Mini Forklift

RACE STATS DIST: 42.2km TIME: 5.33:55 AVE HR: 160 bpm MIN HR: 120 bpm MAX HR: 190 bpm CALORIES: 4,753 AVE SPD: 7.58kph AVE PCE: 7.54min/km MAX SPD: 15.5kph MAX PCE: 3.52min/km MAX ALT: 2,896ft MIN ALT: 1,237ft TOTAL ASCENT: 3,710ft Just waiting for the official race photos to be uploaded, but I have a few that my friends took Just enough time to stop for a quick fruit cider on the way down Pre-race dinner, the others were kind enough to order all vege Thai food just because of me. So lots of tofu, veges and other yummo stuff I think I chased this guy for a while during one of the more lonely sections of the course

Nice selection of exercises you had going on there Helen! Mmmmm, that evening snack sounds pretty good! Welcome to the forum, great to have you here. Good luck for hitting all of your goals this year MF.

What are your goals? I don't quite understand, I presume you want to add muscle but then your trainer only wants you to eat 1,200cals a day? That can't be right ?!

Whoa, looks like a nice haul !!

Thanks for the reply. Negative dips are fantastic, a great way to finish off a chest session as well IMO.

What is your bodyweight if you don't mind me asking? I would probably be inclined to lower the protein a bit and raise the fats; if you are training with any kind of intensity you would get benefits from increasing your healthy fats/EFA's quite a bit higher than 10%. Carbs are probably okay around 40%.

All good here Rob Do you find the negative-only stuff easy enough to do if you are training alone? Hope you have had a good weekend buddy MF.

Building your own gym,, VERY cool. I am jealous !! So what pizza did you eat and what beer did you drink?..

Aussie pullups, pah. You need to do kiwi pullups bro!

Report and pics on the way, another one done and dusted

Report and pics on the way, another one done and dusted

A couple more...

Some photos I got from the run last week, taken about an hour before it all went so wrong and I punctured my eyeball haha...

Very nice, seems like a cool guy. Thanks for sharing the video MF.

Please come back VS!

Damn. Arms are looking solid !!

Still fast in my book mate. Well done.

Cheers Ross. I was running along a trail and there was a tree branch pointing right at me ~ ran straight into it and it hit the top of my right eye luckily just missing the pupil. This week's been a funny one, seems to be healing well one day and then the next it's all blurry and watery. Still looking forward to the race, haven't been able to train this week due to my vision, so at least I will be well rested! Heading out for around an easy 20-25km run tomorrow morning followed by a fasted (and faster) 10-12km run first thing on Friday. Then I leave for Wanaka about 9am Friday morning, it's a long drive from Christchurch so we'll get there sometime Friday afternoon. Race is Saturday morning. My only goal is to finish sub 5 hours. Tough, hilly course with numerous freezing cold river crossings. Will be great

Thanks Hobbs. Has been a funny week, eye seems to be healing well one day and then the next it's all blurry and watery. Still looking forward to the race, haven't been able to train this week due to my vision, so at least I will be well rested! Heading out for around an easy 20-25km run tomorrow morning followed by a fasted (and faster) 10-12km run first thing on Friday. Then I leave for Wanaka about 9am Friday morning, it's a long drive from Christchurch so we'll get there sometime Friday afternoon. Race is Saturday morning. My only goal is to finish sub 5 hours. Tough, hilly course with numerous freezing cold river crossings. Will be great

Priceless, and true!

That is a fast 400m mate, congrats on the new PB!

Sorry to hear about your cancer diagnosis, however I am sure your diet will serve you well. Welcome to the forum and it's great to have you here. I look forward to seeing you around posting more MF.

Nice deadlifting man, big weight for reps there. You really do need to sort out your avatar someday lol.

Nice to see someone else training in a fasted state. Hope you are having a good week Rob, and please continue to post. Vegetarian, vegan, whatever. We're all essentially travelling on a similar path. Take care buddy MF.

Your workout was probably a combination of not enough and like you suggested, possibly compounded by a nutrition factor. But hey we all get days like that and I am sure you will make up for it on your next session. Keep up the good work with your training though, even the one above looks pretty decent on paper! Oh and don't eat too many kiwi's... we're endangered lol.