I'M DOING THE AUCKLAND MARATHON!!!!
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Not for the common man, but there is a mixture or moderate running mixed in...... or was that just a well placed dig about why I haven't turned up to touch rugby on Sundays???  <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /><br />
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Was thinking more of WTW's advice, but it could also have been a dig! <br />
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Nah, I'm sticking to the plan provided from the pro. So far so good -
Serious question here H, and don't take it the wrong way but, how are your nuts and tits? When I had a lapse of concentration once years ago and decided to try out the London Marathon I was running on a tread mill for an hour a night. I had to vas up the inside of my legs to prevent ball rash, got very painful before the vas.<br />
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Ages ago when on a fitness kick and I was doing 10 and 12k runs my gym trainer told me to put sticking plasters on my nips and because of that I didn't have a problem except when I forgot to and then it really smarted.<br />
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Looking good Hooroo. Re: the chafing, I've never had an issue on shorter runs but after the HM last year my nipples were chafed as all hell. You don't really notice it while you're running but it stings like buggery afterwards! At least mine weren't bleeding like some other poor bastard's who finished behind me <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /><br />
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Proud to report that the Hooroo Whangamata mountain climb / run was completed this morning in shitty weather, wet and windy, but pretty sheltered in forest.<br />
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First lap 53 odd minutes, second lap 54 minutes.<br />
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The first lap could have been 53:59, I just glanced at watch and saw the 53 minutes, did not note the seconds, dammit. Second lap seemed much quicker though!!<br />
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Longest time and no doubt distance I have ever run! -
Hello! Hello! Hello!!!<br />
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Why is everyone looking so down today??? AB's/Schmaybees!!!! Who cares when you get a WOW! from a lady you haven't seen in a while!!! That made my night last night. The results are really starting to show physically and mentally as I am absolutely amping to go for every run. I'm just so stoked I booked the marathon. One thing that blows me away in all this is that I will be runnig half marathons as training runs!!! Booking the Whangamata 1/2 on the 13th of September thanks to Barts advice.<br />
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A fairly good week food and excercise wise but I missed my first run from my training programme due to time management and a friggen frangin cold!! <br />
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So a week in summary:<br />
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22 Jul 36mins inc 2 sets of 3min Moderate and 2 minutes easy COMPLETE Went down to the river again and ran in the rain. Slight strain down the side of my calf that was hard to shake but got through OK <br />
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23 Jul 22mins Hilly easy COMPLETE Round the block and up and down hills. Easy Peasy<br />
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24 Jul 36mins Hilly easy INCOMPLETE!!!! Arrrrrggggghhhhh I owe a mate a sushi lunch as I said I wouldn't miss one run unless injured. I was supposed to run in the evening but didn't realise the Waikato match was starting at six and I needed to pick up a mate for the game and the next day I had a cold and thought it would be better not to run. Gutted at myself<br />
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26 Jul 90mins Hilly easy on grass. COMPLETE This run was a whole lot of fun!!! It was up around the logging tracks in the hills behind WHangamata. Some quite steep gnarly bits but manageable. Ran with Bartman who tells me that this was his longest activity he had done on his feet and he looked remarkably fresh after. 1 hour 50 mins running which is 20 mins longer than required but the beggining of the track is a very very steep uphill that we needed to walk up before we started. Need more runs like this as they are so much more interesting than running on the beach etc. Feeling good today tough, no stiff muscles<br />
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This week:<br />
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29 Jul 48mins Easy flat<br />
30 Jul 48mins Hills<br />
31 Jul 48mins Hills<br />
01 Aug 100mins Hills<br />
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Really starting to get some good runs in this coming week. Over 4 hours running which is fairly sharp I reckon. I think that's about all for this week. <br />
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Now ladies, I know I gave my 0800 number out willy nilly last week, but could you please keep the messages clean. I like to think I keep a clean and pure mind!! :happy: Oh OK, keep 'em coming..................<br />
