Sep 28, 2014 11:07:00 AM
I started my crossfit journey on the 1st of July 2014. Three months into it i can say that it did not harm my running performance, rather supported it. Overall the answer to the question "Can marathoners be good crossfitters ?" seems to be yes, but it takes time.
Sep 5, 2014 9:40:00 AM
I started with crossfit on the 12 of July 2014 and track my progress with beyondthewhiteboard.com software. Crossfit helped me mainly to lower my time to recovery for now in terms of real life results. Furthermore it widened my horizon to learn about different movements apart from running.
Jul 1, 2014 8:45:00 AM
Once you have your goals defined the next step is to get a plan in place. Once the plan is in place you need to track your progress. My plan is to be able to do a muscle up and hand stand push up by the end of the year, because they are major components in many of the hero workouts from Crossfit. This leads inevitably into how to track your progress towards that goal, because otherwise you won´t know how to adjust. Competition is also a nice component to help you excel. Here is where apps can come in handy.
Currently I use the following apps to keep track of my progress:
Jul 1, 2014 6:55:55 AM
After the cat rescue at the weekend and improving my personal record for 5 mile to 32:52 i entered a membership in my local gym. Currently I do not own a power rack and this is why I decided to sign up, as I want to test the Stronglifts 5x5 program. I also added kettlebell swings to my training routine with first results.
Jun 25, 2014 2:29:00 AM
I started out consuming all of the different crossfit videos you can find on youtube. If you don´t know Rich Froning yet, you will after your first hour of crossfit madness. The streams of the different crossfit games are a good way to start. You can also check out the videos of Mikko Salo, if you want your experience to be a bit more european than american. Finally i found the article the 6 most insane WODs. Wod is the abbreviation for "workout of the day".
Jun 24, 2014 8:05:00 AM
Marathoners are people who can endure heat, wind & rain while training for ten weeks to a full year to reach their goal of finishing a marathon or improving their personal best for the 26.1 miles(or 42 km depending on which metrics you prefer). Crossfitters seem to have many of these traits in common. However when you look at the top marathon runners and crossfitters their physiques differ a lot. On one site you have the skinny Kenyan who runs across the desert and, let´s face it, looks a bit undernourished. On the other we have Rich Froning and other athletes with their bulky, almost bodybuilding like bodies. This lead me to the question, if marathoners can be good crossfitters.
