46km at Bribie Island next weekend may be in jeapordy as Stacey has to work and I don't think I can get around in the 3½ hours necessary to get home in time. Even with an early start I don't think it's realistic. Will have to look for alternative arrangements if I'm to do it. I can't complain given the amount of events I've done this year (8 at last count) and the fact that I wasn't going to do anything until January. We'll see.
Good run tonight on an 8½km loop that I haven't done for a while, on the back of a solid 12km last night (that's right, I couldn't get up in the morning for my planned 20km!) - had the company of AT which was good but it was pretty warm and it was his longest run for a while due to injury and I think it was a bit more of a workout than he anticipated. Jerry (the springer) suffered too, to the point we stopped for a full two minutes while he had a paddle in a water hole. The pace wasn't deliberate on my part but I'm having difficulty easing up at the moment and we were looking to get back early to watch the Berlin marathon .... what a result!
Sunday, 28 September 2008
Friday, 26 September 2008
Motivation ...
... and the lack of it!
Well, I seem to have recovered well from the escapades at the Glasshouse 100. Nothing aching, nothing sore. One toenail working its way off and the single, tiny blister I suffered has all but gone. By the way, in the picture, I just happen to be winking at AT, I wasn't having a stroke!
I've run a couple of 12km runs (first one last Saturday in the midday heat) with no ill effects. Legs were a bit heavy the first time but much better the second a few days later. I've got 20km lined up tomorrow morning and I'm sort of looking forward to it.
I say sort of becuase I'm motivationally challenged at the moment and though it's understandable I guess (I hadn't anything scheduled until Hares & Hounds in January) I wouldn't want it to continue for too long. The cure? It was my intention to cut my long runs to one every fortnight between now and January and concentrate on gaining speed, so I've scheduled my first one since the 100 miler ... the 46km beach run at the Bribie Beach Bash next Sunday (October 5th). That should keep me honest!
Have to say though that the motivation may be partly due to the departure of my visitors. Janet only left this Wednesday having stayed on for three weeks to work in the Mater Hospital here in Brisbane. Though I hadn't seen them for five years, I didn't realise how much I missed them and indeed home in general until they stayed for those few weeks. All the more reason to stick to our pencilled in visit to Wales in 2010.
We're in a pretty good spell at the moment, I think both of us were feeling the strain of the build up to Glasshouse and though there is a feeling of 'what now?', there's definitely a sense of relief too.
I'll keep you posted.
Well, I seem to have recovered well from the escapades at the Glasshouse 100. Nothing aching, nothing sore. One toenail working its way off and the single, tiny blister I suffered has all but gone. By the way, in the picture, I just happen to be winking at AT, I wasn't having a stroke!
I've run a couple of 12km runs (first one last Saturday in the midday heat) with no ill effects. Legs were a bit heavy the first time but much better the second a few days later. I've got 20km lined up tomorrow morning and I'm sort of looking forward to it.
I say sort of becuase I'm motivationally challenged at the moment and though it's understandable I guess (I hadn't anything scheduled until Hares & Hounds in January) I wouldn't want it to continue for too long. The cure? It was my intention to cut my long runs to one every fortnight between now and January and concentrate on gaining speed, so I've scheduled my first one since the 100 miler ... the 46km beach run at the Bribie Beach Bash next Sunday (October 5th). That should keep me honest!Have to say though that the motivation may be partly due to the departure of my visitors. Janet only left this Wednesday having stayed on for three weeks to work in the Mater Hospital here in Brisbane. Though I hadn't seen them for five years, I didn't realise how much I missed them and indeed home in general until they stayed for those few weeks. All the more reason to stick to our pencilled in visit to Wales in 2010.
We're in a pretty good spell at the moment, I think both of us were feeling the strain of the build up to Glasshouse and though there is a feeling of 'what now?', there's definitely a sense of relief too.
I'll keep you posted.
Saturday, 20 September 2008
The Glasshouse 100 - 100 Mile
Wow. I've been a bit tardy in relation to the blog, what with the training and visitors and then the race itself.
Suffice to say, it went well for me on a day when, as Wayne Gregory a 100 mile stalwart put it, the Glasshouse Trails Western section "bared its teeth". It got really hot (the temperature gauge didn't say so) at about the 50km mark and the whole field suffered to some extent with over 30% of the field failing to finish. Plan B was activated and we (my crew Andrew Townshend and myself) managed the event well to come in at 23:05
There's not a lot I can say though. I've put together a comprehensive report that's long and boring. I've only read it about twenty times! You can find it by going to the Glasshouse Trails website (linked from the title of this entry) and going to 'Glasshouse 100 - 2008' on the left hand side of the page
If you read it, enjoy. If you don't, then go read it!
Stoked.
Suffice to say, it went well for me on a day when, as Wayne Gregory a 100 mile stalwart put it, the Glasshouse Trails Western section "bared its teeth". It got really hot (the temperature gauge didn't say so) at about the 50km mark and the whole field suffered to some extent with over 30% of the field failing to finish. Plan B was activated and we (my crew Andrew Townshend and myself) managed the event well to come in at 23:05
There's not a lot I can say though. I've put together a comprehensive report that's long and boring. I've only read it about twenty times! You can find it by going to the Glasshouse Trails website (linked from the title of this entry) and going to 'Glasshouse 100 - 2008' on the left hand side of the page
If you read it, enjoy. If you don't, then go read it!
Stoked.
Monday, 8 September 2008
just a catch up
A long time between drinks, don't know why.
Was training like hell prior to vistors arriving (my best man and family) for three weeks which gave me a good taper leading up to the GH 100 this weekend.
All good, no niggles, about 50km short over four months but capped off with 34km at the 3 hour run during the Caboolture 24/48 hour event 10 days ago.
Looking forward to the 100, starting to get a plan together, fingers crossed.
Was training like hell prior to vistors arriving (my best man and family) for three weeks which gave me a good taper leading up to the GH 100 this weekend.
All good, no niggles, about 50km short over four months but capped off with 34km at the 3 hour run during the Caboolture 24/48 hour event 10 days ago.
Looking forward to the 100, starting to get a plan together, fingers crossed.
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