Hard Work Pays Off

Will Mat or Tia come back?

Aug 14, 2023

Reflecting

Mat Fraser (above) and Tia-Clair Toomey dominated CrossFit for the past half decade and recently left individual competition. But no subsequent podium has been quite so complete. They’re both building their families and their businesses but still sound hungry for more. They could support others or compete on teams but… I’m not so sure that they’re ready to quit individual competition for good and they’re both probably peeking at what the other decides. Possible comebacks? I think so. They are still training hard – Tia hardly skipped a beat, crushing workouts shortly before and after delivering her baby. She’s putting in the work and her endgame is standing back on top of the podium. As Mat says,

Hard work pays off.

Training

This morning’s whiteboard:

Every 4:00 x6 —

3 16” Box Squats AHAP
100ft Sandbag Carry AHAP
:30 Weighted Plank 45 lbs.

Next 5 AM run:

Any upcoming road races? I just got a pair of Nike Alphafly 2s for my upcoming road half marathon. They are not too durable but they are light and fast.

Fueling

Eggs with onion, mushrooms, and sprouts:

Supplementing

It has encountered all sorts of delays so far but starting the Kyzatrex trial this week.

Measuring

Recovering

Trying out the Whoop fitness tracker. Get a free WHOOP 4.0 and one month free when you join here.

Closing

Weekend after Labor Day, there’s a great run in the Catskills that you might want to start planning for:

Stay for the Meadowlark Bluegrass Festival (buy tickets in advance) or stay at the Mohonk Mountain House (reserve ASAP). It is a quirky pile that appears as if the generations of architects didn’t notice each other. Prices are exorbitant, but on sale that weekend. It is still charming and fun. We dump the kids with relatives and stay in their Central Building Tower. The walls are preposterously thin, so you hear, ahem, quite a lot from the neighbors, but that is ameliorated by staying on the top floor. There’s great rock climbing, horseback riding, hiking with some fun rock scrambling, and mountain biking, but remember that the hotel is on a pretty high point so save some energy for getting back.