Skrevet av Ingrid den 17.09.2009
I lost to day 0-1. Lotte won 2-1.
Lotte did a beautiful job today. She worked so hard and kept her guard tight so the Russian did not get any point. 0-0 after the first round, 0-2 after second and third round, and 2-1 after the last round. It was really amazing, Lotte you are the best! I am so proud of you and I am pretty sure you will take home the gold medal.
I had a really bad day at work. My opponent, Marzia is a boxer who doesn’t like to box. In the fight she moved around and her arms were allover the place. We had a tactic that I was going to use my jab and double the attacks. We were also prepared that this was going to be a difficult fight and talked about it before the fight. I was working a lot trying to get the right distance but it was really hard because she was moving fast. When I finally got in she put her head down and tried to lock my arms. I started to get stressed and when she got a point in the third round she kept it safe. I tried my best to get even but at some point I also lost the confidence in what I was doing and I am so disappointed of myself.
It is so frustrating because I have put so much time and energy into training and of course it is not easy when you also know that you disappointed people around you that have made a lot of effort to train you and also share the same dreams.
Skrevet av Ingrid den 16.09.2009
This morning Max and me got up at 0545 to make the weight. Max didn’t make it but I was 0.6 kg below on the scale.
I won my match against Romania today. I am glad that I won but tomorrow I have to box better. Before the match I felt a little bit nervous. I guess its because it’s a while since I’ve been in the ring. I started a little bit out of rhythm but after a minute or so I found the right distance. Max were not happy after the first round (his normally not very happy in the corner), anyway, the score was 3-0. I also felt that the referee was trying to get me for everything. First it was to low uppercut and then the head was to low, and then he complained about me throwing inside hock. Phuu! But short time into the second round I throw a left hock in her face and the referee counted. After counting the Romanian coach tossed a towel into the ring and they stopped the match.
Tomorrow I will box against Italy and Lotte is going to meet Russia. I am pretty sure this matches will be full time so fasten your seatbelts
Skrevet av Ingrid den 15.09.2009
Yesterday evening we (the Norwey team as they call us here) arrived Hotel River in Nikolajev. Lotte and me were tired from the flight but very happy Max did not take us here by his bus (he loves to drive). It took us about 3 hrs to get rooms (!), when we finally got the room it was nice (but they only have TV channels talking Ukraine). After dinner (protein powder and cereals) we did some jogging outside and we went to bed early.
Up very very early, 05.45 (but 04.45 in Norway time) to loose some weight. I only had 0.6 kg so that was piece of cake for a sweating person as me. Lotte was in weight. After sweating 30 minutes we went to the weigh in, had breakfast and then some sleeping. Max and Robert were on the drawing. As some of you probably know the drawing is important because if you loose you’re out, so we really want a good drawing.
Drawing:
In 57 kg there are 15 boxers. In the first match I will meet a girl from Romania. I have not met her before and I don’t know much about her. This fight will be tomorrow at the evening pass. If I beat her I will meet Martzia from Italy. I have met her before: in the first match in last European champ and I beat her with 1 point. She is southpaw and she box defensive (I don’t like those guys). This will be a tuff match. Then it’s the Russian in the semifinal. It was not the best drawing but if you going to win you have to beat the best.
Lotte will meet Klara today. She is Swedish and since we have spent a lot of time in head of this competition in Sweden they know each other well. Klara is taller then Lotte and have a good jab so Lotte have to be tight and try to double the attaches when she goes in. Klara have both silver and bronze from WC so this is a tuff opponent but Lotte is going to kick her ass later this afternoon.
Lotte won her match to day! Klara went into Lottes left hock and got knocked out in the third round. It was not nice and we hope she’s going to be alright.
Skrevet av Ingrid den 04.09.2009
The last preparation before the European Championship will be done together with the Swedish National team this weekend (until Tuesday). We will have some match sparring on Saturday and Sunday, and the last two days we will do some task sparring. Of course Max is driving to Uppsala (I am used to long road trips with Max so that will not be a problem). Though, I will miss Kristin, which I am used to travel with but I guess Lotte soon will be hooked on House too.
It is Lotte Lien and me that are going to the European. The European start next Monday (14 Sept) in Nikolaev, Ukraine.
