The Great May Challenge Week 1 Progess post

[Rignold]

So, a week into the month already and what a scorcher. The heat has not made it any easier doing ... well anything... but particularly the run/HIIT combo of the challenge. I did it on Saturday doing laps of a lake and alternately 25 burpees or 50 squats each break. Unfortunatey it was around midday when i did it and it was pure murder.

However, it's all good stuff for endurance and stamina and will pay huge dividends to our running. Strength is never a weakness.

How are you all finding it? What exercises are you plumping for? Any funny stories to tell? (IIRC the infamous short splitting incident occurred when i was doing a variant of this training protocol)

Probably a bit early to tell if you are noticing any great benefits from it yetm but is it feeling?

[misswobble Marathon]

I did walking lunges and air squats. Didn’t do the press ups as it’s was a bit hot to wear gloves ( keep my hands clean 🙂)

Gym tomorrow 💪and running so i’l do some more exercises. My ribs are better now so I can get the burpees sorted out I was doing them wrong

[Rignold in reply to misswobble]

Good work, Miss W. How did you find it? Was it gruelling? was it energising? Did you feel better for it? Feel like death?

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Rignold]

The walking lunges fine and easily done en route, ditto squats. I think burpees and press ups are going to challenge me But we start where we start 💪

I was aching last week in my ribs but ok now. Got a tough 10k race on Sunday so tapering this week.

I feel ok 😃👍

[ju-ju- Marathon]

... I have a confession... I am late to the party ( however fashionably so)... today I did press ups mid run and smelt of cow sh*t afterwards as couldn't see what was under the long grass. Tomorrow I will do the walking lunges.

[ju-ju- Marathon]

Today I did walking lunges mid run. I am not sure what I will do yet tomorrow...

[Rignold]

just mid run or every 1km? Or was it just a 2k run?

[ju-ju- Marathon in reply to Rignold]

The run was 1.5 miles. I did them at 0.7 miles in. Does that count? Then I did the other hurty stuff.