Saturday, January 17, 2009

10k Run! (torture)

Wow my first week back on HQ's programming and guess what?  Coach decides to treat us to a 10k run (6.21 miles).  I know it doesn't sound like much, but understand I have not ran more than 400m meters at once since before Christmas.  I know it sounds twisted but this is why I love CrossFit.  I love the torture. I love having to take your body to its limits.  Nobody likes running and I know I would never program a 10k run in my regimen.  We train our weaknesses.   

Yesterday's W.O.D. also punish my lack of met con training.  If you want to check it out its posted on CrossFit.com

It took me 29.31  I know its slow.  I would have finished dead f*****g last if I had done it with others.  I also experienced a nasty calf cramp.  Those of you that know me and have trained with me before know that I have been suffering from calf cramps for the last 6 months.  I stretch, drink plenty of liquids, have enough mineral in my diet (which I remind you all its a very clean diet), and supplement with more vitamins and minerals.  

I asked my friend Dr. David Wardy for some advice and he will be working with me to help avoid further cramps and enhance my recovery.  This should help increase my performance.  He has provided me with a dietary supplement known as "lifepak nano".  Its a multi-vitamin packet.  I will provide more info on that later.  I started with the supplement today and will report the improvements.  

Oh yeah, my 10k time.  I'm embarassed 56.10 min.  I need to improve my  POSE running technique.  I will be attending a seminar on running and endurance very soon and look forward for teaching everybody very very soon.  

3 comments:

Zacariah Hildenbrand said...

10 k huh? That sounds disgusting.

Let me know about these nano paks.

Hildie

Unknown said...

Good job, David, on your 10k run!

I've done those before and they are not much fun for someone like me, who isn't really built to run long distances.

However, I'm glad we always incorporate a little running in our warm ups. I've been working on that POSE technique.

I am going to do a duathlon on Feb. 7 (5k run, 30k bike) at WSMR. It's going to be an interesting experiment--to see if CrossFit has me prepared to run a decent 5k. I'll use all my squatting strength to get me through the race, lol.

My strategy on these races is usually to finish the run somewhere in the middle of the pack, then try and catch up to the lead pack on the bike portion.

I'll let you know how it goes down.

David Big D Peregrino

R. Vega said...

I've been trying to work on my running technique but having an objective trainer's eyes would be bad ass.

I can't wait til you get certified at pose running. When you do, that whole next week you should just drill us.

Shit, drill me. I'll do anything you ask.

On a different note, it's nice to know that there is at least one area (two actually) that I can kick your ass at: long distance running and long distance rowing.