Sunday, Sept 22 First Day of Autumn Great Training Weather

The FALL...Great time of the year to train, bust your A** before the snow comes and develop good habits going into the winter months. While others are slacking you can turn up the heat. The stronger you are, the better you feel. Heres my tribute to the fall season. Sunday, September 22The First Day of Autumn (Autumnal Equinox) 2013 Yesterday was the first day of Fall! This is one of the best times of the year and definitely one of my favorites. College football is just starting to heat up, MLB teams are starting to clinch, as they say "The hunt for October" and hockey season is right around the corner.

The fall weather is great for running or biking, great scenery with the leaves changing, Oktoberfest beer and of course pumpkin flavored coffee....yeah I had to throw that in the mix. It's also worth noting why the leaves change in the fall, so if you don't know now you know..... :)

Chlorophyll gives leaves their green color throughout the growing season. The compound is essential for photosynthesis, a chemical reaction that converts sunlight into carbohydrates.
Leaves also contain carotenoids. These natural pigments, which produce yellow, orange, and brown hues in plants, from buttercups to carrots, are always present.
The colors of carotenoids are easily masked by green chlorophyll, at least until shrinking daylight and a nip in the air signal fall's arrival. At that time broadleaf plants slow and eventually stop their chlorophyll production, thus revealing the distinctive golden, orange, and yellow hues of carotenoid pigments (National Geographic News). Look a little closer next time you are running outside enjoy the scenery and let it inspire your workout.

Here's a picture below from late Sunday afternoon on my run. Temperature felt great, I was doing a sprint workout. In the Fall you can push yourself extra hard and you don't have to worry about heat exhastion like you do in the summer. Now that the weather is a little cooler use this time to work on your outdoor sprints. It is not so cold out that you can’t be outside without a heavy jacket, so use these last few weeks of cool weather to increase your lung capacity before you need to be weighed down by heavier clothing. Quoted from CrossFit Integrated Fitness

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