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… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 131
March 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Saturday, I have recently decided, is my day of rest! Since I’m going jogging tomorrow and have been doing some form of exercise every day for the last 6 days, I decided to take the day off today and rest all the muscles and what not. This is a fairly thinly veiled way of saying,… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Days 123-125
March 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Previously, on Marathon Training….. I injured my leg, thought it was Shin Splints, but it turned out not to be and actually to be something to do with muscles around the shin (which is slightly differeny I’m told) then the leg got better after a lot of rest, then I played badminton and it started… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 122
February 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So, it probably tells you all you need to know about day 121 of training that I am typing this on my iPhone from the badminton match that is supposed to be today’s training?? It’s now 8.45pm and I have been here since 7 and still haven’t played either of my two matches. So unless… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 121
February 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Days 94-118
February 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So….about those last 2 and a bit weeks eh? How about ‘em? Ok, so let me get things up to date so we’re all back on the same page. Back on Wednesday 27 January, I last posted about my daily training for the Dublin City Marathon. Things weren’t going too great, because I had recently… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 65
December 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Since I’m still in limbo on whether my heart is actually up to (a) running a marathon, or (b) doing anything at all, I decided to assume that it was going to be fine, but not push my look. SO, I did what any sensible man in my position would do. I bought these…. I… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 49
December 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Arse. Arse, arsing arse. Yesterday I managed to injure my back (by having a shower too quickly, seriously), but I still went and did some recumbant bike work. Today, my back was worse, so I went to my Chiropractor (Gemma Bailey, she’s great, go to her at FitzWilliam Health and fix your dodgy backs. Anyway,… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 30
November 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What is it about weights and exercise that yourr muscles are always moer sore two days after exercising them than the day after. I KIND of get the science, but it’s stil not fair because you’re lulled into a false sense of security when you feel relatively fine the day after exercise, then BAM, the… [Continue Reading]
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