Approaching the Test

Anyone that has read back a little way in this blog know I wanted to see whether I was going to be able to run a competitive time in a distance race while training almost exclusively with crossfit. My few runs since doing this have felt ok, though not as good as when I ran everyday. This was to expected.

So, two good tests coming up. First, there is an endurance workout Potomac CrossFit today. 5 rounds of run 400m and row 500m. This is a great endurance workout because it will punish people whose cardio is confined to single modality. Little do people know that being a good long distance runner has almost NO carry-over to be a good cyclist. Endurance gained through single modes of exercise have terrible transference to other modes. That's why CF likes endurance workouts that require continuous activity over 20 or more minutes in various modal domains (20 minutes of 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 squats or thrusters and running or rowing and push-ups, or the Filthy 50).

This workout requires little to no real strength, so it will only be a test of whether you have any real endurance. Should be fun.

Next week is the Army 10 Miler. That's the real test. If I can go sub 70 minutes, I will be very pleased. The best I have EVER run in a race was 65 minutes in a 10 miler, so this would be slower than that but still quite fast. I guess we'll see how it goes.