Training Log: The 2009 Arnold Classic 5K Pump and Run:
- Day 37
Filed Under (Training) by admin on 02-03-2009
Tagged Under : Arnold Classic, Clint Malarchuk, Pump and Run
TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
CLINT MALARCHUK
Today’s training inspiration is a man who, despite being one of the better goalies in the National Hockey League during his career, was not known so much as one of the league’s stars as he is remembered for making a comeback after what was quite possibly the most gruesome and horrifying injury in the history of professional sports.
On March 22, 1989, while tending goal for the Buffalo Sabres, Malarchuk had his throat slashed by a skate blade in a freak accident. The skate severed his carotid artery.
Blood began to spurt from Malarchuk’s neck, covering the ice in a matter of seconds. Malarchuk began to crawl his way to the bench, certain that he was going to die.
Much like the JFK assassination or the Challenger explosion, nobody who was watching this particular hockey game would ever forget the sight. Three of Malarchuk’s teammates vomited on the ice. Two fans in the stands suffered heart attacks.
Clint Malarchuk returned to practice four days later. One week after that, he was back on the ice in a regular season game against the Quebec Nordiques.
He continued to play professional hockey despite struggling with alcoholism and obsessive-compulsive disorder, both of which were exacerbated by the traumatic incident. Nonetheless, despite these problems, he would play eight more years of professional hockey in the NHL, AHL and IHL in a professional and junior career that spanned 19 seasons.
Okay, this one’s for Clint. One time for my warriors.
TODAY’S PERFORMANCE
10 Miles on Stationary Bike: 23:58
10 Miles on Stationary Bike: 24:29
Weights:
- Wide Grip Lat Pulldowns (x5)
- Close Grip Cable Rows (x5)
- Seated Shoulder Press (x5)
- Dumbbell Lateral Raises (x5)
- Dumbbell Forward Raises (x5)
IPOD SONGS DURING TRAINING
Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait
Parachute Club – At the Feet of the Moon
Pet Shop Boys – Can You Forgive Her
Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You
Scripture – Words Needed
Snoop Dogg – Hennessy
Snoop Dogg – It’s The
Snoop Dogg – We Just Wanna Party with You
Stereo MCs – Step it Up
Stereo MCs – Deep Down and Dirty
Sven Gali – Under the Influence
Thompson Twins – Sisters of Mercy (7″ Version)
T.I. – Bezzle
Timbaland – Scream
Timbaland – The Way I Are
Toad the Wet Sprocket – Fall Down
Tom Cochrane – Human Race
Tom Cochrane – White Hot
Tom Petty – Refugee
Toto – Hold the Line
Ultravox – A Friend I Call Desire
Van Halen – Don’t Tell Me What Love Can Do
Van Halen – Humans Being
Van Halen – Right Now
TRAINING NOTE
Hell yeah. Improved on my 10 Mile personal best from George Chuvalo Day. I wasn’t even considering the possibility, just hoping that maybe I could slip below 25 minutes today if I was lucky. This is a good sign as race day appears. Even if my back won’t really take any running, I am still reaching new heights in the cross-training.
Perhaps even more unexpected was that my second 10-Miler of the day (tired legs) turned out to be my third fastest ever. Hmmm… Seems to be happening at the right time.
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