I'M DOING THE AUCKLAND MARATHON!!!!
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Ah, oops - helps if I add the extra e in Enderley Near Ruakura for me! <br />
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The games are at 4pm on Sundays at Dominion Park - corner of Breckons ave and Aintree street. Just a "who turns up" game with a range of ages, usually about 8 on 8 numbers wise. -
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Ah, oops - helps if I add the extra e in Enderley Near Ruakura for me! <br />
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The games are at 4pm on Sundays at Dominion Park - corner of Breckons ave and Aintree street. Just a "who turns up" game with a range of ages, usually about 8 on 8 numbers wise. <br />
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Still can't picture that area, but if it's near Ruakura that is one hell of a bike ride for a game of touch. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> -
Nice work Hooroo I know the exact feeling you've got with every fucker you've got doubting that you can do it - my first 'thon I did I was 112kgs when I started training. My biggest mistake there was not following a proper training programme, I just wrote my own one. Unfortunately my training just involved long slow running - no speed work etc, so did a long slow run! (I'll come back the speed work).<br />
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My advice for you is as follows...<br />
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Get sorted out by a specialist shop for the correct shoes. Get a new pair every 500k's... probably less if since you're a heavy bugger. Good to have two pairs to alternate as well, they actually need some time to decompress.<br />
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Run on grass as often as you can, the impact on the body of doing a marathon is pretty ugly, and will defo reduce the chances of getting an injury (which by the way you most likely will do at some stage). Bummer training on grass in winter in nz tho, you need to find somewhere not boggy.<br />
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Try and get some coaching or at least a dvd on running technique, this makes a huge difference, and is overlooked by most people. I’ll rip you a copy of this and get it to you<br />
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Sort out your nutrition… when you start running longer, you need to take on some carb replacement Gels etc.. defo recommend caffeine impregnated ones when you’re doing the race. Think about buying a fuel belt to carry some drinks.. actually I’ll just loan you mine I ain’t using it, they’re a bit of a rip. Most people struggle to eat solids when running so stick to the gels.<br />
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With the gels and energy drink you need to find one that doesn’t upset your guts.<br />
For Gels I use these:Â [url="http://torpedo7.co.nz/products/CBGESSN6P"]http://torpedo7.co.nz/products/CBGESSN6P[/url]<br />
They’re great, I was getting them in from the states before these guys started stocking them and at a great price.<br />
For drink I actually get a drink in from the UK, still works out cheaper than buying off the shelf stuff here. This stuff is miles better than anything else I’ve tried, never cramped on it, and never had an upset stomach (and is farking dynamite for hangovers, the missus has notorius hangovers and shes right into this stuff now!) [url="http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=E1011"]http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=E1011[/url]<br />
The Leppin etc is pretty average, and whatever it is you get on race day is pretty average as well, it’s like anything, you get what you pay for, so think about carrying on race day what you used in training.<br />
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Dunno if your plan has heart rate stuff in it, but defo worth getting a monitor and learning a bit about how to use it, good for breaking up your runs as gives you something else to think about.<br />
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Speed work – sounds dumb if you’re doing long distance, but it really makes a massive difference to your running.. hopefully is also in your programme. I had one day a week track sessions, and in the end they were what I looked forward to the most. Frikkin hard work, but brings the fitness and speed right up… this will also tie in with your heart rate training as most of the speed work is done at heart rate thresholds, not at times around the track etc.. so might be a session of 10 x 800’s at a certain thresholds with 400m rest in between for example.<br />
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Ice baths – can’t recommend these enough after longer runs, chuck some ice in the bath and get in – just cover the legs.. huge difference for recovery.<br />
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And finally, during your training just envisage how great it’s going to be when you finally cross that line.. thinking about how you proved every fuker wrong and completed a massive accomplishment, something that not many other people have done! You just need to have something in your mind that spurs you on when you’re out there on a shitty night on the road by yourself!<br />
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You’re bound to have a really really bad run in training – one time before ironman I was down to do a 2.5 hr run, and farked around all day and didn’t go out til like 9 at night, it was frikkin awful, but at the finish I thought well if I can get thru that run I can get through a marathon!<br />
