Tough Mudder in Whistler!!!

SOOooooo as you may or may not remember, I did Tough Mudder in Whistler this past weekend. I was pretty freaking nervous about it. The videos are crazy intense, the strength they say you need is way more than I have so I had some pre-race nerves. But I have to say it was AWESOME!!!  I kicked some serious ass. I rocked it! It was 12 miles or 19 km's for us Canadian folk. In Whistler so lots of hills but nothing too crazy other than having to hike up one of the runs that was straight up, no big deal.

We had to jump in an ice bath, crawl in mud under barb wire, crawl in water under live wires, jump in a frozen lake, run LOTS, hike up a ski run, hike down a MUDDY trail (and I mean up to your waist in some spots), monkey bars, run through lots of live wires, walk through manure mud, rope climbing in the arctic snow, carried a log up a steep hill and down, run and jump up a quarter pipe (mind you it was into the arms of a hunky man) and climbed over 12 foot walls. There was 20 obstacles over the 19km's.

I've never been such a baddass chick and also scream like a girl at the same time before. LOL Like I said I kicked ass, I was first to complete lots of obstacles in my group, but at the same time I would scream and gasp at all the mud and poo mud and all the times I almost wiped out. haha. 

I finished it with half my body covered in bruises, no joke. HUGE bruises. Looks like I've been beaten. I also have a cracked rib but I'd do it again in a heartbeat. In fact, I've pre-registered for next year. Check out some of the pics and food I ate. I only ate veggie burgers and protein bars the whole weekend. Plus my vega shakes and lots and lots of beer and vodka. After the race though. :)

Part of team Briefed pre-race

My race buddy Sonya

My other race buddy Steve

 

 

 

After the monkey bars

Black Bean burger w/ jalapeno's from Mixs Grill

Mix Grill is above Ric's. Good burger. But nothing special. I had to add ketchup. There was no sauce. I asked for no mayo or cheese. They didn't even add ketchup of mustard. Weird.

Veggie Burger from Amsterdam cafe

 Same thing, good burger, but nothing special. No sauce. Had to add mustard and ketchup. But at least they gave me mustard without asking.

Falafel burger from Ingrids Cafe

By far the best veggie burger in Whistler. The pattie itself is full of falafel flavour. Comes with lettuce, sprouts, avocado, onion, peppers, carrots and tzatziki sauce but obvs I didn't have that.

Just a side note, NO BURGER WILL COMPARE TO THE LOVING HUT EXPRESS food truck. NONE. They have ruined me for all other veggie burgers. The bar is set high. Good luck Terra V Burgers.

SO all in all, there are some good options. I went all out this weekend cuz I did tough mudder. LOL so I ate a lot more burgers than normal. PLUS I was with a lot of guys and didn't want to seem to picky by having to eat at specific places. So I just said we had to eat where I could get a veggie burger. AND the day before meal had to be carborific and protein rich and so did the post race meal. So veggie burgers were the easiest option.

Peace

xoxo

K

Upper body workout

I thought it best to give my feet another days rest. They aren't hurting anymore but that could just be because I'm not pounding the pavement. Damn you Nike Free Run 2's! Its been such a great weekend in Vancouver for weather and I only got to run on Friday. Oh well, weights it is. A break is probs not a bad thing.

I could never just take the time off completely, so I ventured over to the gym today to get in a good upper body workout. Especially since I destroyed my lower body the day before. :)

400 jumping jacks

30 burpees

30 seconds, mountain climbers

3 sets 12.5lbs, shoulder press 12 reps

3 sets 12.25lbs, bicep curls 10 reps

3 sets 15lbs bent over rows 12 reps

3 sets 15lbs bent over shoulder rear raises 10 reps

3 sets 15lbs chest press 10 reps

3 sets 12.5lbs chest fly 10 reps

3 sets bench dips 12 reps

3 sets push ups 10 reps

Then I did a quick ab routine. I don't know what any of them are called. But I like to get in quite a number of them every other workout. I don't do them every day. Its good to give them a rest. The best abs are built in the kitchen anyways. ;)

Oh I also did the plank for 1 minute.

