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Running Down Hunger in November

by Isis on November 9, 2011

The holidays are right around the corner. For most of us that means making memories with family and a table full of food. Unfortunately, this is not the case for many in our area. enduraLAB and lululemon athletica Fort Worth are teaming up with Tarrant Area Food Bank for a month long food drive to help give this memory to those less fortunate.

Join us during the month of November every Wednesday at 6pm for a weekly enduraLAB run group at the lululemon athletica Fort Worth store in University Park Village. Bring nonperishable foods to the run group for collection. Visit the store throughout the month to watch our donation grow!

enduraLAB will also be holding a Natural Running Form Clinic at GSX on November 19th. For the clinic we’ll focus of form, posture, foot strike, cadence, arm carry and breathing. We’re going to show you just how sweet running can be.

This clinic is open to all…whether you’re new to running or a seasoned veteran. We are big believers that running form is evolutionary and there is always room for improvement. Our objective is to give you the tools and techniques to create a great running experience! All we ask from you is at least three cans of non-perishable food!

Hope to see you at one of these events!

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Chicago Marathon Training Log – Week 7

by Team Hargrave on August 18, 2010

No...we only wish it was cold again!

Wowsers…it has been a busy week or two for The Running Couple! Just to update you on what is happening behind the blog/Twitter/Facebook…we’ve signed on to Athletes HoneyMilk to work as part of their social media team (super excited!), Lee and some friends just put on a huge CrossFit competition at the Dallas Convention Center, and this week Lee and GSX CrossFit are starting a 6-week CrossFit Endurace Training Series with Luke’s Locker. Needless to say…we are running a little behind with everything being so new. Don’t you worry though…we’re getting things organized and will be back on track by the weekend.

Well, this week is half over! The last couple of days have been filled with CrossFit workouts and sprinkled with a little yoga (Isis). We’ll show you what we’ve done so far…and what we plan on doing the rest of the week.

*We will be putting on some additional miles throughout the week. These runs are always done at a very easy pace and we will not be tracking the mileage for those.

We have included our workouts below. Most of our paces are calculated for a 4:10 marathon time from the McMillan Running Calculator.

Monday: 3 Rounds For Time Of: 10 ground-to-overhead @65 lbs, 200m run (Isis)

Tuesday: 7 Rounds For Time: 200m run, 10 kettlebell snatch, right arm @ 1 pood, 10 kettlebell snatch, left arm @ 1 pood, 5 L-Sit Pullups (Isis) Chelsea - Each minute on the minute for 30 minutes of: 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 squats. Workout is over when you cannot complete the series of movements within a minute. (Lee)

Wednesday: 4-mile tempo run (morning) CrossFit Endurance workout at Luke’s Locker (afternoon) Box Back Squat 3 x 3 @ 85% (180sec rest), Rest 5 min, Sumo Deadlift 5 x 3 @ 85% (180sec rest) (evening)

Thursday: Jackie - For Time: 1000 meter row, 50 Thrusters @ 45 lbs, 30 Pull-ups

Friday: Yasso 800s - recovery jog for the same amount of time it took to complete your 800 (Our target is 4:00 - 4:10 for each 800. Once we can’t finish in this time we will stop the workout)

Saturday: Morning run in St. Louis with Jenn and her TNT team!!!

Sunday: Rest and Relaxation

Lee’s Attempt at the Chelsea WOD (13 rounds)


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The GSX CrossFit Elements & My First Workout

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Time for my first taste of CrossFit…the elements session. Most CrossFit boxes make you go through this initial series before you can attend the regular classes. Think of it as a guided introduction to the how and why of CrossFit, as well as in-depth instruction in the most common movements and exercises used in the [...]

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Lee’s CrossFit Challenge

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I have always been a proponent of cross-training in any runner’s training regimen, but have struggled to find something I am passionate about. I know that swimming, biking, yoga, etc. are great options for runners, but I want something that excites me as much as lacing up my shoes for a run. Plus, I am [...]

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