CrossFit Day 45
Today’s workout was a hero workout called “Michael”, which I get about once a month (October 25, September 19). In October, I did the whole workout, but I ended up rubbing my butt the wrong way on the flagstones in my front yard. This time I was determined for that not to happen.
My goal was to be substantially faster than I was last time—turn in a time faster than 35:15. After procrastinating as long as I really could, I set my watch, and started.
The first part is the 800 m run. I was aiming at 4:00 or faster per leg, but every time I needed to cross the street in front of my house, a parade of cars would come by at that exact moment and add a few seconds to my time. It didn’t matter whether it was the start of the run or the end of the run. Never a car when I’m not running, suddenly a parade when I am.
I used a 30 pound dumbbell for the back extensions, which weren’t too bad. I also use the 30 pound dumbbells to hold my feet down while I’m doing the situps. I noticed on my timer that I was nearing completion three minutes faster than my previous time, so I pushed for that goal. Unfortunately, my hip started to cramp a little bit just before the finish line. Still, a good workout that had me breathless for a while.
My results: 32:33, 9:22 zone (hard); HR: 162 avg, 191 max; 456 cal
Improvement: 2:42 faster.
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