Monday – Crossfit 7-8pm
Tuesday – REST
Wednesday – Run 2miles
Thursday – Crossfit 7-8am
Friday – Crossfit 7-8pm
Saturday – REST
Sunday – Run 4.5miles

So seeing as we’re now in August (eek, how did that happen so fast?!), I thought I’d do a quick round-up of my goals for the second half of the year…

1. Crossfit
This week I’m moving up to WOD classes in Crossfit after doing Elements for 8 weeks. This basically means the workouts will be tougher and there will be more of an emphasis on strength and speed, rather than breaking things down and doing scaled back workouts. I’m a little scared to be honest!!

Managed nearly 9 rounds of this workout in 10mins, with bands for the pull-ups, but still pretty good 🙂

Given the chance I would probably sit in Elements classes for another 2 months, but it’s easy to stay in your comfort zone. While there are definitely things that I still struggle with (handstands, pull-ups…) and probably will do for quite a while (!), I’m up for the challenge of joining the “big boys” and pushing myself further. It hasn’t really been apparent to me whether I’ve progressed that much over the last couple of months, but when I think about it, the moves are starting to click and I feel like I can enjoy the sessions more, so something’s happening… 🙂

Claire and I managed 210 hang power cleans in 10mins – we beat the boys so I think it’s time to move on! 😛

Also the general idea is that you do Elements for 8 weeks and then move up, so the group of guys I’ve got to know will be progressing to the WOD classes and I’d quite like to continue working out with them – it’s more fun even if it’s tough!

2. Pilates
My company is moving offices in a couple of weeks to the centre of town, which means we’ll be nearer the shops and gyms etc. Me and the group of ladies who took part in the Race for Life in June, are keen to try a Pilates or Yoga class in our lunch hour! I’ve been pretty slack about my stretching and leg exercises so I’m hoping that getting back on the ball with those, as well as taking up a Pilates class will help to eliminate any knee niggles I’m still experiencing.

3. Cycling
And fingers crossed, when I finally get my bike (some payment issues causing hold-ups, grrr- I did manage to go into the shop on Saturday and at least stroke it, haha) , I will be cycling to work probably 2-3 times a week – gradually building it up of course, and eventually adding some shorter runs onto the end as brick training for the London Duathlon. I should hopefully be attending a BRICK session with RG Active in Richmond Park in the next couple of weeks, and am hoping it won’t be as scary as Laura’s experience!

London Duathlon – watch out for the deer!

I was a little gutted I couldn’t get my bike in time for this weekend, as I would have loved to be part of the RideLondon buzz and cycle the 8mile traffic-free route through central London on Saturday. Alas it wasn’t too be, but I enjoyed watching the thousands taking part in the 100mile route on Sunday as well as the professional cyclists tearing through the Surrey countryside. It was pretty inspiring and I may well be crazy enough to put my name down when the ballot for 2014 opens on Monday 12th August…

What are your goals this summer? Which events have inspired you to take on a new challenge? Any tips for overcoming my Crossfit fears?

Beki x