Misc stuff

This blog is still here?

Guess I'll try to keep some stuff current on here. Currently reviewing where I am on a few fronts...running, cycling, and CrossFit. Need to set some goals for this year although training has and will continue to be somewhat structured, but needs to conform to my family and work schedule. I WON'T miss any CF Endurance workouts!

Just hit Fran on Friday and was 0:40 slower than my PR (4:47). Strength is significantly up, but cardio endurance is lagging where I used to be. That will come around with increased cycling training sessions late winter and spring. I still want to go sub 4 min on Fran by end of 2012. That's one goal.

I hit a PR of 231# on power cleans. Would like to see 250#.
Deadlift PR at 411#. Aiming for 430# (could be a bit too much, so - a stretch goal)
Want to be able to master pistols, and a few no wall handstand pushups.

Signed up for the Canton Marathon 10k. Plans are for our bike race team to host a crit the day before, still working on the details of that. I'd plan to race the crit, do a very early morning ride the next day and end up at the HOF to run the 10k.

I'll be doing several 5k's throughout the year also. current PR @ 21:32. I'm not very experienced in running/training so don't know what to expect for improvement, but aiming for a 20min 5k.

I've been having some great workouts listening to Avenged Sevenfold lately. I've always been a metal fan and these guys have some great material. Their last 3 albums contain a wide variety of rock styles. Some favorites are Beast and the Harlot, Nightmare, Fiction, A little piece of Heaven (composition is awesome with help from Oingo Boingo, lyrics are uber twisted comic book type stuff), and Almost Easy. You definitely can hear influences from Maiden, Metallica, etc. I especially like this youtube instrumental version of Nightmare - later - Matt