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Top advice Willie.<br />
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I've read some stuff that says you only really need three running sessions a week to get ready for a marathon, depending on your base fitness of course.<br />
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I'll try and find out more but from memory the three sessions are based around:<br />
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Speed or hill reps (you can alternate these each week)<br />
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Tempo run - 10ks at 80 per cent max.<br />
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Long runs - once a week at low heartrate (more efficient at burning fat too)<br />
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I think the idea is to avoid 'junk' miles, which add nothing to your overall fitness and can cause more harm than good. Rest and recovery is vitally important as well.<br />
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Ice baths is one way to go but you can also try compression leggings and socks to help your legs recover after tough sessions.<br />
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Here's the science:<br />
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[url="http://www.2xu.com/compression/index-comp-about.html"]http://www.2xu.com/compression/index-comp-about.html[/url]<br />
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My mate Chris trained for the NY marathon using compression calfguards. he ran 12 times and finished in 3.49. he is an ex-Marine reserve though and is a pain addict. But wearing the calf guards for 6+ hours after each run dramatically cut down on the recovery time required. You wear them under your jeans or work trousers or even overnight in bed. Really can make a difference.<br />
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Agree wholeheartedly with Willie on nutrition. You must find something that agrees with you so you need to experiment in advance, not on the day.<br />
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WTW, that's classic, so much good advice perfectly finished by suggesting chatting about it in the pub! Awesome. I've run many a marathon from my comfy seat by the fire in the local.<br />
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Hooroo, since you're not taking sponsorship, I'll bet you £100 you don't do it - if you do, I'll happily give it to a Charity of your choice. If you don't manage it, you can buy me a pint sometime. I really hope I have to cough up the cash mate, all the best. -
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WTW, that's classic, so much good advice perfectly finished by suggesting chatting about it in the pub! Awesome. I've run many a marathon from my comfy seat by the fire in the local.<br />
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Hooroo, since you're not taking sponsorship, I'll bet you £100 you don't do it - if you do, I'll happily give it to a Charity of your choice. If you don't manage it, you can buy me a pint sometime. I really hope I have to cough up the cash mate, all the best.<br />
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Fantastic mate!!! Thanks for that. <br />
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Charity will be the "Hooroo Beer Fund" <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> Heh heh! I'll think of one mate -
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WTW, that's classic, so much good advice perfectly finished by suggesting chatting about it in the pub! Awesome. I've run many a marathon from my comfy seat by the fire in the local.<br />
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Hooroo, since you're not taking sponsorship, I'll bet you £100 you don't do it - if you do, I'll happily give it to a Charity of your choice. If you don't manage it, you can buy me a pint sometime. I really hope I have to cough up the cash mate, all the best.<br />
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yes well you know me and hooroo.. we don't like beer much <br />
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speaking of which - it's that time!<br />
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hooroo the only other thing i forgot to mention was gym training.. doing legs weights defo helps, i was pretty against the whole idea of strength training once i was out on the road, but really made a different once my physio made me do it. -
Sorry team. I receive my training plan this week which starts on the 30th of June and it is a day by day training scheme. I will update my journal once that starts as I haven't really known how to train properly and am concious of weight on joints injuries
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Good luck Hooroo. Did the Berlin marathon in 06 - training is a bitch! I actually trained with my girlfriend who also did the marathon.We did all our training together and despite the fact that I can run faster than her over short distances (I'd say anything less than 15km) suffice to say I hit the wall at the 32km mark of the marathon. Willed myself to the finish with a mixture of walking and jogging (and a reasonably fast last km), but my girlfriend ran the whole way and beat me home by 20 mins! My mates loved that! And to add insult to injury she was fine after the race whereas I was puking my guts out and had to have some anti-vomit drink!
