And then it's time for my big small race. I'm kinda holding on to my schedule, but because of the excessive heat during the day, its mostly evening trainings. This monday I kicked off with an OCR training at Toughground. Sadly I didn't win 😞 What WOD? Again, the abbreviations! Can't we just stop that! Anyways, 12 rounds for time (this term also has his own abbrev but I lost that somewhere between round 7 and 8). What we needed to do: - 8 push-ups - Ramp - Incline wall - Rope pulls After 4 rounds I started to feel my arms pumping and my lungs hurting. And I wasn't even half way yet! So I decreased my tempo and just tried to take it obstacle by obstacle. So 27:48 later I finished. . . . 😒 Leave this Shieldmaiden behind. My endurance needs major improvement and at this point I'm not sure if I will be able to improve it within this short periode of time. When I made that commitment to participate in the Strong Viking race, I wisely choose a race far in time. But procrastination is the thief of time. And here I am, 5 weeks before D-day. I know the Viking races for the "normal people" is very open, friendly and everybody is helping each other. With the whole "Leaving no Viking behind" and all. The thing is, I want to try this on my own. See where my mental and fysical limits are and set an amazing terrible time. So no rescuing this lady here. If I fail, just leave this shieldmaiden behind and we will drink beer in Walhalla later. Restdate The following days I felt my arms! They were stiff, I couldn't contract my biceps, couldn't lengthening my arms either. Ah well. Thats done, up to the next. But first scheduling in a restdate, on the couch, with my man. Next time, my anatagonist: lousy stamina, shoulder injury and bad technique will meet again at the battlefield of Toughground.
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I kicked this week off with a late night run. The cool summer breeze and quite city streets is my new favorite scenery. With only seven weeks to go, I start to feel the pressure. So pushing through is what I need to do. I am looking somewhat forward to get back to it. Now with the deadline in sight, my O(cr)-game is back on! Schedule When there were just 10 weeks to go, I made a training schedule. Of course I haven’t done one training according this planning. I’m not that consistend and feel kinda locked-up following the rules by the book. I need flexibility. Accepting this, I made a list of types of training I want to do weekly, plus some “have to’s” as teaching Pilates. My WWL (weekly work-out list) contains the following:
Run for the Oceans Last month Parley and Adidas joined each other to collab in a project Run for the oceans. For every mile you ran, Adidas donated $1 to the Parley project. This project truly spoke to my heart and of course I joined! Due to a flu I couldn’t do as many miles as wished but I had a goal. I know it’s kinda hypocritical. Adidas is together with other major fashion brands a huge polluter and causer of this issue. And them donating to this project doesn’t make them stop the cause or change the way of production. But we can say on a positive note, this major brand can bring awarness to this issue and make the subject “sexy”. I truly hope thats the outcome.
And maybe we can start more projects like Parley 😊 (a.k.a. looking for crazies and nutties who wants to collab) Under the guise of “fake it till you make it”, I immerse myself into an athlete diet. A plant based-athlete diet, as I don’t eat animal products (so no, I also don’t need milk powder in my coffee and yes, pancakes with "just one egg" is enough to kindly reject). But where do I get my proteins from? It’s the burden we all, enjoying veganzz, need to carry. I’ve been a veggie for more than 20 years before switching over to completely vegan. I always thought veganism was just too extreme, but after much research, science based and emotional, here I am. I cannot think of a better choice. Oh and I’m still alive and not to brag or anything, but I’m pretty happy with my muscle gains. And let’s be honest, nobody walked in a doctor’s office before with lack of protein. (one of those enjoying veganzz joke :/) That said, an athlete's diet asks a little more than just the average intake. So, what do I eat. Or actually, what should I eat to be able to thrive during the OCR race? Food Well, I’m not the best example to follow for breakfast. I could make some great suggestions, but that’s not what I eat.
What should I change in my diet? I already think I'm on the right path, but luckily for me, my guy knows so much when it comes to vegan sport nutrition. There are so many thinks to consider, but the next period, 'cause I really should pick up my training pace, I try at least these changes in my diet. An hour before and after training I will take fast-acting carbs, like white bread, fruits or smooties. Those carbs are used by our body to make glucose. Glucose is a sugar that the cells in our body uses to give us instant energy. So my hopes are on them. I will try to drink more smoothies. Now, I just do so randomly. In a smoothie I put some kale, spinach or other green leafy veggie, ginger, apple, blueberries and whatever I have in the fruit bowl at that point. But now I will be keener on to add more chia seeds, maybe some coconut water, hempseeds or proteins from Orangefit. Maybe this minor carbs-take-in change can help me to push just little harder and further in my training. And of course, hopefully also during the real deal. Well, failure is also something an athlete needs to take in right ;) |
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September 2018
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