The Barnya Half-Marathon Challenge (on again)
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In French "frotter" means "to rub"...
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Sorry RB, it was an uncharacteristically crass and vulgar slip up on my part.<br />
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Someone just told me I look like I've lost weight. Wahey! -
[quote name='Barnya']<br />
a wine and cheese function in the evening [/quote]<br />
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<img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> Why don't you just send your serving boy out to do the marathon for you My Lord? You can then threaten him with a beating if he ever tells anyone you didn't run it<br />
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[quote name='Barnya']<br />
Someone just told me I look like I've lost weight. Wahey! <br />
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I must say, and this may be the Emma coming out in me, but isn't that the best bit of fat busting? Makes you feel like a prince(ss). -
A weekend to forget.<br />
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one pizza<br />
two whoppers and a BK chicken<br />
two pies<br />
bacon and egg quiche<br />
nachos<br />
chocolate croissant<br />
half a stick of celery<br />
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And that's only the stuff I remember eating.<br />
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4 glasses of wine<br />
half a bottle of Glenlivet<br />
8 pints of medium strength beer<br />
half a bottle of Finlandia<br />
3 whiskey sours<br />
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I'm reminded of a quote from the dean in Animal House: "fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son"<br />
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[quote name='Barnya']<br />
chocolate croissant<br />
half a stick of celery<br />
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:2funny: Juxtaposition of food is particularly amusing today Barn <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> -
[quote name='Barnya']<br />
two whoppers and a BK chicken<br />
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In one sitting? That's sick. -
Nah I had it twice over the course of the weekend. They tasted like shit.
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Monday 24/7: back on track.<br />
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8km run in 55mins, could've gone quicker but hampered by terrible stitch and searing pain in my calves. Quite depressing really and honestly I'd be lying if I said I felt any fitter or lighter now than I did two weeks ago.<br />
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But persevere I must; the HM is seven weeks away from yesterday. -
Wednesday 26/7: Pain. Searing, crippling pain.<br />
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I turned around halfway into my run yesterday because my groin was feeling tight. It was freezing cold and I didn't want to risk anything going snap so I called it a day.<br />
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Today I had to stop after 20mins on the treadmill (albeit at high intensity) because the dull ache in my shins had gradually grown into wave after wave of unbearable pain up to my knees. Even 40mins later as I type this the pain is ongoing. I hope this isn't what I think it is...<br />
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It's obvious I'm going to have to try something low-impact for a while. How long would I have to go on a bike or a cross trainer to achieve the same conditioning as a 50-min run? Days I suppose. <br />
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I've improved my dietary habits this week. After the binge eating on the weekend I can't even look at unhealthy food and I want this to continue. My biggest challenge now is going to be getting rid of the bottle, and getting back on the open road knowing that it's going to hurt like fuck. -
Just looked up shin splints on Wikipedia and they came up with this explanation. I'm always a bit weary of their credibility so does this sound right? <br />
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[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_splints"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_splints[/url]<br />
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[quote] The purpose of the muscles of the anterior shin is to dorsiflex the foot (raise the toe). It may not be obvious why a muscle which raises the toe can be stressed or injured by running, given that it is not responsible for propulsion. The reason is that unskilled runners overstride, and land heavily on the heel with each footstrike. When this happens, the forefoot rapidly slaps down to the ground. Effectively, the foot, which is dorsiflexed prior to making contact with the ground, is forcefully extended. This forceful extension of the toe causes a corresponding rapid stretch in the attached muscles. A reflex in the muscles responds, causing a powerful contraction. It is this eccentric contraction which leads to muscle soreness and possible injury to the muscle, tendon or connective tissue.<br />
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In a similar way, pronation of the foot during the footstrike can also cause pain in the muscles which oppose pronation, on the inside of the shin. Pronation is a flattening of the arch, which happens rapidly during a running footstrike. The degree of pronation varies with the individual. It is determined by factors such as the height of the arch (a higher arch has more clearance for pronation than a low arch) and the flexibility of the arch.<br />
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It is also commonly believed that a contributing cause of shin muscle pain in some cases is the relative weakness of the muscles on the anterior of the lower leg compared to those in the calf. In this case exercises that preferentially strengthen the anterior muscles may help alleviate or avoid shin splints. The shin pain is attributed to a forced extension of the muscle, in this case by the opposing calf muscles which "overpower" the shin. [/quote]<br />
