Hello Friends!

Well I survived my motorcycle trip to Key West, FL. It was a blast and now, of course, I want a motorcycle. However, I'm not really interested in a Harley. I'm much more of the BMW type so once I get in a better place I might just have to purchase a nice BMW touring bike to get out and have some fun on.

Now back to the task at hand. Today I found myself back at BGI Fitness, my crossfit home away from home. The workout today was called "Forty Something" which is very appropriate for me since I'm just a few weeks away from 45. "Forty Something" consisted of 5 events: 40 Box Jumps, 40 Knees to Elbows, 40 Double Unders, 40 Kettlebell swings and 40 Burpees. I used a 30" box and a 53lb KB for an RX'd time of 12:15. I was smoked when I finished but I really love that feeling.

After dinner and a few hours of studying I went down to the hotel workout room to run. I did yesterday's crossfit endurance workout on the treadmill. The workout was 20:10 x 8 Tabata using a 12 degree incline at 6:45 pace. In case you don't know a Tabata workout is 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest for 8 rounds. After the first few I was thinking how this is going to be a piece of cake. By round 7 and 8 I was just trying to keep my legs moving so I didn't fly off the back of the treadmill and splat against the wall. Luckily I was able to push through and get it done. Those are get workouts for your speed. Let's hope that it helps me get faster!

Have a good day!