Week 3 of 6- Skill Based Running Homework

We are half way through our 6 weeks of skill based running homework. If you missed the first two weeks you can catch Week 1 and Week 2 on the blog. I know the heat has been intense but try to get out and do even just some of this homework to help you inContinue reading “Week 3 of 6- Skill Based Running Homework”

Week 2 of 6- Cadence Homework with Brian McKenzie

Here is your homework for week 2 of 6 weeks of the skill based running progression from CFE mastermind Brian McKenzie. If you missed the homework from Week 1 you can catch it HERE in addition to more info about the 6 weeks of homework we will be following. The reason we are doing this isContinue reading “Week 2 of 6- Cadence Homework with Brian McKenzie”

6 Weeks of Homework With Brian McKenzie

We have been working a lot more on cadence in class lately and talking about the importance of how fast we are pulling off the ground. For the next 6 weeks on the blog we will be posting a little cadence homework from Brian McKenzie at CFE on cadence, drills and helping to improve thatContinue reading “6 Weeks of Homework With Brian McKenzie”

WOD’s for the Week of 6/11

Short Interval (Mon 5pm, Tues 10AM):   4 x 400m, hold splits within 2-3 seconds, work:rest 1:1 C2: 4 x 500m, hold splits within 2-3 seconds, work:rest 1:1 Long Interval (Thurs 10AM, Thurs 5PM):   3 x 800m, rest 3:00, hold splits 3-5 sec between intervals or foul. Foul: 60 sec plank followed by 50 hand-release push-ups. C2:Continue reading “WOD’s for the Week of 6/11”

When The Light Goes On!

By Melissa Wistrom I can still remember the day the lights went on for me about Olympic Weightlifting.  I am lucky that my coach and friend Tracey Fober captured it on film for me.  She called it “Deliberate Practice”. http://ironmaven.blogspot.com/search?q=practice+makes+perfect I like to watch it occasionally to remember what it felt like. This weekend the light turnedContinue reading “When The Light Goes On!”

Ron Bogart Shares His CFE Story

By Ron Bogart It was just after noon on a Saturday in March and I was quite perplexed. I had just run a very unconventional 27 miles at an unconventional event with unconventional training and I was feeling surprising well. “Is this temporary?” I thought to myself. “Will the effects hit me sometime next weekContinue reading “Ron Bogart Shares His CFE Story”