"Matt Swartout (pictured on the right) is an athlete who trains with us at CrossfitCreek. He came to us last summer as broken Ultra-Endurance Athlete who had to leave his sport of Adventure Racing in 2008 due to a string of overuse injuries which kept him from being able to run for 5 months. Since he left the sport he's been on a mission to find a way to train for the rigors of multi-day racing without all the long grueling mileage and joint destruction provided by traditional endurance training.
Matt believes he has found that way in the Crossfit and Crossfit Endurance training methodologies and in eating a more Primal diet. He is forgoing the "status quo" 20+ mile training runs and 8 hour bike rides for Intensity, Technique, Sprints and Heavy Lifts. Not to mention eating a strict diet of Meat, Healthy Fats and Veggies. Since day one at CrossfitCreek he has been putting all of his efforts into becoming a stronger, more resilient Crossfit athlete -- One who just so happens to like to complete 24+ hour endurance races.
On March 26th Matt will be putting all his efforts to the test by starting his hardest race to date. He will be one of 7 athletes attempting to Solo the un-supported Odyssey Endorphin Fix 2-day Adventure Race in New River Gorge, WV (Link). Matt's longest training run prior to this race will have been a 5k time trial.
Not mentioned above is the tremendous cost these athletes have to bear. Just to compete is around $1,500! (gear,food,race cost, etc) So, to help Matt out we will be having a special CrossFit Endurance workout he designed this upcoming Wednesday, March 17th. He will be at all of our evening classes to help out. There will be a donations jar at the gym so make sure you make it in Monday to help support one of our CrossFit Athletes.
Benchmark Wednesday WOD
"Helen"
Run 400m • 400m • 200m
21 Choppers
12 Pull ups
3 Rounds
Unmodified Men 53lb. KB or 55lb. DB/ Women 35 lb. KB or DB
Cool Down
Double Unders 100 • 75 • 50
Advanced • Intermediate • Foundational
