As I progress through my project I realize that meeting my goal and breaking eighteen may not be possible at this point. Don't get me wrong, I am still going to work hard to try and achieve that goal. With only two races left in the season I don't have much time left. I am though hoping to run in two other 5k cross country races, one is the Nike cross Midwest regionals or the Midwest meet of champions ( they are on the same day) and the other is footlocker Midwest, after my season in November.If I am able to compete in all four of those races I may still have a chance. The method of total rest I tried before one of my races I know I will not try again. I am still working on the nutrition part and I have recently visited a chiropractor because of back and leg problems. These components along with my training and pylometric drills before and after practice will hopefully help me to run fast and refreshed on Saturday morning along with my other races.
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Last week I did not reach my goal of breaking eighteen in the 5k. This week I am trying something new. My coach has advised me to take the day off from running the day before a race and just do some light cross training. I have never tried this before. Unless I have had a injury I have always ran the day before a race. So I am feeling a little nervous about this strategy. My hope is that my legs will feel fresh for race day. The last couple races my legs have felt tired and dead. I am hoping this new strategy will prepare me for Saturday.
Along with a easier day before my race this weekend I am also trying a bit of a new approach to training and race fueling. My coach has invited me to eat dinner with him and his wife a couple times this week. His wife has a certificate in nutrition and the few times I have been there she has offered me a couple good tips. One of them is to add green and nutritional powders to smoothies to boost nutrition. Adding these powders will help my body to recover faster and allow me to train harder without becoming injured. After this week I may begin buying some of these powders and other foods she has recommended like vegan and not whey protein powders to help me recover better.
I am changing my innovation project for now. For the next month or two I will be blogging about my attempt to break 18 minutes in the 5k. After my cross country season I will switch over to a new topic or project to complete. Most likely I will blog about young athletes nutrition. Hopefully I will find the strength to break eighteen. Along the way I will be blogging about what I can begin doing to help me reach my goal. A few ideas I have to improve my time are to get extra sleep and extra rest the day before a meet. At this point in the season my coach believes I have enough miles under my belt and to just focus more on speed and rest.
I believe I know what I am going to blog about. I am going to study how your diet affects your performance as a athlete, particularly runner's. I may also look at how it affects people who aren't athletes.I anticipate some challenges because there are many different resources saying various things. I will have to choose the ones I find are best.
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