Ok, so only 3 days until the big run. Starting to get a bit jumpy. I saw some running on tv today and felt that familiar nervous pit in my stomach. Thing is, I think I'm less nervous right now than I was going into my first half marathon. Maybe that's partly because I've been trying to get organised and have been fairly busy. Enough other things going on to keep the mind off the run. I've also felt a bit achy over the last couple of days. Like a cold is coming but it's not arrived yet. I feel better now than I have in the last two days so I think I should actually be good by either tomorrow or Saturday. Just in time. It's meant less running this week than I would have liked but hey, it's tapering time this week so it's not going to hurt too much.
Fundraising is going well. Some big donations have come in and hopefully more to come. Any donation is awesome as far as I'm concerned and I've already raised more than I thought I would so I'm really pleased. I reckon it's going to be great motivation. Something to use to get through those final kilometres. The main worry for me at the moment is the heat. It's predicted to be 26 degrees on Sunday. This could scuttle my plans to get in under 4 hrs. I guess I'll set out with the aim to run it at that speed and then if I'm struggling I'm can slow it down a little. I'll play it by ear I guess.
Week 16 distance covered: 38 km
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Rambling about injuries plus Week 14 and 15 stats
So I've been a bit slack updating this blog on what should have been a weekly basis. A mix of busy-ness and slackness I guess. So I've got some catching up to do.
The other day I pondered the words of "urban poet/philosopher" Snoop Dogg who once said:
"If it ain't one thing
It's a mutherf..kin' 'nother..."
While Snoop was bemoaning the occasionally tough life of a pimp/gangster/playa, his words also apply to training for a marathon I reckon. You're travelling along ok for a little while, injury-free, feeling good... and then suddenly something will come out of nowhere to put that to the test. A couple of weeks ago it came along in the form of a rolled ankle. I was running at night along the Yarra and transferred from the grass onto the running path and didn't notice a little drop. Next thing I know my foot is side-on and I'm stumbling all over the place. I pulled up straight away and walked to the tram which was luckily not far away.
To cut a long story short, I iced it, rested it, even elevated it and it came up very well. Was back running in about a day and a half. It gave me a bit of a scare though.
It leads me to wonder what else could go wrong? I've been fairly lucky to be honest. Injuries have been minor and fixable so far. Will a cold get me? I'm half expecting it. The last thing I want is to catch a cold with a week left until the marathon yet lots of people around me seem to be coming down with one. I'm dealing with that by plenty of precautionary hand washing and making sure I get 8 hours sleep per night. All the boring stuff that is supposed to help I guess.
I'm now well into the taper phase of my program. Some runners don't like tapering because it means they can't run as far as they might like. However I'm loving it! It appeals to the lazy side of me I think. Today I thought I had to run 8kms and then when I looked at my program I saw it was only 6km. I was pretty damn pleased! It meant I could eat dinner earlier! That's a win right there! I'm a lazy person trapped inside a runner.
Here are the stats for my last couple of weeks...
Week 14 distance covered: 58 km (missed a run which meant the kms were down a bit)
Week 15 distance covered: 56.55 km (tapering so the kms come down - nice!)
The other day I pondered the words of "urban poet/philosopher" Snoop Dogg who once said:
"If it ain't one thing
It's a mutherf..kin' 'nother..."
While Snoop was bemoaning the occasionally tough life of a pimp/gangster/playa, his words also apply to training for a marathon I reckon. You're travelling along ok for a little while, injury-free, feeling good... and then suddenly something will come out of nowhere to put that to the test. A couple of weeks ago it came along in the form of a rolled ankle. I was running at night along the Yarra and transferred from the grass onto the running path and didn't notice a little drop. Next thing I know my foot is side-on and I'm stumbling all over the place. I pulled up straight away and walked to the tram which was luckily not far away.
To cut a long story short, I iced it, rested it, even elevated it and it came up very well. Was back running in about a day and a half. It gave me a bit of a scare though.
It leads me to wonder what else could go wrong? I've been fairly lucky to be honest. Injuries have been minor and fixable so far. Will a cold get me? I'm half expecting it. The last thing I want is to catch a cold with a week left until the marathon yet lots of people around me seem to be coming down with one. I'm dealing with that by plenty of precautionary hand washing and making sure I get 8 hours sleep per night. All the boring stuff that is supposed to help I guess.
I'm now well into the taper phase of my program. Some runners don't like tapering because it means they can't run as far as they might like. However I'm loving it! It appeals to the lazy side of me I think. Today I thought I had to run 8kms and then when I looked at my program I saw it was only 6km. I was pretty damn pleased! It meant I could eat dinner earlier! That's a win right there! I'm a lazy person trapped inside a runner.
Here are the stats for my last couple of weeks...
Week 14 distance covered: 58 km (missed a run which meant the kms were down a bit)
Week 15 distance covered: 56.55 km (tapering so the kms come down - nice!)
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