Crossfit at Ohio Krav Maga and Fitness

Sorry, Lizzie Dog, I'm not throwing the ball nearly as far tonight. I'm a little sore!


I'm in love with Crossfit! I got a Groupon for Ohio Krav Maga and Fitness awhile back, it was wanting to wait until after my marathon and general laziness that just led to me cashing it in now! I got it for cardio kickboxing classes but everyone has been raving about Crossfit lately so I figured I'd give it a try!!


I was actually there from 6-8:15 tonight! I did the intro class, a lot of standing around and watching them demonstrate things but we did one quick circuit. I decided to check out the Cardio MMA class after that, I caught the last 20 minutes. It was fun to hit stuff. Then I did a full Crossfit class. The full circuit was Thrusts, squats, 200 m run, kettleball swings, pushups in rings knee to elbow (torture), 200 m run, all x4. My HRM said I burned a total of 760 calories through all of it!


Very sleepy now :)

July will be busy!

Major ALERT!!! The price of the Columbus Marathon goes up after June 30. So once I get paid I'll have a few days to decide if I want to seal the deal. I've been tempted by a few other October marathons, but my gut is telling me to go with Columbus!

In the meantime the stars have aligned to show four races in four weeks, all while starting Crossfit classes! (Yay for race comps!)


Two of my local running buddies, including Tracy who blogs here, have raved about Crossfit training. Eons ago I signed up for a Groupon at Ohio Krav Maga and Fitness, which has a location in Gahanna. My intro is today! My legs are screaming at me for running uphills at the bio yesterday, so I hope I survive!

As for the races:

June 25: Urban Dare, an adventure race, 5-7 miles (I'll still go to MIT in the morning!) Our team name is inspired by a Bondiband, "Will Run for Beer".

July 1: Worthington Hills Firecracker Trot 5K... can I beat 24:27?? I'm not sure how hilly it will be. The best thing about this run: It's only $10! It's a Friday evening run, so I'll still go to MIT the next morning :)

July 9: Cinco de Julio cuatro miler, my goal is under 34 (an 8:30 pace)! It's on a Saturday evening so I won't go to MIT, but I will do a 2-mile warmup to get my 6 miles in for the day.

July 17: Greenswell Triathlon relay... guess which part I'm doing! Second opportunity to PR in a 5K. The Manic Mojo's will dominate!!






My next blog will be about the Tough Mudder, which I'm signed up for with Beth! I tried the strength training program for it and it's brutal!!

Groupon for self defense classes

If you're in the Columbus area, check out today's Groupon (and if you're not on Groupon use this link to get signed up so I get credit!)

It's for Ohio Krav Maga and Fitness, an intro class and 10 fitness/self-defense classes for $35. They have locations in Gahanna and Westerville, and I've been wanting to try something new!!

Anyone want to do it with me?