Now or never: Taking it to the next level
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Sunday: Breakfast then 2hr run. Went ok. Struggled a bit, but legs held up.<br><br>Monday: Chest and biceps. Once again, top notch. Felt fatigued at the start but got into it and felt good by the end.
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Damn, is it Friday already.<br><br>Not a bad week. Family overseas, so very very quiet at home. Very weird experience. Such a bloody paradox. When they're there its like, damn I need some alone time. But when they're gone, its suddenly way too quiet. Anyway...<br><br>Tuesday: Tris and back. Ok. Was a bit rushed.<br>Wednesday: 40 minute run.<br>Thursday: Shoulders.<br>Friday: Fast 4km, biceps curls, pushups, abs, pullups.<br><br>Will have 2 fairly lightish runs on weekend and then half-marathon next Sunday.
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Cheers mate.<br><br>
Picked up my number with the little electronic chip yesterday. All very high tech. Am quite excited now, but the 6am start will be a bitch. Will mean getting up at about 3:30 to get down to the Gold Coast in enough time. If the family was here, I'd hire a unit but it would be ridiculously extravagant to pay a couple of hundred bucks to get a good nights sleep before a run. Will be pretty cold and dark too, so will have to take an old jumper to ditch after the start. -
That's my favourite place at the coast! Farking love it there. Have a great time. Which resort are you staying at?
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Anywhere is good there. Hopefully the weather is good. Its a beautiful spot regardless. Don't let the close proximity to NSW put you off
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<p>Bloody hell Thursday already. </p>
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<p>Sunday: 1:30 run. Went pretty well. For the first time since I started the HM training I saw a farking vision in front of me. Unfortunately she was only walking, so I had to run right on by. Further on when crossing the road, I notice she had started running behind me, but it would have looked more than a little suss if I'd then applied the breaks. That's a shame, because every little distraction helps when running long distances. I did notice that my lats were a little sore from Saturday training, so I'll make sure to stay away from the weights at least 2 days prior to HM.</p>
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<p>Took Monday off.</p>
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<p>Tuesday: Chest and biceps. All good.</p>
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<p>Wednesday: Back and tris.</p>
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<p>Thursday: 40 minute run. Nice and easy.</p>
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<p>Will now rest up until Sunday morning. Really have no idea how it will go. It'll be dark and cold, but hopefully not wet. Nervous now.</p> -
1:44.32.<br><br>
Pretty happy with that. Bloody buggered now though. Top notch event. Really glad I did it. -
Cheers mate.<br>Yeah there were thousands of people there. Its a sanctioned IAAF event so its pretty hard core.<br><br>For an idea of how fast the pros run these things. The Japanese dude who won the HM did it a time of 1:01. The Kenyan who won the marathon did in just over 2 hours. That's farking lightning.<br><br>BTW you couldn't have hoped for a better day weather-wise. An absolutely glorious day.
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Was a weird week. Did weights on Tuesday and Friday, but have felt really drained all week. Dont know if its the training plus too much work or just the run. Just feel like sleeping the entire time. Hopefully I break the funk in the coming week.
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Been a while....<br><br>Eventually got that "flabby" feeling after couple of days and was keen as to get back into it. Kind of overdid it last week. Am reverting back to my PT workout from a couple of years back. Involves a killer leg day which was harsh even its abbreviated form. Had first run since HM on Saturday. Was pretty tough on a sore body, but went ok. Has been record cold snap here recently so am not overly keen for more night running. Hopefully it'll warm up. Don't think I'll go back to 4 runs a week, but 3 is still a nice round number.<br><br>Diet has to be cleaned up, haven't been much up for food shopping. Severe bit of stress recently with wife, but seems ok now. Not out of the woods yet, but signs are good.
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Thanks mate. Biopsy today. Hopefully all good. At least after CT scan we know what isn't affected, so there is no worse case at this stage.
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Not good news unfortunately.<br><br>Not the worst that could have happened, but certainly not the best. Pretty devastating regardless.<br><br>Will still be training. Got to have something else to focus on. But will just be to stay sane and forget stuff for an hour or so.<br><br>All the best fellas. Thanks for the support and encouragement in the past 6 months or so. Will report back when (and I do mean when) this shit is finally over.
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<p>aw shit bro, that is rough news. Hope you guys have all the info, advice and top quality medical care you need to kick its ass. Kia kaha</p>
