Canuck Games Team, Powered by Booze!
So much for writing more often…
I do not understand where the time is
going? Have they decreased the number of hours in the day and nobody told me?
There has been soooo much going on, it took a trip to Saskatchewan for me to be able to catch you up. Are you
ready?
going? Have they decreased the number of hours in the day and nobody told me?
There has been soooo much going on, it took a trip to Saskatchewan for me to be able to catch you up. Are you
ready?
I’ve been training at @CrossFitCanuck on a
really regular schedule (or as regular as it’s been in the last little while)
and even though there has been a boatload of modifications, the work is getting
done. There has been lots of accessory work too, which is a throwback to the
good ol’ BWOD days. The focus has been on getting the knee stronger and getting
back to full workouts at RX. There have been a lot of Power movements due to
some limitations (which I will talk about below) and I’ve even rediscovered my
love of the Rower (with the addition of an iPhone app to track a whole bunch of
metrics).
really regular schedule (or as regular as it’s been in the last little while)
and even though there has been a boatload of modifications, the work is getting
done. There has been lots of accessory work too, which is a throwback to the
good ol’ BWOD days. The focus has been on getting the knee stronger and getting
back to full workouts at RX. There have been a lot of Power movements due to
some limitations (which I will talk about below) and I’ve even rediscovered my
love of the Rower (with the addition of an iPhone app to track a whole bunch of
metrics).
A big thanks to JoJo and @keilshammer for
partnering up with me for the 4th Canuck Games. Technically JoJo and
I were partners and we tagged @keilshammer in for a WOD that included
Thrusters. Aside of one wrong turn and the accompanying time we lost, JoJo and
I had a pretty solid day. We even managed to complete the 5th WOD
which had a heavy Rowing component (and me screaming encouragement to JoJo who
was hating every minute of it). I even managed to pull 3000 calories per hour
for my entire 20 cal Row.
partnering up with me for the 4th Canuck Games. Technically JoJo and
I were partners and we tagged @keilshammer in for a WOD that included
Thrusters. Aside of one wrong turn and the accompanying time we lost, JoJo and
I had a pretty solid day. We even managed to complete the 5th WOD
which had a heavy Rowing component (and me screaming encouragement to JoJo who
was hating every minute of it). I even managed to pull 3000 calories per hour
for my entire 20 cal Row.
Post Run
On the health side, it has been fine. Well
fine while still being a little bit discouraging. My knee is still not where I
need it to be. It doesn’t fail anymore like it did during the Open last year,
but I still can’t Squat (which is garbage). I really need to up my focus on nutrition and
strength of the knee itself. It’s going to complain, but when doesn’t it.
Surprisingly, it did hold up very well on a test 5km run that I did instead of
a CrossFit WOD one evening.
fine while still being a little bit discouraging. My knee is still not where I
need it to be. It doesn’t fail anymore like it did during the Open last year,
but I still can’t Squat (which is garbage). I really need to up my focus on nutrition and
strength of the knee itself. It’s going to complain, but when doesn’t it.
Surprisingly, it did hold up very well on a test 5km run that I did instead of
a CrossFit WOD one evening.
And that leads me to BIG NEWS!!!
October 8, 2017 (which will be my first
anniversary), I will be running the CHICAGO MARATHON! That’s right. I said I would
never run a marathon and somehow, accidentally on purpose I won an application
to do it. Just like an ancient Greek runner, yours truly will be pounding the
pavement for between 5 and 6 hours. The bonus is that my regular Scotiabank Half
Marathon partner @JessyR1978 got in too! I’m going to be leveraging every
resource I have to make sure I can get this done. The Eat to Perform coaching
of @CanuckCoach and the CrossFit Endurance coaching of @ajhughes77. I will need
all the help I can.
anniversary), I will be running the CHICAGO MARATHON! That’s right. I said I would
never run a marathon and somehow, accidentally on purpose I won an application
to do it. Just like an ancient Greek runner, yours truly will be pounding the
pavement for between 5 and 6 hours. The bonus is that my regular Scotiabank Half
Marathon partner @JessyR1978 got in too! I’m going to be leveraging every
resource I have to make sure I can get this done. The Eat to Perform coaching
of @CanuckCoach and the CrossFit Endurance coaching of @ajhughes77. I will need
all the help I can.
Beez
