Tuesday, May 29, 2007
5 weeks until Gold Coast
As the title says, it is 5 weeks until the Gold Coast marathon and it looks like I will be a non-starter. The past 4-5 weeks of training have been nothing short of pathetic. Too many life distractions and an overall feeling of 'just can't be bothered anymore' have left me down and a little depressed.
I got up early on Sunday after another bad night's sleep with the intention of running the Sri Chinmoy half marathon. My plan was a nice easy jog from home to the start (about 3k), run the race, then take the longer loop home for another easy 5k - giving me a total for the day of 21 hard and 8 easy. 2k into the easy jog to the start I stopped and stood there for nearly 5 minutes fighting with myself not to turn around and go home. I just felt so bad and totally lacking any energy or willingness to run. I decided to continue up to the aths track but had also realised that there was no point entering the Half. The wind was ferocious and my poor mental state would lead to a very ugly day out. I also was having trouble reconciling the $65 entry fee for a course I run almost every other day of the week!
Chatted to a couple of CRs prior to the start, then watched the runners go off. Absolutely no regrets not running at all. Slowly jogged back home still feeling terrible.
So, I punished myself by eating almost everything in sight for the rest of the day. I felt fat, lazy and disgusting for not running, so why not load up!!! It was sort of therapeutic in a way and I think it helped me with my motivation later that evening. I re-read sections of a fitness book called "Body for Life" and reaffirmed that I didn't want to turn into a couch potato.
I don't believe that Gold Coast marathon is an option for me now. Certainly the half marathon, but not the full. Nevertheless, I will do a 3+ hour run next Sunday as a 'just in case'. God knows with all the training I did for Six Foot that there must be something left in the legs' memory bank even if I just decided to run it for fun?
So this morning I dragged my fat arse out of bed and did 16km along most of yesterday's course. Glad I did. Also weighed myself and found that I am 60kg. 2kg more that whan I should be and 3-4kg more than what I want to be. Today I have put myself on a much better eating plan following most of the "Body for Life" philosophies. We shall see how the next few weeks pan out.
I got up early on Sunday after another bad night's sleep with the intention of running the Sri Chinmoy half marathon. My plan was a nice easy jog from home to the start (about 3k), run the race, then take the longer loop home for another easy 5k - giving me a total for the day of 21 hard and 8 easy. 2k into the easy jog to the start I stopped and stood there for nearly 5 minutes fighting with myself not to turn around and go home. I just felt so bad and totally lacking any energy or willingness to run. I decided to continue up to the aths track but had also realised that there was no point entering the Half. The wind was ferocious and my poor mental state would lead to a very ugly day out. I also was having trouble reconciling the $65 entry fee for a course I run almost every other day of the week!
Chatted to a couple of CRs prior to the start, then watched the runners go off. Absolutely no regrets not running at all. Slowly jogged back home still feeling terrible.
So, I punished myself by eating almost everything in sight for the rest of the day. I felt fat, lazy and disgusting for not running, so why not load up!!! It was sort of therapeutic in a way and I think it helped me with my motivation later that evening. I re-read sections of a fitness book called "Body for Life" and reaffirmed that I didn't want to turn into a couch potato.
I don't believe that Gold Coast marathon is an option for me now. Certainly the half marathon, but not the full. Nevertheless, I will do a 3+ hour run next Sunday as a 'just in case'. God knows with all the training I did for Six Foot that there must be something left in the legs' memory bank even if I just decided to run it for fun?
So this morning I dragged my fat arse out of bed and did 16km along most of yesterday's course. Glad I did. Also weighed myself and found that I am 60kg. 2kg more that whan I should be and 3-4kg more than what I want to be. Today I have put myself on a much better eating plan following most of the "Body for Life" philosophies. We shall see how the next few weeks pan out.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Where have two weeks gone?
It's Thursday again, but two weeks since I wrote here. I haven't had much time to do anything, let alone run and write about it.
Our house is being auctioned this Saturday at 2pm and I am constantly up and down over whether it will sell and for what price. Our house looks really good, but the Williamstown market is very fickle if you are not in one of the prime streets. Not much more we can do now but wait and see.
I have tried to be a little more consistant with my running this week, but I continue to lack energy and I sometimes think that I am just training to run really badly. Ok, I can churn out a 10k run, but if I am running slowly and feel terrible am I actually doing any good? I haven't been stretching before and after my runs either and now I am noticing the error of my ways. My hamstrings are so tight I can barely bend down. 7 and a bit weeks out from Gold Coast it is not looking good!
11k Monday, no run Tuesday, 16k Wednesday and 10k today. Planning to do the Capital City Trail on Sunday. I have in my head that if I can make it through a 30k run, no matter how slowly, it will mentally help me turn it around. There is always time for speedwork!
Our house is being auctioned this Saturday at 2pm and I am constantly up and down over whether it will sell and for what price. Our house looks really good, but the Williamstown market is very fickle if you are not in one of the prime streets. Not much more we can do now but wait and see.
I have tried to be a little more consistant with my running this week, but I continue to lack energy and I sometimes think that I am just training to run really badly. Ok, I can churn out a 10k run, but if I am running slowly and feel terrible am I actually doing any good? I haven't been stretching before and after my runs either and now I am noticing the error of my ways. My hamstrings are so tight I can barely bend down. 7 and a bit weeks out from Gold Coast it is not looking good!
11k Monday, no run Tuesday, 16k Wednesday and 10k today. Planning to do the Capital City Trail on Sunday. I have in my head that if I can make it through a 30k run, no matter how slowly, it will mentally help me turn it around. There is always time for speedwork!
Friday, May 4, 2007
Another week gone
Yet another week goes by without any consistancy in my running. I had a good run with some CR people in the Dandenongs on Anzac Day. Lead out by Kevin Cassidy we did two loops from Gran'ts picnic ground. Lovely run.
Last Sunday I dragged myself out of bed after 3 hours sleep because I watched the World Cup cricket to run the 10k Sri Chinmoy at Princes Park. It was pouring with rain in Williamstown when I left, but turned out to be ideal conditions for running. I managed to go around 44:30 and was pretty happy with that. I don't think I could have run any faster on the day. My legs were still a bit heavy from the Dandenongs run.
This week I have spent a bit more time at the gym working on strength and weights. It means I don't run as much but the benefit is that my legs work better and I have less stress on my knees.
Sunday is the Puffing Billy run and I am really looking forward to that. The run back is almost as enjoyable. I believe that this week without running much will probably do me good for Sunday.
Last Sunday I dragged myself out of bed after 3 hours sleep because I watched the World Cup cricket to run the 10k Sri Chinmoy at Princes Park. It was pouring with rain in Williamstown when I left, but turned out to be ideal conditions for running. I managed to go around 44:30 and was pretty happy with that. I don't think I could have run any faster on the day. My legs were still a bit heavy from the Dandenongs run.
This week I have spent a bit more time at the gym working on strength and weights. It means I don't run as much but the benefit is that my legs work better and I have less stress on my knees.
Sunday is the Puffing Billy run and I am really looking forward to that. The run back is almost as enjoyable. I believe that this week without running much will probably do me good for Sunday.
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