I feel pretty good. I ate solid meals and slept pretty well most nights. I didn’t hit my targeted paces every single time and I’m cool with that. My core area/chest is a little sore from all the ab mat sit ups. When I swam on Sunday, I could really feel my core. I hope that’s a good thing! (Is it possible to break your abs?)
Here’s a glimpse:
Monday: Crossfit (10 min AMRAP of 15 thrusters + 12 burpees with 75 ab mat cash out) *Rest day
Tuesday: 9K Tempo
Wednesday: Morning: Crossfit (6 RFT of 10 OHS + 10 Chest 2 Bar Pull Ups) Evening: Bike 40 minutes
Thursday: Track (3×1600 @ 7:11 per mile)
Friday: Crossfit (75 ab mat buy in. WOD: 15 minute running clock: 40-30-20-10-5 wall balls + DUS. 75 ab mat cash out.)
Saturday: 21 km
Sunday: 40 minute cycling + 500 metre swim
* I am counting “my crossfit only” days as a rest day. No doubt I will be taking full rest days when my training kicks into a higher grear.
Coming Up:
What’s your week in training look like? Do your abs ever “hurt’?
Best of luck Crystal. Looks like a good week of training. My body is not cut out 3x weekly running. I do much better running 6 or 7 days a week. I'm also in the middle of something called Maximum Strength, which is a strength trianing program by Eric Cressey so yes, my abs hurt (the good kind) at least once a week! 🙂
Thanks! Likely I will add another day in once this damn snow melts 🙂
I'm going to do yoga, TRX, & Bosu for cross training this week. I wish I could get into swimming for cross training.
I have to try yoga. Swimming is nice & relaxing too. I only wish I had the time to swim more.
I so admire that you run and do CrossFit together. I suspect I'd be way too sore to train for a race! I love it when my abs hurt. Good pain! Fun to watch everyone fire up training for June marathons.
Indeed … it's going to be a long 4 months though 🙂
Looks like a great first week of training! All of that strength work is really going pay off later 🙂
Thanks! I hope so 🙂
Congrats on your first week!! All down hill form here, right? 🙂
Nice job on your workouts last week!
Congrats on completing your first week of training 🙂 I'll be training along with you….but for the Half 🙂 I have a plan for 3 Key Workouts to try one race….but for now I'm cranking out 5 days a week, with a bit of cross-training. I look forward to following your journey!