The Barnya Half-Marathon Challenge (on again)
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Mate this is good stuff. Keep it up. Good to hear you had sometjing in reserve, thats the test of how much progress you have made as a runner. <br />
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Pain is weakness leaving the body - great mantra<br />
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Am apparently helping a chick train for a half marathon - but its next month and she seems very uncommitted. Oh well, its run to torture unfit people. -
Cheers Squirrel. I'm in a similar position to you, got two chicks as "training partners". However they are a lot fitter than me, in every sense of the word.<br />
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Still, if we cross the line together in September I look forward to a high five, possibly a hug and a bit of frotting.<br />
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Tomorrow is shaping as a potential killer. Free all-you-can-eat pizza lunch, then a wine and cheese function in the evening which will probably be the springboard for a massive piss up culminating in a pie and a kebab at 4am. It will be a stern test of my self-discipline, one I am fully expecting to fail. -
Good effort Barn, however:<br />
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[quote][b]Thursday 19 July 2006[/b]:<br />
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31min at a healthy pace on the treadmill (5km)<br />
30mins leg weights, not too strenuous, I don't want to embarrass myself in front of all the gym junkies.<br />
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Breakfast: two slices of wholemeal toast with marmite<br />
Lunch: Lentil stew with veges, a toffee pop, an apple and two wholegrain crackers<br />
Dinner: One-pot chicken and rice with veges, <br />
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[quote][b]Thursday 20/7[/b]: 8km run, 56mins. Pushed myself over the last 2km and found I had a bit in reserve which was good. Seemed twice as long as I had "You ain't going nowhere" by the Byrds stuck in my head. Being 2mins long, I sang it approx. 28 times. <br />
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Breakfast: NONE (get up when your alarm tells you you lazy FluffyBunny)<br />
Lunch: Leftover lentil stew from yesterday. Joy!<br />
Dinner: Just about to make me a chicken salad roll for dinner then off to work[/quote]<br />
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If you're just going to have more than one of each day then you've as much time as you like to prepare for this bloody run! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> -
When you're running as fast as I am, one day blurs into another. <br />
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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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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. -
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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.