249 days to go and counting...
I created a nice revised training schedule on Sunday 6th August while nipping a nice dark beer (its important my spirit stays high at all time you see). Within one hour, I realised the new schedule had to be revised too, because the week following I was going to be in the city - meaning I had to leave the house at about 6am every day and there was no way I would run before 6am - call me lazy. OK I can hear some think 'but what about the evenings, you surely can run then', people thinking that probably do not know me that well, again call me lazy!
Anyhow, D-Day was today - Tuesday 15 August - First training day. The schedule had a promising 5 min running, 3 minutes walking - 3 times in a row. Sounds easy enough...
Very soon into the running bit, my heart and my legs where entangled in an intense dialogue or at least attempted a dialogue, it was an easy win for my heart. My legs were upbeat and ready to tackle the world "Go On! run faster, you can do it!" my heart on the other hand stopped talking altogether after a mere 2 minutes of running. After 3 minutes, the decision was easy when my heart uttered the ultimatum: "Either you stop or I will!" That was convincing enough to have my legs pull an immediate halt to any fast running movement and continue in a slow, unstable, and very shaky walk.
Actual times:
I calculated I covered about 1.5 mile and a bit. Assuming I would keep the same pace (yeah as if) over a 26 mile distance as above, the marathon would right now take me just about 8 hours!
On a positive note, I only need to half that and I would achieve my 4-hour goal - the glass is always half full right!
Ahum, this is probably still not really the best time to ask for sponsors, so I will save that for later again. Next training day is Thursday. Can't wait, haha, yeah who am I kidding.
Have a great day,
AZ
PS: Anybody out there who knows a route with no hills, mountains, or slight bumps in Hindhead, Surrey, anyone? please?
Anyhow, D-Day was today - Tuesday 15 August - First training day. The schedule had a promising 5 min running, 3 minutes walking - 3 times in a row. Sounds easy enough...
Very soon into the running bit, my heart and my legs where entangled in an intense dialogue or at least attempted a dialogue, it was an easy win for my heart. My legs were upbeat and ready to tackle the world "Go On! run faster, you can do it!" my heart on the other hand stopped talking altogether after a mere 2 minutes of running. After 3 minutes, the decision was easy when my heart uttered the ultimatum: "Either you stop or I will!" That was convincing enough to have my legs pull an immediate halt to any fast running movement and continue in a slow, unstable, and very shaky walk.
Actual times:
- 3 min. running
- 4 min walking
- 3 min. running
- 10 (!!!) min walking - ...who put that hill there, they never consulted me. Note to self: ...avoid hills by all means!
- 2.48 (!?) min running - I can see my house in the distance... relief...
- 2 minutes crawling and stretch!
I calculated I covered about 1.5 mile and a bit. Assuming I would keep the same pace (yeah as if) over a 26 mile distance as above, the marathon would right now take me just about 8 hours!
On a positive note, I only need to half that and I would achieve my 4-hour goal - the glass is always half full right!
Ahum, this is probably still not really the best time to ask for sponsors, so I will save that for later again. Next training day is Thursday. Can't wait, haha, yeah who am I kidding.
Have a great day,
AZ
PS: Anybody out there who knows a route with no hills, mountains, or slight bumps in Hindhead, Surrey, anyone? please?
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