what did I do before I starting running...tv,ate,tv,taytos,shower,tv,bed ( knackered normally)....now everything is different...as I've said in a previous blog since I've started this running malarkey I have not started any fad diets or normally Mondays would be Diet Day...I'd go all out-starve myself,pissey soup,water,pee all day and come 6 o clock I'd be ravishing and ate all round me...then the guilt would set in...a vicious circle really...but alas I am a changed nuthead....I have a routine caused by running and an added bonus is that it's a social thing also...and it's free...
So bored out of my tree last night, thumbs twiddling....I thought ' what can I do to make this running malarkey better'...well so far I've given up smoking,my daily intake of 5 cans of diet coke is a distant memory,I eat lumpy porridge and I prepare all my food for the day ahead ( stops me frothing about McDonalds!)....so me being a runner with a bit of a screw loose,Lent is my next challenge...and no I'm not a holy joe...I just like my food too much and sweet stuff...
I've come up with a new meaning to the word Lent....
Let's Eat No Treats...that took me ages!
So like a loola,.. Fat Tuesday (today) was my indulgence day... Pancakes galore! Woohoo ive probably put on a stone overnight but who cares I'll be sugar starved for the next forty days....well its actually 46...a child patient informed me today that it includes Sunday's...never knew that...when I was younger I'd bore holes in the back of my Easter eggs and sneakily eat the back half to get a head start...and then head into confession...stuffed may I add... and lie through my teeth...I'm sure every kid lied in confession!!
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| Might try this trick to keep me away from the sweet stuff..... |
The shakes are setting in already...but I've my final bag of Taytos to munch through tonight and then I'll be T-total....
I can do this...
If I can do it anyone can do it...I've just emptied my sweet cupboard out...looks very bare and lonely...sad day...and my lunch for tomorrow looks very bare...sandwich, apple, banana, kiwi,water and that's bloody it!
Ran 5 miles tonight...pissing rain, windy, and paddy last....but I did it...it was tough after missing so much over the last two weeks and I wasn't sleeping properly over the coughing with the chest infection...Mags and Sheila were with Catriona and myself tonight.....not used to running with real people...nuthead...
4 miles tomorrow...1st day of ' Let's Eat No Treats Campaign'....tough....
Sorry for putting a dampener on things, but Limerick is only 10 weeks away and you're quickly running out of time.
ReplyDeleteWould aiming for Cork make more sense? It would give you 5 extra weeks to prepare.
Hi Thomas,ive great faith in our trainer Marcus and at the moment we seem to be on target for our mileage...im aiming to complete my first marathon not to gain a competitive time....everyone has blips like flu's and injuries and giving up is not an option....i am determined!
DeleteI have no doubts about your determination. I was merely worried about the timing. But having faith in your coach is important, keep it going. Good luck to you!
Deletethanks Thomas i need all the luck i can get! maybe the timing might be out but ill soon find out...and ive always my next marathon to compete for, Athens or New York in Nov so my intensity will surely have somewhat improved by then...toes crossed...
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ReplyDeleteNo one said training for a marthon would be easy - but you seem determined to take part in Limerick. I think it is very important for you to continue with the group and aim for Limerick, because waiting until Cork could backfire badly - your whole life is now on a countdown to the 6th of May at 9am in Limerick. Fair enough you got the sniffles but you are back on track and remember for your first marathon the aim is to finish, they say it takes anything up to 5 years to become a pro marathon runner so you have plenty of time....
I love the way you call it the 'sniffles'! i know i wont come in through the finish line in record time but im stubborn enough to do my upmost best on the day...
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