XoliFit Training

Well, I did it: My first Ultra Marathon.
The furthest I had ever ran was 30km before that.
I skipped the marathon and went straight for 53.84km cause I knew it would be fun.

Type 2 fun right?
Very proud and still can't fully process or wrap my head around the fact that I did that.

The is by far my favorite race I've ran. The team, the volonteers, the energy, the supporters, the participants... a vibe like no others.

Thanks to Nicola and Matt for the company for the last bit. Sorry I shoot off but I just wanted to go home 😅🤣
It was a loooooong one but it felt very special getting to experience the sunset on Mt Vic and finishing with the head torch.

🎅🎄Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🎅

Posting less lately to enjoy real life more.
Hitting the trails and gym. Spending time with friends.

Week #15 summary

Hit my mileage goal of 55km this week with 4 runs.
A nice little 10km on Monday
Quick 5km Tuesday on Treadmill
Slow 15km on Thursday and,
Long 25km trail run on Saturday.

I am now painfully aware I need to take this seriously. Recovery is just as important as training and I cannot wing it anymore.

Next week is going to be brutal with 65km. Next week will be the start of a very slow incremental increase of weekly mileage to build resistance.
I'll keep smiling because deep down I love it.

Week 14 summary.

S**t week. Tired. Drained. But I stuck to the plan.
30km done in 3 sessions on treadmill.

🩸 hit on Saturday for the long run which I skipped. I feel bad and guilty about it but I know it was the right decision but it sucks...

Switched to an easy gym session today. Happy to see the hammies and calves are growing and feeling strong.

Even if I'm not perfectly hitting my training I'm doing it and it's working I can feel it.

New week tomorrow. Gotta hit that 55km. Can't turn back now.

✨️ WEEK 11 summary ✨️

Weakling week 😅 did 35km of a 45km goal...
Ngl, stuggled with the dark and cold nights.

✨️ Monday went well with 10km run by the bay, nice and flat. My watched fcked up again and didn't record it...
✨️ Thursday was a very long day at work and I was too lenient with myself so I ended up going on Friday for only half the distance I was due..
=> because late week runs have been difficult lately, I got myself a cityfitness membership again. Reluctantly... but there's no comparison when it comes to cost (vs buying a treadmill)
✨️ Saturday was my long run day with a gorgeous 21.35km in 3h30, and nice little 887m elevation gain.
Tip track and its 22% decline sections did a number on my knees but I'm all good. Tomorrow will be a flat 10 for sure 😅

Overall feeling pretty good. I think I need to be a bit tougher on myself to stick to my schedule and not skip runs. With the gym membership and access to a treadmill it should be much much easier.

Next week is a 50km week with my longest run ever scheduled for Saturday!
Can't wait!!!

Week 7 Summary

🩵 31.46km total so goal has been reached.
Lots of rain and wet runs again...
🩵 a very good 10km on Monday which set the tone for the week.
🩵 Ran a new route on Saturday for my 15km : very very pleased to see it was way easier than I thought.
🩵 Quick pool session on Sunday for recovery (swipe for underwater shots 🐠) Form has improved

My knee hurts so might have a full week off running next week and focus on Strength.
Been running 3x a week for 7 weeks straight so I might be starting to feel it...

Last thing I want is to crash and burn so 1 week of very light to no running won't kill my progress. Still 302 days left 😂



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Week #2 summary

3 runs and a total of 25.91km for a goal of 23km 🔥

Overall very happy so far. Running feels very comfortable and natural.

1 gym session scheduled for tomorrow and a swim 💪 because why not? 😂

🩸 started so my body is a wreck: I'm bloated as f**k and it hurts but pushing through. It's a finite moment in time. It won't last 😇

Bring it on week 3 😤

Truely a dream vacation.
Just a few photos we got back from the disposable camera 🤩
I don't know if it was the lack of chores or the fact that we followed our own little rythn but it was so relaxing!

Snorkled almost every day, swam, biked, even ran and yet never felt pressured or stressed.

Been back for a week and acne is back, stress and nightmares...

I want to implement changes to my lifestyle to get back into that stress-free state. I'll work on identifying my triggers and set up routines to help me overvome whatever is triggering me into anxiety.

More footage to come of this incredible time in the cook islands.

Already miss the sandy beaches.

Round The Bays recap 🙂

Sorry I'm too cheap to buy the photos 😅 the race bib took everything haha

I ran the 10km and it basically went perfectly.
Weather was perfect : light wind, sunny but not too hot.

I started with eating complex carbs 1h+ before the start. In the past, I overlooked nutrition and it got me after km3 😅
This time, it went well. No digestion issue.

Started the race slow, keeping my heart rate under 145 to make sure I don't burn. I gently increased mace until I felt comfortable maintaining the pace and to my surprise it was around 6:30/km

after km3, i pushed harder and managed to beat my all time best at 5km with 29:36
I kept the pace for as long as I could, reminding myself that I was doing something I had not done before.

Around km8 I started having in my left glutes as they were doing 80% of the work. I kept thinking positive to push and not give up and walk.
This is the 2nd thing I'm the most proud of 🤣

I was making good time so it helped keeping focus and managed to finish in 1:05:32 which is my all time PB.

Goal is to do better at Wellington Marathon 10mm in June.