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Monday 23 January 2012

Week 15 ....3miles...might change my tactics...

My first marathon...that's my aim.... What's next? Well wait for it....roaming around on Facebook today a message flashed before my eyes..my glasses fogged with the hysteria... .I jumped up and down off my seat...all excited...Marcus (our Born To Run marathon coach) announces an Ultramarathon training group...it sounds lovely...25mins slow ( that's me that's me! jumping up and down off my seat...had to put the brakes on the chair with all the jumping!) and then 5 mins walk...woohoo I love walking... Why doesn't he let us walk for the five miles tho?! I bet he has an easy time with the other group strolling along the road looking at the birds and the trees ....while I sweat it out fecking and blinding along my 5 mile route...sneaky fecker....sounds lovely tho...if any of my patients asks me ' any plans for the summer?'... Well I was thinking of doing an Ultramarathon....mad! Maybe in another lifetime....I will offer my services as a ' Born To Run water girl' for their training if needed... everytime they'd pass me for a pit stop I could sing some of Brian's (Hayden) fav songs.... ' you're on the road to nowhere ( high pitched of course) or maybe ' I will walk 500 miles' la lala la la....

The run: it was grand tonight...Brian did give me one tip...try and take longer strides...I tried that coming around Fels Point ...didn't work...didn't feel comfortable but then again if it was comfortable I would be doing it already...so I'll try it again tomorrow night...haven't stopped once since my triumphant run up the hill the week before last...I've never given myself so many pats on the back! But if it kills me I will move up to the middle of the group... I'm getting faster slowly but surely,bit by bit....I have it in me but I just need to kick myself up the arse a couple of times and hope it works....must do some research on different food groups...am booking a Physio appt tomorrow to try and loosen out the legs ( aarrrgh do I have to strip?!) , and finally.....I can see actual real visible wear on my trainers...woohoo! I am a real runner now.....






3 comments:

  1. Wear shorts to the physio or knee lenght running trousers if its just your calves and you'll be fine, pretty sure they have seen it all before anyway. Anne

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  2. thanks Anne, i know they have seen it all before but it me who has the problem! very self conscious....

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  3. Aren't we all ;)

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If anyone has any advice or suggestions please feel free to post, im sure there are plenty people out there like myself wishing to run....