Friday 26 September 2014

Weight and Fitness Status After 36 Weeks

Two kilogrammes off in two weeks again. And the secret is Five Handfuls a Day, 3 litres of water per day and protein counting. And I also made the fitness test again. Part of the results are worse than previously but I'm proud that part of me is getting better. My endurance score is going higher and higher which I'm so happy because it's already better than my husband's score. Hah!

Fitness Score is now 52 and Athleticism Score is 49. And more detailed..
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Endurance 85 (earlier 72, 79, 68, 77, 68, 53, 52, 42, 01)
Flexibility 36 (earlier 55, 55, 55, 55, 36, 55, 55, 55, 27)
Strength 53 (earlier 65, 49, 60, 38, 51, 51, 34, 21, 09)
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Speed/Reaction/Agility 81 (earlier 78, 76, 50, 69, 59, 50, 45, 36, 58)
Balance 69 (earlier 66, 75, 53, 63, 51, 54, 53, 24, 01)
Power 39 (earlier 46, 12, 11, 05, 10, 9, 10, 37, 12)
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Otherwise I've been busy with other things. Today I got a job interview because my maternity leave is ending in the end of the year and I have to think my next steps of my career.

Have a nice weekend!

Sportterfly

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Sunday 21 September 2014

Three of Us Have a Flu Once Again

Three of us is having a flu and I'm trying to avoid it that I can continue the project with full speed also next week. So we're having bad nights and a bit worse nights alternately due the sneezy kids.

Sportterfly

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Wednesday 17 September 2014

Everything Else Than Running in Turn

I tried running as I told before but the nails didn't feel to be ready for harder running or walking exercises. That's why I planned to continue with lighter exercises and everything else than running.

Yesterday I walked with the pram for eight kilometres and in the evening I took daughter to gym class by bicycle. I have bought new twin bicycle trailer, like this, in summer but due to running and other activities I haven't yet used it much. But now I have had time to try it more. The trailer included running wheel also so it can be used on my running routes too. 

And today I had to continue my muscle trainings with Nike+ Kinect Training. My body just required it. Now I feel much better after the two rounds of muscle drills. The first round felt so ridiculous and too easy to be done alone so I took extra round and felt that I could have done third round too. But then household duties called and I had to stop. But my body feels already much slimmer as my muscles have been activated after a long pause.

Sportterfly

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Monday 15 September 2014

Monday and Walking Three Times

I have walked three times today and tried to keep myself moving even if I don't have any training program just now when I tried to recover from the half marathon. Today I ran a bit longer and faster but I had my old running shoes on and my nails that felt to be off after the half marathon started again to feel weird and I had to stop and continue by walking.

I have to increase home training 'cause I can't continue running properly yet. Wednesday I'll continue Nike+ Kinect Training activities again.

Sportterfly

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Friday 12 September 2014

Weigh-in After 34 Weeks

I had one kilo extra weight compared to the result I had two weeks ago. Thanks to the carbohydrate refueling I have had due to half marathon. Now it's time to tighten the diet and exercises to achieve my main goal and fit into my wedding dress..!

I have walked this week already 14 kilometres and tried also running steps a bit, even if I haven't been able to do anything else due to leg and back pain I have had after the running event.

Have a nice weekend!
Sportterfly

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Thursday 11 September 2014

Quick Recovery

Even my half marathon didn't go as fast as I planned, I'm happy how fas I have recovered. On Sunday I had difficulties to walk but now I have been able to run a bit already today and yesterday. Earlier, it has taken couple of weeks to recover. And I'm quite sure that my muscles are ready for squats next week.

Tomorrow I should have my weigh-in but due to carbohydrates I have eaten for half marathon, I may weight more than two weeks ago.

Sportterfly

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Tuesday 9 September 2014

Ruskamaraton in Levi, Lapland

Preparation

The main running event of the year is over now. The flu I had three weeks earlier affected still the last days preparations and I didn't feel very easy to breath there in Lapland. The weather was perfectly cool but air felt quite dry. Still, I decided to run with my 3 hours target time.

First kilometres

I planned to start the route very slowly because the first 2.5 kilometres there was hard uphill. Then I thought to speed up but it didn't feel very easy. I also felt my stomach didn't work very well so I didn't want to risk the finish line crossing so I just decided to go slower than planned.

Then

There was surprisingly peaceful to run with the three hours target. When I checked last year's results there was more runners who had run over 3 hours time and I thought I could have had more company there on the route but actually I had to run almost alone. Still, I feel that the finish line came easily and I wasn't that depressed during the last kilometres as I have been earlier. The medals of the Ruska Maraton looks nice and it was nice to have even if the time was over 3:10.

Afterwards

The muscles feels better already than after the previous half marathons I have run but lungs feel a bit more stuffy instead. And I could take running steps already today beside the bicycling kids. Even if the running was slower, somehow I succeed in steady running pace better than ever.  I'm very happy that even if there was over 60 metres variation in the altitude I could keep up running till the end. And yes, I'm already planning the events for the next spring.

Sportterfly

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Friday 5 September 2014

Our Ninth Anniversary

This week we celebrated our ninth anniversary of our marriage. Or can you say it to celebration if it happened by eating pasta and thinking of the running vacation preparations? 

I have been thinking a lot the next year and our tenth anniversary and how good I'm going to look then. In January, I will fit into my own old wedding dress and if and when I can maintain the weight and condition till the September, I'm going to celebrate the round number anniversary in the best condition ever! And that dream is coming truth pretty soon..

And to come back on the earth from dream world, we are going to run here in Levi tomorrow! There is more and more panic than excitement on the air all the time. 

Sportterfly

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Tuesday 2 September 2014

Somewhere Between Excitement and Panic

Four nights left before the season's last running event and feeling is somewhere between excitement and panic. This is the phase when I at most think that why, oh why, did I ever end up to run. There is over 300 kilometres by car and 21.1 kilometres by running before I can relax again.

Sportterfly

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