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Okey dokey that's all for this week. Chin up re the AB's, NPC starts this week so forget about the All Blacks for a bit and get out and support your local team at your local rugby park. Much more satisfaction to see boys close to home win. Come on Waikato!!!<br />
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I'm learning my dear readers, I'm learning!!<br />
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It has only just occurred to me this week that nutrition is a massive part of this, especially when your running 4 hours a week. I have really let myself down this week after what was a magnificent start with some really invigorating and dynamic runs... (well for me, maybe not to wee running Billy)<br />
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Usually by Tuesday I know exactly where I will be running for the weekend but this week I let myself down with a lack of preparation. You will see below <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /><br />
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29 Jul 48mins Easy flat. COMPLETE in the pouring rain along the river bank. I think I enjoyed this run the most as it was exciting in the rain and I was having a rubbish week at work, so managed to let it all go during the run.<br />
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30 Jul 48mins Hills COMPLETE. I set myself a target of 8 k's just to increase my pace a bit as I have been running 7 min k's recently. I only managed 7.6k's but I was happy enough with that.<br />
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31 Jul 48mins Hills COMPLETE. Sucky boring run. River banks were closed off and I like to have an idea as to where I will run before I leave. I had to make this up as I went and ended up running around suburbia which is dull as dirt. Completed it easily enough though.<br />
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01 Aug 100mins Hills INCOMPLETE!!!!!!! AAARRRRRGGGGHHHH Woke up on Sat morning feeling flatter than I ever have before any run. Went out over to the University to run round the perimeter and only managed 1 lap of 4.6k's. I just had nothing in me even after my first metre. Pulled up and packed a sad and went home. In hindsight there may have been a few factors, like my body just asking for a longer rest this week etc, etc,etc But the biggest factor was I had only had a Banana in the morning instead of a proper breakfast and also I didn't have my "game head" on. It BEEP'n ruined my whole weekend as I have been so focused each week on getting it right for the big run on the weekend. <br />
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In saying all that, I'm not going to beat myself up about it anymore, instead I will 'regroup' in my head and plan better. Will head over to The Mount this weekend for my run as it will be my longest yet. See below<br />
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05 Aug 48mins Easy flat<br />
06 Aug 48mins Hills<br />
07 Aug 48mins Hills<br />
09 Aug 110mins Hills<br />
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So a 'no excuses' week coming up for me this week. A lot of hard work and better nutrition.<br />
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I have found it very hard to write this, this week as I'm a positively engineered person and to write so much negativity irks me no end!! I want next Sunday to come round and for myself to be chomping at the bit to write up all the good things I have done in the week.<br />
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So, Head Up Hooroo and Heads Up my dear readers, I'm not going to let you down!!!!!<br />
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Loving all your support I am receiving!!!<br />
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Cheers xxx<br />
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You did well to even get out the door in the weather this week. I went for a bike ride/run on Mondays and that's been it! <br />
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Cold, wet, and windy, not much fun. <br />
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I know what you mean but I loved running in the stormy weather! A lady caught up to me and started chatting about how mad we both were!! I don't think she was too far from the truth <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> -
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I have been really good at justblocking everything out and getting out on the pavement. It must be easier training in Winter than the heat of summer? Can't really compare as this is the most running I have ever done -
Oh Hi!!!!!<br />
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Sorry for the delay. I went out for a run on Saturday and I've just got back................ POOF Wakes up POOF.<br />
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Yeah, sorry for that I have been tired and grumpy and you'll see why. I have been recovering [from a hangover I hear someone from the back shout, but no] from my first INJURY!!!! AAARRRGGGHHH! Was actually fairly worried as I haven't played rugby for a few years now and have since softened up even more than I was. It was really really smarting and thought I was going to be out for ages. Fear not though my dear readers as I'm pounding again!!! STOP IT, I'm pounding the pavement. Get your filth out of the gutter!<br />
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Ok, so a weekend, albeit delayed, in review.<br />
