Goodbye February, Hello March

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February, half marathon, hockey, pizza, review, snowboard, training, yoga

Wow even with the extra day in Feb I still can’t believe it’s already March. My favorite season is Winter and we haven’t had much of one this year so I’m kind of sad that it’s almost Spring already. Although, I’m sure we are in for a few mor snow storms here before Summer time.

Goodbye February

Here are the highlights for me for February:

Signed up for the Calgary Half Marathon and created my training “plan with-out a plan”

Made some yummy Pizza (Yummy pic to be improved upon)

Celebrated valentines day with a long run and CrossFit with the husband

Played 3-on-3 hockey out on a cattle ranch

(photo courtesy of David Sherjan Photography)

Rediscovered a love for interval training

Completed my longest and toughest ski to date

Hello March

Now to bring on March. A few things I have planned for the month:

• Bought a Groupon for Hot Yoga
• If the snow melts, I am going to start bike commuting again to work
• Snowboard trip
• House Renovations

Did you have a good month? Anything you are looking forward to in March?

Workout Review

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crossfit, hockey, intervals, race, run, weekly workouts

Happy Monday! I decided I would start to do a weekly recap of my workouts so that I can review how I’m doing and pick out some trends. Every Wednesday I have been posting a glimpse of my daily eats and not only has it been a great way to share ideas with other foodies, but I have been finding it to be a great way to evaluate how I’m doing and if I should be making any adjustments. I plan to do the same thing with my workouts but I’ll show a week in review since 1 day in wouldn’t say much. So with that, here is what I did last week:

Monday – Hockey 75min Shinny

For your visual pleasure, I took this lovely pic of me in my gear while changing in the bathroom. This is where you get to change when you play hockey with the boys. Sometimes I get the luxury of the referee room, but not this week. Anyone know where I can find one of those mirrors….

Tuesday – Crossfit WOD

Wednesday – Metabolic Training

Thursday – Lunch Time Intervals

Friday – Rest Day

Saturday – Crossfit WOD + Hockey Game

“Desforges” – 5 rounds for time
Deadlift – 225 lbs (modification: 85 lbs), 12 reps
Pull – ups – (modification: added a jump), 20 reps
Clean and Jerk – 135 lbs (modification: 50lbs), 12 reps
Knees to Elbow – 20 reps

Sunday – 10km Run

I signed up for my first race of 2012, The Glencoe Icebreaker 10km in April. Last year I had a time of 50:18 in this race, but it snowed heavily that day, so this year I’m hoping to beat that time significantly.

How I felt? Today my legs are a bit sore. When I look back I feel like my Saturday had too many leg items and Hockey can really burn your legs out. Next time I have a Saturday game, I’ll probably forget about the WOD and just take a rest before my game instead.

Hockey in Style

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hockey

Today I played shiny hockey with the boys. I showed up in style in my new boots! It was all part of my plan to throw them off

2 goals later I now have to touch up my nail polish.

Crossfit again and Hockey

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crossfit, hockey

Woohoo I made it two days in a row with my crossfit plan.

Strength

handstand pushups

3-3-3-3-3-3-3

WOD

Ten rounds for time of:

135 pound Deadlift, 15 reps (*I adjusted the weight to 90 lbs for 2 sets, 75 for 2 sets, 70 for the remaining sets)

15 push-ups

For time

Final time: 14:13

Hockey Game

I also play hockey and had a game tonight. When I got home I watched my beloved Calgary Flames finally pull out a win. How Canadian of me.