Skrevet av Ingrid den 18.08.2009
This evening me and Anna Ingman were training together. We had five rounds of sparring. She is pretty tuff and strong and I had to keep my legs moving. It was really nice working with her.
Skrevet av Ingrid den 12.08.2009
Last week we had a training camp in Oslo with the Swedish team. After two days with less training, we now continue the preparations for the European Championship in Sweden.
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Skrevet av Ingrid den 07.08.2009
This summer was spent in Washington DC. For two months I was working at the Buonanno Lab, National Institute of Health. Working at this professional lab was both a challenging and educational experience for me, and I am so grateful I got this chance.
Lets talk about the training first and then the shopping (restitution shopping).
Before I left, one of my great coaches Martin made me a very detailed training plan with two training bout’s every day (sometimes three, but that did not happen). So as you might understand this has absolutely not been a lazy summer. Of course it was very important to have a good running up to the European Champ this September.
Close to were I lived I found a training center, Fitness First, were I lifted weights (løfta skrot) at least four times a week. At this training center I also met a boxing coach, Bruce. You might say he found me though, walking around with a Norwegian boxing team t-shirt. He recommended me to train boxing at Knox Boxing in Adams Morgan. Unfortunately there were no active girls in this club but it was ok to do the bag work and all the other things that did not included sparring. Bruce also fixed some sparring with a professional girl boxer, Jennifer Salinas. She was tuff and we had some good workouts together. Bruce was very nice and very passionate about boxing and helped me a lot.
I did not get many visits from my mother country (moderlandet), only one. Cathrine and her fabulous family took me out eating pancakes and also out shopping at an outlet store outside DC. Besides this I was not much outside the red line or the J2 bus area.
I will recommend future Washington visitors to go to Montgomery mall (J2 bus end station), shopping in Georgetown, hiking in Potomac, party at Rock Bottom and try the margaritas at this Mexican place in Bethesda. I had three margaritas here and that was the record in the Buonanno lab..
Skrevet av Ingrid den 28.05.2009
Vi var et stort lag som tok turen til London helga 22-24 Mai. Fra OBK reiste den harde kjernen; Kristin, Stian og meg (og Max). Jeg fikk gått to kamper. I den første kampen møtte jeg en tysker ved navn Tasheena Bugar. Før kampen var det både uvisst hvilken ring vi skulle bokse i og om vi skulle gå i 3 eller 4 runder så man kan godt si det var ganske kaotisk borte i hallen.. Første runden var ganske treig men tempoet tok seg opp noe i andre runde. Jeg følte hele tiden jeg hadde overtaket selv om det ikke ble noe særlig tempo på boksinga.
I den andre kampen, og finale, møtte jeg en danske som het Sarah Mahfoud. Jeg hadde planer om og bokse bedre enn jeg gjorde dagen før men fortsatte i samme stil så det ble heller aldri noe super boksing men jeg vant greit og det er jo også viktig.
Kristin bokset en super kamp mot sølvmedalje vinneren i fra VM 2008, men ble litt for svak selv om hun kjempet som en løve.
Da er sesongen over men oppkjøring til EM i september er for fullt i gang. Jeg reiser til Washington DC i sommer for og jobbe og trene! Jippi America here I come!
Skrevet av Ingrid den 07.04.2009
I helgen ble det nordiske mesterskapet i boksing arrangert i Aabybro i Danmark. Det var en veldig artig tur med en kjempe fin gjeng (lagbilde til høyre). På søndagen hadde vi 10 norske boksere i finalene som endte med fire gull til Norge. Resultat finaler: http://www.boksing.no/t2.asp?p=48248&x=1&a=247600
På lørdagen møtte jeg Marlene (danmark) som har bronse fra EM 2007. Etter en noe treg start følte jeg at jeg hadde god kontroll de siste to rundene og vant komfortable 13-3. I finalen møtte jeg Maiju fra Finland. Jeg var fikk fort flyt i boksinga og avleverte noen ordentlige fulltreffere, Maiju fikk en telling og finskene kastet inn håndkle. Så var kampen over og jeg var nordisk meter 2009!Jehh:) også fikk jeg beste bokser pokal. Enda mer Jehh!
Gleder meg til neste gang vi skal på tur!
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