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This probably explains the troubles I'm having because I am unskilled and a number of people have told me I have a "flat-footed" running style. The fact that I'm carrying 15kg extra since my regular running days must also be putting immense pressure on my ankles and feet. -
If it's shin splints, I guess being experienced you know about the effect shoes have.<br />
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When I had my shin splints, it was after a fairly long period of basically no running. Turned out the main reason was my running style had either changed, or was always bad and badly effected my body after putting on 15kgs...<br />
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But anyway, turned out I was basically only using my calves for running, or mainly my calves. Had to change my running style to incorporate the glutes, hip flexors and thighs a lot more (also doing a lot of core work).<br />
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Might want to go see a podiatrist/bio-mechanist? -
Yeah I was considering that, it's probably a combo of awkward running style and excess weight.<br />
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I doubt it's the shoes because I've always used the same brand and they haven't given me grief before; my father also wore them throughout his running days and ran 20+ marathons without any problems. They're Asics by the way.<br />
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I'm just gonna have a couple of days of low-impact exercise then try again and hope the pain is gone. -
[quote name='Barnya']<br />
I turned around halfway into my run yesterday because my groin was feeling tight. [/quote]<br />
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For fuck's sake, that is the most pathetic excuse I've heard for a while. You probably just had a little stiffie. Stop whinging. When MvJ said get hard he did not mean this. <br />
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On a similar note you probably have sore legs because you tried to go for a run, in circumstances where you've eaten like a fucking pig all weekend and you're extremely fat. I'm not surprised your legs are sore. They fucking should be! So if you can't run, get off Wiki and go and do some pressups or something. <br />
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Jesus, you're making Aunty Emma cross. -
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[quote name='Barnya']<br />
I turned around halfway into my run yesterday because my groin was feeling tight. [/quote]<br />
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For fuck's sake, that is the most pathetic excuse I've heard for a while. You probably just had a little stiffie. Stop whinging. When MvJ said get hard he did not mean this. [/quote]<br />
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Don't be stupid, it's better to be safe than pick up an injury that rules me out of the HM.<br />
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[quote name='Miller V Jackson']<br />
On a similar note you probably have sore legs because you tried to go for a run, in circumstances where you've eaten like a fucking pig all weekend and you're extremely fat. I'm not surprised your legs are sore. They fucking should be! So if you can't run, get off Wiki and go and do some pressups or something. [/quote]<br />
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Sir, yes sir. -
Good boy.
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Ok, have done 50 crunches and 50 push ups this evening (5 sets of 10 each), someone will have to explain to me how this is of benefit? Turning flab straight into ab?<br />
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Breakfast: bowl of muesli<br />
Lunch: chicken and vege foccacia<br />
Dinner: chicken curry (with low-fat coconut milk) and rice<br />
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Snacking: one muesli bar, one toffee pop, one apple. That was the last toffee pop so I can kiss those bad boys goodbye.<br />
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In another development, I bought a bulk bag of nuts and raisins. A mate of mine said they're a good thing to graze on and high in energy. Here's the label, someone appraise this for me:<br />
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Nutritional info per 100g:<br />
Energy 1700kj<br />
Protein 13.2g<br />
Total fat 27.2g<br />
Saturated fat 3.7g<br />
Carbohydrate 49.4g (sugars 42.1g)<br />
Sodium 22.2mg<br />
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Which means 4/5 of sweet FA to me. -
I dunno anything out those numbers things, and whenever someone tries to explain it to me my eyes glaze over. I just look at the saturated fat number, and figure a small number is better than a big number. <br />
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My diet book said, on the one hand eat 15 different kinds of fruits, veges and nuts a day and, on the other, stay off the dried fruit <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> MvJ has compromised; I eat a packet of sultanas a day (yes, it's like playlunch at school) and a handful of unsalted peanuts occasionally. That's worked for me. -
[quote name='Barnya']<br />
Ok, have done 50 crunches and 50 push ups this evening (5 sets of 10 each), someone will have to explain to me how this is of benefit? Turning flab straight into ab?<br />
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Breakfast: bowl of muesli<br />
Lunch: chicken and vege foccacia<br />
Dinner: chicken curry (with low-fat coconut milk) and rice<br />
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Snacking: one muesli bar, one toffee pop, one apple. That was the last toffee pop so I can kiss those bad boys goodbye.<br />
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In another development, I bought a bulk bag of nuts and raisins. A mate of mine said they're a good thing to graze on and high in energy. Here's the label, someone appraise this for me:<br />
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Nutritional info per 100g:<br />
Energy 1700kj<br />
Protein 13.2g<br />
Total fat 27.2g<br />
Saturated fat 3.7g<br />
Carbohydrate 49.4g (sugars 42.1g)<br />
Sodium 22.2mg<br />
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Which means 4/5 of sweet FA to me.<br />
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nuts are full of fat, which isn't terribly conducive to fat burning