This is by no means a CFE bashing blog, but I do have 2 concerns about the methodology for me. Everyone is different, so these may not impact others.
1. I am too heavy. My body fat is lower than I can ever remember, but on the scale I simply weigh too much as I am just under 200 lbs. This is impacting my running and causing me to be slower than I would like. I am by no means a fast runner, but I should be running faster than I currently am running. I think the combination of Crossfit and lots of anaerobic training (CFE) is increasing my muscle mass. If I wasn’t training for an Ironman, I would be very excited about this, but I fear this weight will have a major negative impact on the run leg.
2. I cannot pace. It seems through all of the CF and CFE WOD’s I have lost my internal gut feeling of how to pace a long swim, bike, or run. However I think this can be easily solved by just a few practice “long slow distance” sessions.
To accommodate for these two concerns I am switching up my programming for 4 weeks to include “LSD”. These weeks will look something like this:
Monday: CF WOD, CFE Run WOD
Tuesday: Long Swim
Wednesday: CF WOD, CFE Bike WOD
Thursday: Long Run
Friday: CF WOD, CFE Swim WOD
Saturday: Long Bike
Sunday: Rest
This format will allow me to hit an interval and an LSD session per sport per week. I do fear I may run into recovery and over training issues, but I will adjust if needed. In the end of the 4 weeks, I hope to see that I weigh less and run faster.
In the meantime, here is my favorite Ironman motivation video. It really starts to get good about a minute into the video.
Interesting that most CFE enthusiasts see increased size/strength as a benefit, but not so when you're planning on carrying the weight 140.6 miles. I'll be interested to hear how the aerobic/anaerobic hybrid works out for ya...
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