Getting Ready for Masters Nationals
Hello, it’s Saturday July 28th….I have one week until I compete. No not a body building competition, but a Masters Track and Field National meet in Orono, Maine. This is track and field for those over 30 years old.
April 27 I vowed to lose unwanted body fat after a piss-poor performance in front of 20,000 people at the Penn Relays. Being big for walking around and sprinting the 100 and 200 meters are not a good recipe for success. I got off the creatine, got strict on the food choices, upped the cardio and cut down the weight/added high reps. Result: 24 pounds lighter, 5% body fat and my hamstrings and lower back are loving it. Also, my times have dropped dramatically.
Last year at the Charlotte, NC Nationals I got the bronze in the 100M dash and it left a bad taste in my mouth. The meet will be live on http://www.sportnet.com/ August 2-5. I will run in the 40M age group, both the 100 and 200m dashes. As soon as the meet is over I am loading up on a fat steak, a loaded potato and a fresh cherry cheesecake!
July 28, 2007 at 6:04 am
You look awesome! Good luck in the meet. Sounds like you knew exactly what to do to succeed. Keep us posted.
July 28, 2007 at 6:39 am
I didn’t even know that there was such a thing as a Masters Track event - good luck! I for one will be checking back to see how you like taking the gold.
July 28, 2007 at 6:45 am
yep, some states have more meets than others. I am fortunate to live in Texas where there is always a summer meet somewhere for all ages…go to usatf.org and browse around for a while, you can also go to masterstrack.com and see where some events are. Europe is huge into track or athletics as they refer to it as.
July 28, 2007 at 6:48 am
Good luck from a fellow 40 year old, teacher and Texan!!