Viking Line Midsummer Marathon

On Saturday 22. July took place in Võsu which is Lääne-Viru County "Summer Capital" fourth time event Viking Line Midsummer Marathon.
It was very nice sunny day and temperature was around 18*C. So it means weather was just perfect for running.

This year there was 1503 participants and that's a record almost exceed 400 participants compare from last year.

The main goal of the Midsummer Marathon is to introduce the Võsu area and to organise a great recreational sports event in a non-urban environment.

There are three possible distance to choose:
* 7,7 km (electronic timing and no timing)
* 21,1 km that includes a special cross-country final (electronic timing)
* 42,2 km that includes a special cross-country final (electronic timing)

Passing one of those distance in Võsu at the Midsummer Marathon is an experience – guaranteed !

21,1 km (half-marathon) and 42,2 km (marathon) start on the village road. But before the end runners run about 1 km in the forest what will test every participant – soft and uneven turf, lots of mud splashes in wet weather in order to prove the passing of the Võsu half marathon. The end of the track is on the village road again, and the final spurts may begin.

Tracks are officially measured in 2016 and meet the requirements - 42,195 km and 21, 1 km accordingly. The short distance is 7, 688, 5 km and it does not have a track pass.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION (Midsummer Marathon WEB)

HERE IS GALLERY of Midsummer Marathon 2017

Me and my 12 year old son both ran 7,7 km - no timing. I took time with Endomondo App and got duration 48 m :26 s. I think it is good result, because lately i have not done serious workouts. Before the Night Run Estonia 2017 it was a great warm up.

For the prize we got a small energy package (large apple and a 0.5 L bottle of water with strawberry-basil taste), Viking Line ferry gift card (Tallinn-Helsinki-Tallinn) and the book "Get healthy with fasting" by Natalia Trofimova

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION (Night Run Estonia WEB)

My main workouts are at the moment walking and sometimes i use inline skates to go work.

After Challenge: the Best Shape of Life i decided to take a break, because i had serious issues with my left leg. In autumn hope to start again.
Meanwhile i go and realx at the AQVA Hotel & Spa Water park and Sauna centre with my son.
We both earned a month pass (as free entrance for a month) from Healthy Rakvere Movement (Terve Rakvere Liigub) 2016/2017 where we passe all requiered stages.

Thanks to the Healthy Rakvere Movement (Terve Rakvere Liigub) 2016/2017 we got (me and my son) also free passes to the 7,7 km (no timing) Viking Line Midsummer Marathon.

BE POSITIVE.

 SMILE.

 STAY POSITIVE.

 DO WORKOUT.

 DO IT FOR YOURSELF.

 🙌YOU CAN DO IT! 🙌

Challenge: the Best Shape of your Life (Award)

On 23. May there took place in AQVA sport centre a festive awarding and honoring for Challenge: the Best Shape of your Life. They announced the biggest loser for weight and fat percentage and growth for muscle percentage.

In Challenge: the Best Shape of your Life took part 96 participants and 59 of them finished with challenge.
59 participants together lost 110 kg of body weight.
Average lost of body fat percentage was 1,53% and average raised muscle percentage was 4,88% per person.

Biggest challenger was the lady who lost 3,1 kg of her body weight and lost 11,1% of body fat and raised muscle percentage to 10,2%. She also got grand prize.
The biggest body weight looser was a lady who lost with four week 6,8 kg. It means she lost her body fat percentage and transformed it her muscle percentage.

There was only three man who finished the challenge: the Best Shape of your Life.
The biggest body weight looser was a guy who lost with four week 5 kg of his body weight.
Another guy lost 4,2 % body fat percentage from his first result.

For all the participants who finished got free entrance to the AQVA Hotel & Spa  water park and sauna centre for 2,5 h. Yes i got it too 🙌

Biggest Shape Changer grand prize was a vacation package in AQVA Hotel & Spa - accommodation for two in XL-room with breakfast and use of the AQVA water park and sauna center.

There was also the smaller prizes from Oriflame cosmetics.

Down here are my results:
After Tuesdays evening (16.May) weight training i decided to weight myself, just for interest. Than i got my weight 55,3 kg, fat percentage 12,9% and muscle percentage 47,5%.
After that i had one work day (17. May) and one rest day (18. May).
On Friday (19. May) i went also to the weight training (fitness instructor Kätlin Kärdi) weighted after training and gave pass away. Results i got were pretty different after two days - weight 55,3 kg (same), fat percentage 15,60% (+2,7, was 12,9%) and muscle percentage 44,90% (- 2,6%, was 47,5%).
I think that food affects those percentage value changes. Because before morning training and day before i ate loads of cottage cheese and cheese - can`t help with it, just love 💖💖 that stuff and avocados.

Overall i am happy and yes i would do this kind of challenge again. But probably i will never become the biggest shape changer. I just would feel fun and enjoy trainings 😃

	15.03.2017  (Month B4 C)	17.04.2017  (Before Challenge)	19.05.2017  (After Challenge)
WEIGHT:	55,6 kg	54,8 kg	55,3 kg
FAT PERCENTAGE:	19,80%	15,10%	15,60%
MUSCLE PERCENTAGE:	42,30%	45,20%	44,90%

BE POSITIVE.

 SMILE.

 STAY POSITIVE.

 DO WORKOUT.

 DO IT FOR YOURSELF.

 🙌YOU CAN DO IT! 🙌