Peace

xoxo

K

Leg day at the gym

Well, I officially decided that Nike Free Runs 2 are NOT for running!!! What the? WORST! My feet are freaking aching like a mofo right now! Grrr. Asics for life!

Anyways, since my feet hurt, I could not run. Which makes a very sad Krystle indeed. Especially when its sunny. But I made the most of it and decided I'd venture to my gym and work out anyways. I killed my upper body yesterday, which is very apparent today. I could barely roll over this morning. LOL So legs it is!

3 sets goblet squats 35lb weight, 20 reps

3 sets ballerina squats 35lb weight, 20 reps

3 sets lunges 25lb weight, 10 reps (see note below)

3 sets step ups 17.5lb weight in each hand, 20

3 sets donkey kicks 15lb weight, 20 reps

3 sets side oblique, standing 30lb weight, 20 reps

3 sets side oblique crunch, using bench, 15 reps each side

3 sets ball exercise for the bum, 20 reps (see note below)

3 sets burpees, 10 reps

NOTE: For the lunges, I held the weight just above my shoulder and lunged back with the same leg and then forwards. Did that 10 times before switching to the other leg.

Ball exercise: lay on your back, feet resting almost at the top of the ball, legs bent, thrust your butt high in the air. Hold your core tight and hold for 3 seconds before lowering. When you are at the top, squeeze your bum, thighs, etc. If you need to rest your hands at your side for balance but as you grow stronger, move your arms so that they aren't touching anything. That way you use your core to stabilize you, not your arms. I put mine overhead. PS this move is hot. All the boys will love watching you do it. HAHA. Do it right after the donkey kicks and that hottie you've been eye-balling will be putty. LOL I kid I kid.

For the step ups. I hold the weights in each hand, step up with one leg and thrust the other knee up as far as I can then down. Alternate legs. This one is REALLY good for the quads and bum!!!

Get out there and sweat it out! Then eat awesome. :)

Eat clean, train mean, get lean!

Peace

xoxo

It was day 2 of 30 burpees a day till the Spartan Race! Woot woot!

Workin on my fitness

I haven't really posted much on what I do for my work outs, just the running part. But I thought you might be interested in some of my training. I'm always training for something whether its just life or a race. Right now as you know its the Spartan Race and Tough Mudder. But the running season has started and there's tons of races coming up that I'd like to get involved in.

I work out VERY regularly. About 5-6 times per week. My main focus is always on running and any exercise that will help that so I do a lot of lower body exercises but with the races rapidly approaching I need to get my upper body in better shape. And bikini season is coming too.;)

Run total time: 40 minutes

In that I did about 15 minutes of stairs. Just ran up and down 10 times with 30 seconds to 1 min breaks in between.

Gym total time: 45 minutes

200 jumping jacks

30 burpees

90 seconds of high knees

3 sets bicep curls

3 sets overhead press

3 sets chest press

3 sets chest fly

3 sets reverse fly

3 sets bench dips

AND I think about 3 more exercises that I can't remember and/or don't remember what they're called. I like to do HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). So I do 1 or 2 exercises then do burpees, jumping jacks or high knees in between. Then do another exercise, cardio, exercise, cardio, etc etc etc. I think this is the best way to train. You get way better results faster and you waste less time at the gym because you aren't really taking any breaks.

ALSO, I used the 12.5 weights and did 10-15 reps, depending on the move. I've been told I have to use heavier weights, that I'm stronger than I think. Sigh. FINE. I'm the worst at upping the weight when it has anything to do with my upper body, but my legs or abs I kill those with no problem. Lol

OK Gotsta go! This lady has got to eat! Time for a protein packed smoothie and wait for my afternoon run! Yup, you read that right. I'm going for a run around Stanley Park this afternoon too! Ha. You call me crazy? I got your crazy!

Peace

xoxo

K