Workout of the day

Check SCCF Endurance member,  Jim as he finished 2nd in his age group a few weeks ago at the Stinson Beach 25k trail run,  Luis came in third in his age group and Lloyd completed his first trail Run.   I was a great day out there.    We will be planning next year's runs,  it is going to be fun.

Power, Speed, Endurance is a new book written by Brain Mackenzie, the founder of CrossFit Endurance. I come from a triathlon, ultra running background.  Before CrossFit I was your regular “junk mile” person.  My training will include many miles, many yards, and lots of time away from things that were just as important.  I discovered CrossFit and I got stronger, then I discovered CrossFit Endurance and I got better.   CFE is revolutionary high-intensity interval training system that has catapulted me the next level.  I am excited about start using this book in my training and with SCCF athletes.

The book is based in a very new approach to training developed by Brain Mackezie and tested, by many marathoners, triathletes, and Ironman competitors. This system details training and programming strategies that will not only increase your power output, your speed, your endurance, but also decrease the amount of time you spend training. It simply makes time to  for other things just as important,  like keeping a happy family.

I really enjoyed the thousands of step-by-step photos  and description , Power, Speed, Endurance  teaches proper mechanics of running, cycling, and swimming very easily.   Even I,  understand those and I just had brain surgery. What I like the most about this book is the the programming section.  This is what I think is the most powerful part the book, the ability to put it all together.   The book even has a section on mobility, which is one of the most important parts of any training program.  It will reduce your chances of injury and speed recovery.

Some of our SCCF athletes will be looking to add half and full marathons, ultramarathons, ironman triathlons and tough mudder events to their calendar.  This book will help you to get to the finish line.

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We're working on getting the calendar updated, but in the meantime here are our Holiday hours. Mark your calendars for  our Holiday Party on December 7th!

This past weekend the SCCF Endurance Team went to run the Stinson Beach trail run.  This happened to be Lloyds first trail run.  We picked the 25K which was also pretty hard because of the elevation change,  check the elevation profile here,  it was brutal.  25k with about 3k+ of elevation gain is not joke.   Lloyd did awesome and so did Oliver, Jim and Luis...   The endurance team will go on a hiatus for a couple of weeks,  but big things are planned for the future.

Why would you want to run trails?  very simple-  There is a reduced risk of injury: The soft, ever-varying surface of the trail lessens the likelihood of an overuse injury, strengthens core muscles, and ultimately makes for more comfortable long runs than asphalt, in other words, it is like running on pillows.  Then, there is  rush that road running just can’t give you;  a quantifiably-greater endorphin release than does breathing in roadside fumes an a different appreciation of yourself and nature.    Right Lloyd?