Mediocre Runners

Yesterday was a classic example of a mediocre WOD.  I walked over to the track with the intention of using my fly Nike Frees to do a great WOD:

4 rounds of 800m + 20 pushups + 20 squats. It was going to be a variation of 20090725’s WOD.  Alas, when I got to the track it was closed for renovations. So instead I went for a jog to test out the Frees.  After about .5 mile I came across a swing set and though “pullups.”  I jumped up, missed my grip, and fell on my ass. Hard. I did manage to bust out 5 mediocre pullups on the nearby monkey bars.  I did finish up with about a 1.5 mile run.

A few thoughts on the Frees. They still feel great. It took my a while to get a good stride going. Once I did, I could really feel my legs working, but in a good way. It feels different than normal shoes and my legs felt more tired than normal the next day. The best thing was that after a while, the pain from my shin splints faded away. I also woke up today with no pain from my shins. The Frees must be physical therapy or something.

Today’s WOD was pretty good. The local box was a little on the annoying side, but I did enjoy the WOD:

Deadlift: 5-5-5 – 135, 145, 165 (yay PR!)
For time: 50 Burpees – 3:01 (yay burpees!)

The burpees were actually awesome. I felt pretty damn good about that time and Pat says I need to apologize, because that time is actually decent, not mediocre. Sorry.