Not a great start to my paddling routine. I guess its not that bad, since I didn't really think I was going to start the OC1 days until my friend gets his OC-1 repaired.
Had an optometry appointment to check out some headaches I've been getting. He said that everything looks fine and that I could have just been having a migraine. I've had migraines before so its not unfathomable that I got another.
I ate pretty badly today:
Breakfast: Oatmeal ( not bad)
Lunch: Chipotle Burrito Bowl - Barbacoa with sour cream, cheese, white rice and black beans. I would guess right around the 700-800 calorie mark.
Dinner: 7 hotwings + rice. Not exactly a healthy dinner. It's not really a pig-out dinner, but I could have eaten healthier.
Plus a hardboiled egg while I was waiting for dinner to finish cooking.
I was starving when I got home. I had to run some errands afterwork, so by the time I got home I was especially hungry. I started the food in the oven and ate a hardboiled egg while I was waiting. That egg actually really did well at controlling my hunger. Hopefully I don't over do it on the eggs.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Paddled about 8-9 miles
Workout:
Paddled about 8-9 miles in the OC-6 last night. We stopped a few times to talk about technique and timing so it wasn't a consistent pace. We did 8/4's ( 8 sides on, 4 sides recovery), so it wasn't too crazy a workout. Our longest stretches were about 2.5 miles long. We had a few people new to race practice so we worked more on technique.
Not having a GPS was really annoying. I had to use mapmyrun.com after the fact to get the mileage.
I felt pretty good paddling, wasn't getting overly exhausted. Didn't have my camelbak so could only drink during the stops. I tried to push myself a bit, really pour the power on during the power pieces. We had new people in the canoe so when the pieces would get longer, people would tire out and the boat would sink down. Completely understandable, and really just makes the training more of a strength workout than a distance one. I don't mind, I need to work on both.
Body seems to be feeling ok, no new aches and pains. Shoulder pain didn't return, which is good. Tried to keep the form better, which I think helped.
Food:
Breakfast: PB&J + Diet Coke. Forgot my oatmeal at home, luckily I had made 2 sandwiches for after work.
Lunch: Flame Broiler chicken bowl + kimchi. About as healthy as my lunches get.
Dinner: Powerbar + 3 hardboiled eggs. Was pretty good on dinner. Was starving and didn't feel like waiting for my regular naan pizza. This dinner worked out well. The saltyness of the hardboiled eggs contrasted the sweetness of the powerbar. Plus both had good protein.
Paddled about 8-9 miles in the OC-6 last night. We stopped a few times to talk about technique and timing so it wasn't a consistent pace. We did 8/4's ( 8 sides on, 4 sides recovery), so it wasn't too crazy a workout. Our longest stretches were about 2.5 miles long. We had a few people new to race practice so we worked more on technique.
Not having a GPS was really annoying. I had to use mapmyrun.com after the fact to get the mileage.
I felt pretty good paddling, wasn't getting overly exhausted. Didn't have my camelbak so could only drink during the stops. I tried to push myself a bit, really pour the power on during the power pieces. We had new people in the canoe so when the pieces would get longer, people would tire out and the boat would sink down. Completely understandable, and really just makes the training more of a strength workout than a distance one. I don't mind, I need to work on both.
Body seems to be feeling ok, no new aches and pains. Shoulder pain didn't return, which is good. Tried to keep the form better, which I think helped.
Food:
Breakfast: PB&J + Diet Coke. Forgot my oatmeal at home, luckily I had made 2 sandwiches for after work.
Lunch: Flame Broiler chicken bowl + kimchi. About as healthy as my lunches get.
Dinner: Powerbar + 3 hardboiled eggs. Was pretty good on dinner. Was starving and didn't feel like waiting for my regular naan pizza. This dinner worked out well. The saltyness of the hardboiled eggs contrasted the sweetness of the powerbar. Plus both had good protein.
Training starts now
A month or two ago, a few friends started kicking around the idea of doing the Queen Lili'oukalani race in Kona this year. It didn't become "real" for me until last week, when I made that switch from "would be cool" to "I'm doing this". I figured that starting up a blog might help with motivation and keeping track of my training.
I've been to the race once before. I didn't race the long distance 18-mile race, just the 6-mile double hull sprint. At the time I didn't think I was fit enough or comfortable enough with my paddling to do the 18-miles. Since then I've helped others train 2-3 years in a row to get ready for the race. This year it was time.
I've been paddling pretty consistently in both the club's Race and Recreational practices, so at least I'm not super rusty. But having decided to do the race, I want to be as prepared as I possibly can. For now I've come up with a tentative training schedule. There's almost exactly 4 months between now and the race, so that's a lot of time to improve in my paddling and steering ( in case I end up steering). I have a lot to improve on technique and fitness wise. 18-miles is no joke in practice, but in a race, in the much hotter Hawaiian heat, in unfamiliar waters, is something you have to prepare for.
Currently the plan is something like this:
Weekly Training
Monday: Race practice
Tuesday: OC-1 Practice
Wednesday: Race practice
Thursday: Recreation practice
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Race in the morning, Recreation in the afternoon.
Sunday: Rest or other-training.
I also want to fit Yoga in there somewhere. The doctor said it would do well for my back ( lower back issues) and overall flexibility.
On top of all this, I'm also going to have to be even better about watching my diet. I'm not going to completely change everything I eat, but I will start gradually removing the unnecessary/unhealthy foods that have been reintroduced in the past year or so.
I've been to the race once before. I didn't race the long distance 18-mile race, just the 6-mile double hull sprint. At the time I didn't think I was fit enough or comfortable enough with my paddling to do the 18-miles. Since then I've helped others train 2-3 years in a row to get ready for the race. This year it was time.
I've been paddling pretty consistently in both the club's Race and Recreational practices, so at least I'm not super rusty. But having decided to do the race, I want to be as prepared as I possibly can. For now I've come up with a tentative training schedule. There's almost exactly 4 months between now and the race, so that's a lot of time to improve in my paddling and steering ( in case I end up steering). I have a lot to improve on technique and fitness wise. 18-miles is no joke in practice, but in a race, in the much hotter Hawaiian heat, in unfamiliar waters, is something you have to prepare for.
Currently the plan is something like this:
Weekly Training
Monday: Race practice
Tuesday: OC-1 Practice
Wednesday: Race practice
Thursday: Recreation practice
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Race in the morning, Recreation in the afternoon.
Sunday: Rest or other-training.
I also want to fit Yoga in there somewhere. The doctor said it would do well for my back ( lower back issues) and overall flexibility.
On top of all this, I'm also going to have to be even better about watching my diet. I'm not going to completely change everything I eat, but I will start gradually removing the unnecessary/unhealthy foods that have been reintroduced in the past year or so.
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