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05 Aug 48mins Easy flat COMPLETE but slow joe was Hooroo!!! Really was a plod<br />
06 Aug 48mins Hills COMPLETE A tough hill run but done effectively<br />
07 Aug 48mins Hills COMPLETE!!!!! BEST RUN EVER!!!!!!!! Exactly the same as the day before but boy-O-boy was I driving it Waikato, well not Waikato this season, but Driving it Waikato like the Season they won a game!!!! Really upped the pace up and down the hills and nothing could stop me. Still buzzing from it and it was nearly a week ago<br />
09 Aug 110mins Hills INCOMPLETE!!!! Yes, 2 incomplete long runs in a row. I was over at The Mount for the weekend and was on the second lap of the Mountain and both my calf muscles went at the same time!!! I could feel something was wrong but there is usually something a bit sore when running and it usually goes away but I was plodding away and within two steps both went pop pop. FANG it hurt man!!! Naturally I crouched down into a ball and started to weep uncontrollably... nah, but I was ticked off!! Thing was, I was passing a couple of real bunnies when it happened and I just stopped dead and was staring at them like a right noddy. Anyway, after I waved them by I limped back to the car.<br />
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So not a successful weekend but the good thing is, they've come right and I'm running again, a little tentatively but still running. Weekend picked up though as I met a chick who dug me and we're off on a date on Friday... again at The Mount so will run there on Saturday morning this weekend.<br />
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Righto this week I have:<br />
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12 Aug 48mins Easy flat<br />
13 Aug 42mins Hills<br />
14 Aug 48mins Hills<br />
16 Aug 120mins Hills<br />
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Hoping there isn't a hitch with the run on Saturday. Looking forward to it though.<br />
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OK then, good luck for the All Blacks against the Springboks and come on Waikato, surely you can beat Manawatu.<br />
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Hope you all have a good week and I will try and prevent a delay for next weeks review.<br />
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Ciao<br />
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Good day to you all.<br />
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It's been a weird couple of weeks of training due to injury and some freaky medical happenings. <br />
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So a quick summation of my training for the past two weeks.<br />
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12 Aug 48mins Easy flat INCOMPLETE. I didn't even attempt this run as I was resting up my calf muscles upon good advice<br />
13 Aug 42mins Hills COMPLETE but ran 48 mins up and down hills and I managed 8.2 k's which is smoking quick for me and these hills are steep and long so I was particularly pleased with this. No muscle pain either<br />
14 Aug 48mins Hills COMPLETE Just couldn't stop running as I ran for an hour knowing that I should stick to the plan but I had so much extra energy and just didn't want to stop. Love that feeling<br />
16 Aug 120mins Hills INCOMPLETE Was going really well and running up and down hills and then on the flat and then after 1 hour and 28 mins I felt my calf start to go. I imediately stopped and just walked on home. Was fairly miserable as I thought it was going to be a real issue for training. I was going so well too and enjoying the run.<br />
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So not the happiest of times or me especially since on the Monday I had acute chest pains while at work and had to go to A&E. This hasn't been resolved properly yet either and freaks me out so I didn't do a single short run this week at all. I have been to my GP and he said that it is probably nothing and just a muscle straing as the ECG wasn't too bad and the blood tests were ok except some enzyme that is raised but that is probably due to the training. So off to the Cardiologist on Tuesday to confirm it all.<br />
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All that said I was allowed to do my main run on Saturday which was 2 hours and 24 minutes. This was amazingly succussful in some ways. I had no muscle or chest complaints which is a real bonus.<br />
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I did the run in Wellington and ran from the city and around Oriental Parade to Shelley bay. Beautiful run but in gale force winds!!! Also managed to run the 1st ten k in 60 minutes as had the wind behind me. I have a fairly strong grip on the world but the wind was that strong i was blowin all over the place and when I had to run back into it, it was that strong it pushed me backwards at one stage so there was a bit of walking on the way back. Nice to have run 20 k's though!!<br />
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Sorry for the dull write up this week but I was fairly flat all week and highly stressed with the chest pain. Hopefully all is good though. I will be running again on Tuesday and it's an easy week with only a 90 min run on the weekend JOY!!!!<br />
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Chin up and all dear readers<br />
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Lots of Love<br />
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