

Fight Gone Bad--I love that workout of the day (WOD)!!! I had never done the actual WOD before, so it was great to crank out so many reps. I was the 2nd highest in our gym, which pretty much never happens. I'm getting better!

Long run--I ran my "favorite" hill out on the base. I climbed/decended ~2800 ft total. It took me 2:55, and my pace was 8:36. I don't think this is too bad considering the altitude, headwind, and lung problems today. I feel pretty good after the run too.

Paleo Experiment--Most people at the CrossFit gym are participating in a month-long Paleo challenge. We have to eat strict Paleo between 2-28 March. We also have to get 8 hrs a sleep a night and CrossFit 4 times per week. So far I've earned all the points! The hardest part was cutting out the sugar, surprisingly. But I think have been eating mostly Paleo anyway, so it wasn't too much of a stretch. I thought I would feel totally crappy on my run today, considering I've only eaten plants (a LOT of plants), chicken, fish, and nuts. But I felt GREAT! I am also getting ripped, and I never, ever thought I would say those words in my life. And I love the foods I am eating. :-)
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CrossFit 2 Mar
3 x 3 strict press (60#)
7 rounds for time (9:30)
7 overhead squats (30#)
7 burpees

CrossFit Snatch
7 x 1 snatch, max was 60#

CrossFit "Fight Gone Bad"
3 rounds with 1 min break between rounds, add reps (285 total)
1 min wall balls, 14#
1 min sumo deadlift high pulls, 55#
1 min box jumps
1 min push press, 55#
1 min row (for calories)

CrossFit "Saturday WOD"
3 rounds for time
400m run
10 bar-to-chest pull-ups
20 goblet squats, 35#

Almost done with the 1/2 marathon in AZ!