Jim vs. Murph (60%)

I have not given up on the Summer of Murph.

“Murph” (60%)
Run 0.6 miles
60 pull-ups
120 push-ups
180 squats
Run 0.6 miles

So, this is the new plan for the Summer of Murph: instead of adding 5% every two weeks, add 10% every three. I finished this in 23:18. That’s almost six minutes faster than when I did 60%  during the last SoM, but it brings my theoretical Murph time from 36:10 to 39:20. That’s less than pleasing, since the latter number is higher than my actual Murph time.

But maybe that shouldn’t be surprising? We’ll see how things go in three weeks.

Jim vs. Light Workout, 100m Dashes

Not much to say about this one; standard light workout, interspersed with two 100m dashes.

Done.

Jim vs. The Half-Murph, Part 1 of The Second Summer of Murph

Gods help me, I’m gonna try another Summer of Murph. Organized slightly differently, but I’ll get to that. Right now, the 50% Murph.

Half-Murph
.5 mile run
50 pull-ups
100 push-ups
150 squats
.5 mile run

Finished in 18:05, again. That’s almost eerie.

We’ll see where this goes.

Jim vs. Helen

Needed to run, needed to work with the kettlebells, and this one got posted by BrandX last week.

“Helen”
Three rounds for time of:
400m run
Kettlebell swings x 21
Pull-ups x 12

I did the pack scaling again, as in January, which meant using the 35lb bell. But I finished in 9:50, which is faster than my January time by about 50 seconds, and the fastest I’ve done this workout at any scaling by around 10 seconds.

I’ll take it.

Jim vs. 1 Mile Run

Couldn’t bring myself to go into Samson’s old room to work with my kettlebells or sandbags today. So I went for a run.

1 mile run – 10:16

That’s a ridiculously slow time. Not much else to say.

Jim vs. Kettlebell Nancy

Another home variation of a CrossFit WOD.

Kettlebell “Nancy”
Five rounds for time of:
400m run
15 kettlebell overhead squats (35lbs)

I’m doing my best to keep working in running, but it doesn’t seem to make me like it any more. I finished this in 15:15.

Jim vs. 800m Run, Kettlebell Overhead Walk, and Kettlebell Farmers Walk

I wanted to do some running today. I also wanted to see if I could do a kettlebell overhead walk using the 53lb bell. In my infinite wisdom, I decided to combine the two.

Two rounds for time of:
800m run
100ft. kettlebell overhead walk (right hand)
100ft. kettlebell farmers walk (right hand)
Rest 1 minute
100ft. kettlebell overhead walk (left hand)
100ft. kettlebell farmers walk (left hand)

I finished this in 15:02, and next time I do it I’m dropping the rests. They weren’t necessary — or at least, mandating a full minutes wasn’t necessary — and this felt more like a mid-range than a long slog.

And doing the overhead walks with the 53 went fine.

Jim vs. The Sandbag Half-Mile

My warm-up for this was mowing the lawn.

anyway, this is a simple workout: heft the sandbag to your shoulder, run half a mile. I used the 25lb sandbag, and finished in 5:20. It’s a pretty bad time for me; usually, I can get this done in under five minutes.

Guess who needs to run more?

Jim vs. 400m Runs, Squats

First of all, yesterday I was gloriously sore. The reverse pyramid may make a comeback.

Secondly, it was sunny and just warm enough for running today.

Thirdly, I still hate running.

Three rounds for time of:
Run 400m
Squats x 35

Finished in 8:42. Turns out I did this one almost exactly four years ago, and I shaved about 40 seconds off my time since then. So that’s something, especially since this is the first running I’ve done in over three months, and only my third running workout in the last six.

EDIT: Hey, I did this one in July 2009, too. So, 30 seconds faster than my last go-round.

Jim vs. Helen

It wasn’t as cold out, and I’m still annoyed by my last round of jump rope, so I did the runs on this one.

“Helen”
Three rounds for time of:
400m run
Kettlebell swings x 21
Pull-ups x 12

Not my best effort: I did the Pack scaling, which meant using the 35lb bell instead of the 53. I finished in 10:39, which is slower than my last go round in which I did use the 53. On the other hand, apparently an air temperature that’s only just above freezing is still enough to almost kick my asthma off, and that “almost” makes me feel better about this one.

But damn: I really lose my running chops fast in the winter. I may need to make time to get onto the track in Barton.