Too Hard, Too Fast...........

turns out going out hard and fast and trying to keep up with 20 year olds is not so smart. At the 12k mark I twisted an ankle but continued to run as we were in 2nd place at the time. We kept up the pace and were the 1st team into Checkpoint 1 of the Oxfam Trailwalker.

The effort took a toll and I only made it to Checkpoint 3 at a distance of 45km in 7 hours and 10 minutes before it was time to call it a day. The next leg was 19km long and it was time to finally check my ego. My knees and ankles were ok going up but hated the downs and the flat.

One of the young guys, Lee, was a mess as well so we both retired. The other two in my team continued on after being adopted by another team, Team Race4Max from Office Max in Christchurch. These were an awesome bunch of guys with a great support crew. Lee and I joined the supporters. So Kelly, Paul, Fiona and the retired Ammo team members met the guys at each Checkpoint until the finish at 11:44pm in downtown Taupo. The guys finished in 17:44 well inside our 18 hour goal.

Here are some pics of the day :-)

Team Ammo ready to hit the start line

On the trails

The views were great. Team Ammo and Run4Max combined :-)

The final leg on the lakefront

The boys just wanted a pie at the finish.

(L to R Cam, Lee and Leighton)

"You must always blow on the pie?" Kelly from Run4Max lays down the law to Leighton

Tires!

I am taking another rest day before the Oxfam 100km Trailwalker this weekend.

So thanks to Grant and Donna for test running the Tabata with Tires workout tonight.

Tire Flips

Tire/Box Jumps

Tire Strikes with Sledge Hammer

Tire Rope Pull

Score each rep, 1 Tabata Interval (8 x 20:10) of each exercise. Positive feedback from both participants, we will do this one again :-)

Elizabeth is a nasty b*tch!

Andy telling me to keep my head up - thanks for the coaching mate

Today's workout was Elizabeth:

21-15-9

Cleans 60kg

Ring Dips

Time: 7:45

Andy hit Elizabeth and then a nasty 20 min AMRAP, he will be one to watch at Regionals in Sydney next month.

A mixed bag............

Great morning at MaD CrossFit. Bench Press, some Back Squats then a nasty little Met con and some rowing.

Hitting todays MetCon 3 rounds for time:
50 m sprint
10 walking lunges
2 rope climbs

Time 2:41 - Tall socks are a must for this one!

Andy, visiting from Wales via Oz

We repainted the front door - Old and New colours

We also squeezed in some more mountain bike riding, the trails are a fun timeout from work and chores :-)

More rowing............only 88km to go!

After adding a few km's to my total for the month yesterday. We headed back in this dreary afternoon armed with the DVD player and a copy of "The Collective" mountain bike film. 30 mins and just over 6km later we were done for the day :-)

Good Friday fun and games..............

Good Friday session
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Great 9am Class at MaD CrossFit this morning. Ben and Owen Franks of CrossFit Canterbury stopped by to visit. They are in town to play in the Crusaders Vs Hurricanes Super 14 Rugby Game tonight and were nice enough to provide us tickets to the match.
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Then it was time to head to the hills again. The trails in Wainuiomata are great fun and well constructed.

Looking forward to the long weekend.

Hit the MaD CrossFit workout tonight.

5 x 5 Over Head Squats

60-65-70 x 2 -65-65

Followed by a quick Met Con

3 Rounds For Time

20 Pull Ups

20 Walking Lunges 20kg overhead

Time 5:30

Looks like the weather will be good so I am hoping for some good mountain biking :-)