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Don't I fucking know it! Pushups tonight with one minute rest between sets, to failure: 27, 12, 9, 5, 7 Then straight into planks: 30s, rest 30s, 30s. Starting all over again!

mooshld

I meant the eating mate, even if your too broken to run or exercise. You know you can get a handle on that and still make progress.
 
Right thats enough hand holding now sort it out!
 
Mooshld

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Yeah yeah I know that. Willpower is just a lot harder than I remembered, that's all ;)
 
So it is 11 weeks tomorrow until I run the City 2 Surf here in Sydney. 14km, with a big arse hill near the end, it promises to be a fairly good challenge and I'm aiming for somewhere around 77 minutes which would be 5:30 per km. 
 
Current stats:
 
97.7kg
Chest 112cm
Waist 103cm
Hips 108cm
 
My previous peak was 91.7kg back in September, and at the same time I was running 5km @ somewhere around the 5:15 mark.
 
So the aim firstly is to get some miles in the legs, as well as do some body weight workouts, and shed the fat for the run. If I could get under 90, that'd be sweet, with the aim of staying there.

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Running last night before dinner - 3km in 16:26. Didn't have a lot of energy in the tank after doing some work in the yard and not having eaten properly during the day.
 
Had a couple of treats which I really shouldn't have, and should be getting to sleep earlier. All things to work on so I can perform better.
 
Plan from here:
 
 - Run three times per week (Mon/Wed/Fri), starting with 3km to get the joints and tendons happy again
 - After a couple of weeks running 5:30/km or less, move it up to 5km per run.
 - Once I start regularly hitting 5:20/km there, throw in a 10km run, aiming for under an hour on a Saturday evening
 - In the last two weeks before the event, put in a couple of 15km runs and maybe even a half-mara.
 
Course distance is around 14km so I reckon that should put me in pretty good stead.
 
On the other nights of the week I'll do some body weight - karate is Tuesdays but pull ups and pushups + abs on Sunday and Thursday will be quick and allow the legs to recover.

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Push ups routine again tonight - though i did a set of twenty last night so was really feeling it. 5 sets, 1 minute breaks: 26, 12, 7, 7, 8 Took a minute at the end to catch my breath, then cat vomits, and meditation/stretching

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Karate Tuesday night I was learning a new kata and my left trapezius went into full spasm.
 
It happened a couple of weeks ago too after a training session where I had two parties at 180 degrees, so lot of head turning. Visit to the chiro later and its coming good but can't really do any serious upper body. Back to the road work.

NTA

Took it easy for a few days to let the neck clear up.
 
Karate last night - including same kata that I did my neck on, but got through it. Still not 100% but nursing it through.
 
Been having a really good couple of days on the eating front. Stopping myself from opening the floodgates on the chocolate etc.
 
Run tonight - 3km in 15:57. It sucks how I'm happy to crack 16 minutes when really I should be aiming for 15 Early days back into it I guess, and need to keep up the running from here. Just over 9 weeks to City2Surf.

NTA

Been sick again, which is honestly starting to shit me. Makes it very hard to keep up with the running and eating, and I've got just over 8 weeks until City 2 Surf. Don't want to be running that with over 95 kg on the frame. Will have to start running work lunch times this winter to avoid the cold air. I appear to be turning into an old pussy.

JK

Sometimes we get in to those what seem like never ending bouts of sickness. It's bloody frustrating but you will get through it

NTA

Felt well enough to go for a run today - decided that 3km was not worth shit, so went for 5km without pushing it, and completed it in 28:15
 
Think this is the go for weekends. Just get out there and put miles into the legs, and next weekend I might extend to 10km. 
 
This week at work I'll get in some more 3-5km work depending on what I've got on.

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Another run today while working from home. Was going to do 5km, having looked outside and decided it was cool and windy enough for long sleeve gear.
 
Big fucking mistake. Started to overheat a couple of km in and quit at 3km because I was getting a headache - 17:36 is a pretty awful time, but at least it goes into the distance bank.
 
Tried to record the walk home but the fucking GPS on my phone was being a fluffybunny.

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Karate Tuesday was a bit brief due to the focus on the white belts who were grading the next night. Run yesterday after I got home from work - 4 km in 22 minutes even @ 5:30/km was OK as I seek to put some miles into the legs. Weight still high 90s though

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4 km into today's run, the app decided to crash. Well, 4.12 km to be precise; at least it had the good grace to crash after a regular upload.

Restarted after a hundred metres and did another 2.7 km, so about 7 km in about forty minutes.

Just under six weeks until City 2 Surf.

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99 kg even this morning. Ugh

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10 km run in 58:26. Each km worked out as follows:
 
5:16 - started strong!
5:48
5:57
5:59
5:53
5:55
6:00
5:55
5:48
5:51
 
Happy with that given I haven't run 10 since August 2 last year (did that in 54:46 which was a PB ... )
 
I'm not too worried about pace right now, just endurance. Reckon if I stick to 10 km once per week with a couple of 5 km+ in there I'll be ok for City 2 Surf.
 
One thing I can't cater for though is the effect of Heartbreak Hill. THAT will be interesting.

NTA

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Happy with that given I haven't run 10 since August 2 last year (did that in 54:46 which was a PB ... ) </blockquote>
 
I was 92 kg when I did that PB. Makes it easier I reckon ;)

Paekakboyz

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I was 92 kg when I did that PB. Makes it easier I reckon ;)
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Fucking aye! Power to weight would be better and chances are you'd have more cardio base too.

NTA

Constipated from alcohol, rich food, and not enough water - a weekend away on wine country will do that to you. Plus dealing with the flooded house has been a riot... Those dehumidifiers are sucking the water out of the air and my will to live!

But I tried it for a run because it's sub-five weeks to C2S. Struggled to 3km in 16:50. Time to get serious as I'm 101 kg now and will hurt myself trying 14 km in this kind of shape

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Run this morning - was going to be 5 km but the app crashed then the phone restarted so fuck that. About 4.5 km in 22:10. I figured out i actually miss morning run. Gets it out of the way and it really is the best time of day to be awake. Before the dickheads start moving around.

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So, just under 4 weeks to go until City2Surf, and commenced the countdown with a 5km run just after 6AM. It was fucking cold - weather station up the road says -1 but was probably around 0 where I was. I go from suburban streets down into a bike path near a creek and it dropped a little further there. Jeez!
 
Individual kilometres:
 
5:26
5:26
5:17
5:32
5:08
 
Total of around 26:50 which is sub-27 for the first time in a while over that distance. Concentrated on a strong finish after a fairly casual start.

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