I had been skating on saturday (28 km) and Sunday (20 km), spinning on Monday (1 hour) and tried to skate again on Tuesday. I got out to do a marathon but started too fast, after that my legs felt like it was heavy. I couldn't get my rythm and pace and struggled the first 10/11 km, after that I was worn out.
So I decided to turn around and go home, hoping for the better days to come again. Only on character I could get some speed but everytime there was a crossing my speed fell back again and I had to fight to get it back.
I tried to go spinning on Wednesday, but that also wasn't a good workout. After about 20 minutes or so i couldn't push myself again to the limits and decided to stop trying. So I finished the spinning class in a recovery workout to give my muscles the time to rest.
I even stopped my normal routine on Thursday and Friday, finally i found myself on Saturday back in the Gym. Running, Crosstraining and Rowing on a more appropriate level for recovery. It worked out well and I found myself feeling better again although i haven't tried skating again.
One thing is for sure, it cannot be the material: my BONT skates are great, I have cleaned the bearings and have a brake now... WHAT? A brake on BONT skates????? And what is even worse: the brake is made by Powerslide!!!
Yes, a break... I found myself not secure enough to make a T-stop yet and noticed that this changed my feeling on skating at high speed, always stopping in time to prevent accidents and far away from the crossing we have to pass during our tours.
When we went for the tour last Saturday I asked the guys after returning to the shop to put on a break and it helped me to gain more speed afterward. I still can practice the T-stop and still have faith in using the break when necessary.
So I think I am not losing it, but found a way for this simple thing to return on the right path for Duluth. There is still a long way to go for me to achieve my goals, but I am back on the road again.
As promised in my last blog I wanted to revise my goals for this season, so in this blog I finish with my new goals for this year. I have some work to do.....
| Achievements | Goals 2012 | Sofar achieved | 2011 |
| | | | |
| Weight goal | 87 kg | 101.9 kg | 107.0 kg |
| Weight loss | 20.0 kg | 5.1 kg | 5.0 kg |
| Kcal burned | 200,000 Kcal | 65,696 Kcal | 48,500 Kcal |
| Distance exercises | 3,600 km. | 1.040 km. | 1,600 km. |
| Best time half marathon (skeelers) | 50:00 | 0:55:54 | 1:04:04 |
| Best time marathon (skeelers) | 1:50:00 | 2:07:06 | 2:37:36 |
Ed are you doing any weight training? That's made ALL the difference for me. Also focus on nutrition, make sure you're getting enough protein too.
ReplyDeleteand do not apologize for having a brake on your skate! If it makes you a safer, more secure skater then it is all good! Big hugs, you are doing GREAT!