Maddy

Maddy and I'm 22 From Perth WA I'm trying to get as fit and healthy as I can in order to be the best field hockey player I can be, and dominate on the hockey pitch!

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This weeks program! Here’s to having fun with some long runs!

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Absolutely knackered! Taking on a new role at work and so I don’t get to sit down at all there, and then straight off to training basically each night so sleep is between 3-5hours each night.... :( Flat out with study as well!

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Yesterday I doubled up! I played both ones and twos, and I’m hoping that I can keep this up! To make sure this happens, and that I’m ready for my half-marathon in August, I’m going to commit to all of my running sessions this week! I haven’t been to the gym since I’ve gotten home from the UK, but I’m going to try and get in there at least once this week- I’ve never loved the gym so this will be hard enough for me…

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Been a tough 6ish weeks- dealing with a break up and also playing twos, and getting back into uni and being constantly stressed and rushed at work... Argh lots of stress going on! I’ve been having some breathing when I run, still able to complete my running and make really good times, just cannot get my breath back after... Not fun, and people keep asking me if everything is alright- seen a doctor and he’s just as confused as me. Fingers crossed it all gets figured out soon!

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Hopefully back into it!

It’s been a very long 4 months, but I’m very pleased to say that I am back into the routine of work/uni life, and becoming a much better and happier person! I went and saw my psychologist the other day and she even said how impressed she was with how positively I’ve changed! Makes me feel so accomplished to know that it’s not just me feeling like I’m doing better, but also that others can see the positive changes in my life :)

Really working hard at doing my diary and crossing things off of my to-do list, and so for this next month I’m really going to put myself first and not be too sidetracked by other things- within reason ;) haha

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So here’s my program for the rest of the week. I’m likely going to be very jetlagged when I get in on Wednesday so I’m going to do my best to go for at least a walk/light jog.

The rest of the week I will 100% be doing, I’ll be down on the farm Friday-Sunday with the family so much easier to get that done as they’ll bully me into it.

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End of Another Season

Sitting here in Heathrow Airport waiting to board the first of two flights home! This season in the UK has been very down, and not been as much fun as last years or as I’d hoped it would be at all. The team didn’t do so great, and personally I felt like a lot of it was a waste of my time.

I’ve been trying to see the positives a lot, but it’s been very difficult. The only real one I have is that I have started playing in the midfield now and am gaining more understanding of the outletting component of the game as opposed to just the front few structures.

It’s gonna take me around 21 hours to get all the way home, and I honestly cannot wait. The weather looks great still in Perth, and I can’t wait to see my family, boyfriend, friends, and get back into a team that is supportive and positive.

Gotta look forward to next year and work my butt off in the three weeks to go before the regular season starts!

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Okay so here’s this weeks program. Monday is 100% unrealistic and I basically don’t plan on doing the run... But thought I’d put it in in case I was feeling super sadistic tomorrow hah. I’ve had a really bad week with training, it’s not been good and I haven’t been able to contain my emotions. It also doesn’t help that I took the last couple of weeks super easy and so feel super fat and have lost some fitness. But hopefully I’ll be able to turn that around. Only two weeks till I head home for my season at home, and I have to be fighting fit if I’m going to get good minutes each week.

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Here's this weeks terribly written sessions! The internet here doesn't work so had to do it on my phone instead of my laptop... My goals this week, following some awful down times in my depression, are to just make it to the gym everyday and do my best. No more pity parties and sleeping all day, I at least have to make it out of the house and up to the gym!

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This Week

Okay so this week is a pretty big week on the ol legs! I’m going to do my best to get it all done, but if there’s something to cut (which I’ll decide on based on where my legs are at each day) it’ll be from the running on Thursday and likely a modified version of everything on Friday... I felt super fit in my game on Saturday, so here’s hoping this week will keep pushing me towards a 7km game!

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Okay here’s this weeks session plan! Only two days late...

I missed out on session four this morning- just been absolutely knackered recently! I’ve not slept well since Sunday night because someone tried to break into my home! :(

Let’s home the rest of the week goes to plan!

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Because I forgot to do it yesterday...

Here’s this weeks program! I did the run tonight (accidentally did 3x2km TT because I can’t read!), and actually felt really good- so maybe my fitness isn’t as bad as I thought it was! Makes me feel much better :)

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Okay so this week has’t quite gone as planned... I failed on my running session yesterday morning- was just too tired to get up! But managed the run in the arvo- well most of it anyway! It’s the thought that counts right? But on to some good news! I officially have a Boyfriend! YEWW been a long time waiting, but he’s so lovely and wants to help me achieve my goals which is great :)

Fingers crossed I complete the rest of the weeks sessions!

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New Year, New Attempt

As we know I am shocking at keeping up to date... Here’s my goals for the year and this weeks session plan: Weight- 64kg Sit ups- 50 good form         I’m really not good at these with good form so just want to get to that benchmark. Plank (elbows on the ground)- 3 minutes        I’m not so bad at planking, but I want to be able to do a 2 minute plank without much wobbling and not feel absolutely horrendous at the end of it. Deadlift- 60kg Squat- 80kg

1K: 3:30 mins 5K: 20 mins 6K: 25 mins 10K: 40 mins 12K 50 mins

Hockey goals AHL within the next year. Learn to drag flick consistently.        20 in a row on target. Learn to overhead properly. Be able to do an upright reverse hit on the run.

This weeks work:

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Changes

So it's been a very long time since I was last on here, but so much has changed in the last year that I need an outlet.. Basically I've had the best hockey season of my life, but the worst emotional year of my life. I got screwed around by way too many people, and long story short I'm not on antidepressants.. The main reason I'm posting today is because I almost feel like I'm losing my mind... Whenever I'm asleep or waking from a sleep I basically hallucinate.. it's not dreaming because my meds don't let you drop into REM properly, so I know it's not real.. But the problem is it's so real I genuinely have to check the next morning if what I saw happened or not.. The most reoccurring thing is I've gotten a message from someone and checked it and responded and then when I bring it up with them they're completely confused- like I'm 100% convinced these messages exist until I go through them... Help!!!

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That dance you do when you PB on a 6K #under30club #happy #running #sundayRUNday (at Metricup, Western Australia, Australia)

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When your coaches idea of a "fun" session involves 8k of running 🙄🙄😭