Marathon Delight

This workout wasn't posted before I went in, so I decided to wear my new Vibram Five Fingers and hope that there wasn't a lot of running. ...Well I shouldn't have taken that chance, because this was the workout:

3 rounds:
800m run
50 KB swing (52#)
40 Pushup
30 Box Jump
20 Pullup

My time was something like 60:15. A lot of things happened that slowed down my time on this workout. Putting on and taking off the VFFs takes quite a bit of time (my little toe still doesn't want to go into its own toe pocket), my hand started bleeding after the first round of pullups so I had to stop to tape up, and my ankle still isn't 100% so I had to slow down my run pace as well as slow down on the box jumps. The box jumps were especially frustrating because today they were lower, like only 3 matts high, so I could have really nailed them if my ankle was good. The DO said that the bruising came from something tearing, so the fact that there is still a bruise on my ankle makes me think I should take it easy for a while.

I think I use my lower back too much with KB swings, near the end I really started to feel some strain in my lower back. It was suggested that I think of them more as a front squat instead of a deaadlift, that I was moving my hips too far back. I tried this, and while it was easier on my back, it was a lot harder on my legs.

Running with the VFFs was quite an experience, I didn't feel like I did any heel strikes, so that was encouraging in terms of the progress for my attempt at POSE style running. I felt a few pebbles underneath my toes while running, which was strange. On the last round I didn't feel like I had any endurance left, and was sucking air for most of the time. Then when I had like 50m left, I told myself to run for it and full out sprinted the rest of the way. I really don't enjoy jogging/running for long distances, but I find sprinting fun. The rythem of the body moving, the sensation of speed, it's very... enjoyable.

All in all, I would say today was a ok day. I felt like I could've pushed myself further had I found the right motivation, but it just didn't come today.