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Hang power clean 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

135 (f), 135 (f), 135, 135 (f), 135, 135 (f), 135 (f)

This was horrible. I know I can lift this weight, as evinced by how easily I lifted the weight on the two successful attempts, but I kept psyching myself out and my technique kept ( Read more... )

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“Eva ”

5 rounds for time:

• 800m run 
• 2 pood kettlebell swing 
• 30 pull-ups 

800m rows
1.5 kettlebell swings (2 pood first round)
20 pull-ups (10 pull-ups on last round, callus ripped off)

51:58

This workout was brutal. I wanted to actually run 800m, but it’s below freezing out ( Read more... )

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Been a while since I posted. I’m sort of on track with my marathon training.  I’m a couple of weeks behind a typical schedule because my knee injury has kept me from ramping up my running mileage, though I’ve been doing some cross-training to maintain some fitness.

My knee ( Read more... )

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I ran the Hunts Point Hustle yesterday.  I think I did everything I could to let my knee heal up leading up to the race without completely putting a halt to training, but apparently it wasn’t enough.  First mile was fine, I hit it at 6:20, and I felt like it was a pace I ( Read more... )

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… is paved with frustration. Ran a difficult 4 miles today, at a pathetic 9-minute-plus pace (better than two days ago, where I shuffled along at a 10-minute-plus pace).

I’m in the impossible position of trying to rehab my knee while trying to also get some training benefit ( Read more... )

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I’m a little concerned now. My knee is better today, but I’m still limping and it’s still a little tender. I’m hoping that by Sunday I’ll be able to do a short, easy run just to test it out, but it’s also likely that I won’t be able to get back on the road until the middle ( Read more... )

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I rejoined the Central Park Track Club yesterday for the first time since my long layoff at the East 6th Street Track for a track workout.  I was already pretty nervous going in about whether I was ready for it, but I felt pretty good physically and I need to get some ( Read more... )