Yesterday, Day 5, was an “Off” day, and then today a group of almost a dozen of us met at the Rose Bowl to train. We were to run 5 km, which is one 3.1-mile lap around the facility (including part of the Brookside Golf Course) at our choice of paces: either our Marathon Paces (7:37 per mile for me) or we could each try to set a personal record (PR) at the distance.
I did not set a PR at the distance, but I did run the loop in 20:27, which is a pace of 6:36 per mile. The toughest part was the first three-quarters of a mile, which was a slight uphill stretch fresh out of the blocks. That is a rude way to wake up at 7:00am.
Amy and I both wrapped up our training for the day by joining the group at the Academy for the CrossFit total. That is where I got to PR… in Back Squat and Shoulder Press.