photo: The wall in my office where I collect my race numbers

A New Personal Record for the Marathon

3:59:58, two seconds under four hours.

Towards the middle of the race, I didn’t think I was going to get the sub-4 marathon, but towards the end, I sucked it up and pushed as hard as I could, finishing the last stretch of the Atlanta Marathon with a 5:24 minute mile.

Because of the way that I train, I attribute much of my continued run improvement to CrossFit training methodologies. I am getting stronger – Whole body stronger, which allows my body to hold up, longer, under stressful conditions.

Back to WODS …sorta’

Easing Back In

• A little Berg warm-up
• Hang cleans and squat cleans up to 135lbs
• Front squats up to 155lbs
• six rounds of “Cindy”
  • 5 pull-ups
  • 10 push-ups

  • 15 squats

WOD summary

I started to feel the work in my back. Although I was paying close attention to strict form, staying “tight” throughout the core was tough due to some continued muscle fatigue from the marathon. I chose to stay safe and easy.

There’s always tomorrow.