Endurance Blog

Crystal Cove XTERRA 5k Race

Sunday December 12th at 12pm the XTERRA Trail Race series comes to Crystal Cove in Newport Beach. The race takes place on fire roads and single track trails in the El Moro area of Crystal Cove State Park. All participants get a great (seriously, it’s not a plain white one) race t-shirt, cool finisher medal, hot breakfast/lunch with all the fixin’s, coffee, entry into the raffle of swag, and the satisfaction of completing one of the best races around! For more info about the race check out the website http://www.trailrace.com/crystalcove.html Jay and Nick will be doing some running workouts throughout the upcoming weeks. If you’re interested in the race or want to join them in a running WOD contact them at jason@crossfitsurfcityusa.com or nick@crossfitsurfcityusa.com

Recovering From High-Intensity Athletics

Most of us are pretty conscientious about preparing for an upcoming competition, special athletic event or particularly grueling training session. We build our stamina. We hydrate. We take on extra fuel. We get a little extra rest. Continue reading…

The Perfect Stride

Jay and Nick will be on hand Monday morning at 7am to work on running form. If interested email them at jay@crossfitsurfcityusa.com or nick@crossfitsurfcityusa.com

The Perfect Stride from the New Yorker

f on Sunday, November 7th, you watch the New York City Marathon, chances are that one of the first things you’ll see is a pack of emaciated-looking men hurtling down the street at a little over twelve miles an hour, or about four minutes and fifty-five seconds a mile. To the onlooker, they will be an incomprehensible blur: a stampede of sharp-elbowed, highly focussed gazelles, so economical in their motion that they hardly seem to be touching the ground at all. Continue reading…

How to Push Past the Pain, as the Champions Do

I found this article in the NY Times. It is primarily focused on runners but the ability to push yourself beyond your expectations applies to athletes of many sports including Crossfit.

My son, Stefan, was running in a half marathon in Philadelphia last month when he heard someone coming up behind him, breathing hard.

To his surprise, it was an elite runner, Kim Smith, a blond waif from New Zealand. She has broken her country’s records in shorter distances and now she’s running half marathons. She ran the London marathon last spring and will run the New York marathon next month. Continue Reading…

Training for the Ironman

Crossfit Journal Free Preview. If you don’t have a journal subscription I highly recommend it. There is a wealth of available information and interesting videos and articles on there.

How do you train for an Ironman competition? According to Brian MacKenzie of CrossFit Endurance, it doesn’t have to take long distances or long time commitments.

CrossFit Endurance is trying to create a different kind of endurance athlete. While traditional long-distance training is effective, it is not the only way to train for endurance events. Short, intense workouts can also influence endurance performance. For example, CrossFit Endurance weekly training totals 7-10 times less distance than traditional training, but athletes are still finishing strong and making personal records in competition. Through CrossFit Endurance training protocols, more athletes can train for endurance events, and the sport becomes more accessible to those unable to make time for traditional training.

Training for the Ironman free download video from the Crossfit Journal