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Hello my dear readers. <br />
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Sorry about the break in transmission. This was due to several factors but the main being that I had no idea what I was doing and just running willy nilly around the place with no real sense of direction. Finally I received my training plan and it's fair to say I panicked a bit when I read it through. But after week one, I have confidence back that the gradual process and incremental step ups are possible and very achievable.<br />
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SO!! What does that mean to my avid supporters?? Not a hell of alot but it will now be obvious when I slip up as I will give you my weeks training plan in advance and will also do the previous week in review.<br />
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A week in review and I FEEL GOOD! na na na na na na na! SO GOOD. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />Â Singing lessons not included in training plan however.<br />
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Week 1 plan was as follows:<br />
1 Jul 30 Mins easy flat COMPLETE!<br />
2 Jul 24 Mins Hill Run COMPLETE!!<br />
3 Jul (Happy Birthday Mum!!) 24 Mins Hill Run COMPLETE!!!<br />
5 Jul 72 Mins Easy on grass with Hills COMPLETE!!!! GET IN!!!!! Came through this run slightly knackered but completed without a stop and felt great at the end in terms of gas in tank. Did this on the beach which really works the ole calf muscles. Was also chased by one dog (puppy) and no seagulls which is a bonus as The Enemy (Seagulls) usually chase me and dive bomb me. Beats me why as I shower regularly and I have never been accused of being a Salty Ole Seadog.<br />
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Only one glass of Red consumed all week and my diet was tip top. There is a 12 week fat busters that started at work this week so I have entered that. Going to aim to have a beerless July in total.<br />
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This weeks training plan: (EASY PEASY FOR THIS KEEN ATHELTE, SEE BELOW) <br />
8 Jul 24 Mins Moderate/Easy Flat<br />
10 Jul 24 Mins Hilly Moderate/Easy<br />
12 Jul 48 Mins Hills and Grass<br />
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As you can see the final run of the week is always the longest and they will always be on the Saturday. I'm fairly sure out of the next 17 weeks of programmes there are only 2 weeks with three runs. The rest have four runs.<br />
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It finally feels as though it has properly begun and looking forward through the plan there are some really tough weeks coming up, but I am determined to do this.<br />
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Have a good week everyone and I will see you all next week<br />
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and finally, just to plagiarize a saying we have at work [i][color=red]OPEN MINDS, UNLIMITED BOUNDARIES[/color][/i] This has to apply to me at the moment.<br />
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Cheers<br />
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Hooroo -
Hello, Hello, Hello<br />
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PTW2 (Proper Training, Week 2 <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> ) down!!!!<br />
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8 Jul 24 Mins Moderate/Easy Flat COMPLETE. Woke at 6 am at a -4 degree frost. It's fairly safe to say that I double tucked myself into the flannelet sheets and reset the alarm an hour later for work. Ran at night instead<br />
10 Jul 24 Mins Hilly Moderate/Easy COMPLETE. See above but -3 instead of -4. Ran in the evening.<br />
12 Jul 48 Mins Hills and Grass COMPLETE. Just got back from this and it was also easy. First really wet run as it was raining steadily but not heavily. No wind to speak of either. Fired up for the weekend now.<br />
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This was a bit of a weird week for me as I knew I had to stick to theplan but I fund myself wanting to run further. I know there will be times that I wish I didn't have to run so far.<br />
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What I will be doing for the long runs is choosing somewhere different to run each time. I drove to the river this time and ran along the banks and next time may go to Whangamata for the weekend and run around the beach.<br />
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2 weeks without a beer as well and I can't say that I enjoy being the sober driver, but come Saturday morning when I am dressing up in the ole running gear, I smile at how fresh I'm feeling and how I would struggle to attempt these runs wit a hangover.<br />
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Lost 2.7 Kg's last week too. I haven't been perfect with my food, but I haven't been really bad either. No rubbish going into my Marathin Temple but I could maybe cut back the portions for a couple more weeks. Will attend the Monday weigh in again and see how I've gone for this week gone. If I haven't lost at least 1kg, I will completely revise the diet again. I'm fairly sure would have lost 1000grams though.<br />
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This weeks training plan is as follows.<br />
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15th July 30Mins easy/Flat with 4x1 minute moderate running<br />
16th July 24Mins Hill Run<br />
17th Jul 24 Mins Hill Run<br />
19th Jul 80Mins Easy on grass with Hills.<br />
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A tougher work out on the Saturday, that is for sure, but I find myself looking forward to it by then in anycase.<br />
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Well my dear readers, that's all for this week.<br />
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Have a great week and I will see you all next weekend<br />
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Ciao<br />
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Hooroo