Saiyami on her diet Abundant fruits make it to my diet. I consume eggs, bread, jowar [ rotis] with dal or sabzi, salads like carrot and cucumber, and finish the day with grilled fish or chicken, and soup. On the days that Iu2019ve done a long workout, I increase the amount of rotis, or brown rice I consume. Hydration is the key.
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As I increase my distances in the forthcoming months, Iu2019ll adjust my diet accordingly.
On returning to Mumbai, she gave a go at a regular run in the city. On day one of her return, she pulled off 16 kilometres ( K), seamlessly.
As the years went by, she upped her distances from 16K to 21K, and eventually to 42K. u201c When building it up, Iu2019d set a goal to complete 110K a week. If Iu2019d do 19K one day, Iu2019d do a smaller 4K run the next day. Thatu2019s how one must build up the distance they can cover.
Iu2019ve done two full marathons. The first time I did it, I was so slow that I took five hours to finish it. Iu2019ve also done about 20- odd half marathons,u201d says Kher, making evident that her u201c next stepu201d was to give a go at the Ironman challenge.
Prepping for the Ironman Come June 28, Kher will be among the participants of the half Ironman challenge in the Netherlands. Over the past month- and- a- half, she has been upping her routine to go on a cardio overdose to prep for the feat. u201c Itu2019s another ballgame since it involves three disciplines. I train six days a week.
My training involves two or three cycling sessions of about 50K each, a few swimming sessions of about 2K, and a long run of 25K on Sundays,u201d she says, quick to add that having found comfort in running over the years, she has been focusing on enhancing her performance in the other two disciplines.
As is consistent with triathlon training, Kher takes to brick workouts on other days of the week, combining two disciplines, as she eventually will on the day of the race. u201c These involve a 30K cycling session, followed by a 10K run, or a 2K swim. Now that Iu2019ve become comfortable with the exercise, Iu2019m working on upping the distances and enhancing the speed. In the Ironman, if you donu2019t complete the swimming and cycling legs within five hours, you are disqualified. So, I need to reduce my swimming time to 50 minutes, if I want to meet that deadline. While Iu2019ve never pulled off a 90K cycling session, I take about two hours and fifteen minutes to wrap up a 50K.u201d Acclimatising for the Netherlands event The hilly terrains of Pali Hill provide sufficient incline training to mimic what Kher is likely to face in Netherlands. u201c I do loops on Pali Hill and Bandstand. On the days that I do longer rides, I head to NCPA [ in South Mumbai] from Bandra, and then go back. I also frequent Priyadarshini Park.u201d Kher admits that the controlled environment of the pool offers her a certain rebate when compared to the conditions she will face on the final day. u201c At the race, Iu2019ll be swimming in a lake. Fortunately, my parents still live in Nashik, where there is a lake. I frequently swim there, and will do [ more] of that. That will be aligned with what will transpire during the final event.u201d Kher has only recently ordered her trisuit to brave the expectant 17 degrees temperature of Netherlands in June. As a u201c mock testu201d, she is set to slip into it for a mini triathlon in Mahableshwar in April. u201c I plan to get a sense of the technical aspects, like training in a trisuit, at the time.u201d Juggling it with her shoot Physical activity is only set to increase for Kher, who has also been training in MMA for her forthcoming actioner, for two hours each day. She plans to stay on track with her routine by employing a trick thatu2019s got her this far: consistency.
1.9 km Swim 90 km Cycling 21 km Run Half Ironman distances Saiyami Kher breaks down her prep for the half Ironman in June Saiyamiu2019s progress in 45 days Category Before After Running ( 10k) 69 min 58 min Cycling ( 50k) 160 min 135 min Swimming ( 2k) 68 min 54 min Kher after the 2020 Mumbai Marathon.
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