Marathon Training – Day 134
Ok, if I thought yesterday was a bad day (and I did) then today was infinitely worse. I know this, becuase at 3.45 this afternoon I was sitting on the couch with an Ice pack on my elevated leg eating strawberry ice cream straight from the top. FYI, there’s a gorgeous strawberry icecream which you [...]
Marathon Training – Day 133
I have to say, I very nearly threw in the towel today. If this were a video diary and I was less of the macho macho man that I am, this is the bit where I would be getting all teary eyed and emotional about how difficult it all is. After my first day back [...]
Marathon Training – Day 127
Holy hole in a Donut Batman, whatever I did yesterday really took it out of me…I was shattered in work this morning, and had to (well, really wanted to more than “had to” I guess) go back to bed. So I got an hours kip between 12.15 and 1.15 then got back up to have [...]
Marathon Training – Day 126
So, Monday the first of March. Since I always start things I have to try hard at (like healthy eating or going to the gym, or in this case both) and since I always feel more motivated at the start of a new month for some reason, the fates seemed to be telling me today [...]
Marathon Training – Day 121
It’s with a slight depression that I have to concede to not having done any training whatsoever today. I was talking to a friend of mine at lunch and she told me she is also planning to run a marathon, but unlike me she is not telling anybody so there is no pressure on her [...]
Marathon Training – Day 119
Oh Jebus
I can’t believe I haven’t done any training in 4 weeks. So it appears I’m going 3 months on, 1 month off now! That doesn’t seem like a sensible training plan by anyone’s stanards. I can explain away some of this (2 weeks injured, 1 week skiing) but the last week was quite simply [...]
Marathon Training – Days 87 & 88
Well, there’s not a whole lot of nothing going on in terms of marathon training, the last two days I haven’t done any. I’ve done stretches to try and loosen up whatever it is that’s causing these Effing Shin Splints, but it’s not really working to be honest. I might be going drinking with my [...]
Marathon Training – Day 86
More sitting about and doing nothing today! God damn injury, enough already, go away.
I got a bit depressed about the whole thing today. It’s a horrible helpless feeling to be sitting on your hole and waiting to be able to start training again, especially when, like me, you’re only at the very start of training [...]
Marathon Training – Day 83
Today I remembered why I shouldn’t drink, because it inevitably arses up all your plans and loses precious time! I was supposed to be going for a 4 mile jog this afternoon. Instead I had to (well, perhaps “had” to is a bit strong) go back to bed and get some sleep. I was on [...]
Marathon Training – Days 68 & 69
Since I’m still off training for a few days until I get to speak to my doctor, there’s not a whole heap to say about training for the last few days. It’s been snowing and icy in Dublin, so it wasn’t even possible to go out for a decent walk or anything. All I have [...]
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Marathon Training – Day 134