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A few days rest

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So it has been about 10 days since I last ran.  If you remember my previous post, my Achilles gave me some trouble after my last race on the 27 April.  My two good twitter buddies, Dory and Lu, highly recommended I take a few days off to recover so as to prevent serious damage.  What could I do but listen.

Instead of sitting on my ass, like I would have done previously, I got a good core workout program from Steve.  This includes sit ups, push ups, crunches, left and right planks and other exercises that have really helped me start strengthening my core.

Not mine but getting there

What I have also been busy with this week is obtaining a new diet program from Alex and supplements from www.purestore.co.za.  I have also decided to improve my financial planning qualification and am registering for the next level course which should keep me busy for the next 18 months.  It would seem that I am going to need to learn how to juggle a lot of activities over the next few months but I look forward to the challenge and most importantly all your continued support.

 

Get and Stay Motivated

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Last week Friday (27 April), which was Freedom Day in South Africa, two of my good friends (Monique and Sheldon) and I took part in a road race in the Cradle of Humankind.  This was also the first time I got to meet Monique, we are Twitter buddies and going to run the Knysna Half Marathon together.

We arrived very early, to ensure we could get great parking and breeze through registration.  Once we had done this, we got cups of coffee and decided it was best to stay in the car as it was a very chilly morning.  Due to the popularity of this race and a bit of a logistics problem, the race started about 30 minutes late.

It was a fantastic event, well organised and a beautiful area to run in.  The downside for me was at about 3.5km my Achilles started hurting and around 5.5km, I couldn’t run anymore and had to walk most of the way back.  Well kinda limp back.  Perhaps I have been pushing too hard in my training and this got me thinking about an article that was sent to me early in January from a personal trainer friend.

The article is a one pager which really puts a lot into prospective for me.  I thought now is a good time to share it with you all.  Perhaps you are getting ready for Comrades or like me Knysna Half Marathon.  Perhaps you have other goals that you are training for, Ironman 2013??  Please do share your upcoming races/events/goals with me.

Feel free to download this one page PDF document and remember to stay focused during the tough times and the cold winter months that lie ahead.

 

My Next Challenge

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So my good friend, Carol, who convinced me to try trail running and got me hooked on that, managed to convince me to do the Impi Challenge.

So I have just over a month to train, although I am not entirely sure what training I should be doing for an event like this.  Check out this YouTube video of the 2011 event.

What interesting challenges have you done?

Whilst doing my LSD on Saturday afternoon, I realised how much I have done and achieved since starting my training in October 2011.  For those of you that know me and for those that don’t, I have never done sport at all, always been a couch potato.  Now I get excited at the tought of running 8-10km on a Saturday afternoon and doing trail running.  Actually the best part of a recent trail run that I did was a floating bridge.  The marshal informed me as I approached it “Run like the wind or you will sink” – well that was motivation!!

I am always looking for someone to run with on the weekends, so if you are keen, let me know.  Remember though, I am still slow and take lots of walk breaks.  Have a look at my LSD from Saturday on Garmin Connect and you will see.

Your comments, tweets and inbox messages keep me very motivated, so please keep them coming.

Have fun out there!

 

Best Diet Plan for Runners

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A guy calls a company and orders their 5-day, 5kg weight loss program.

The next day, there’s a knock on the door and there stands before him a voluptuous, athletic, 19 year old babe dressed in nothing but a pair of Nike running shoes and a sign around her neck. She introduces herself as a representative of the weight loss company.

The sign reads, “If you can catch me, you can have me.”

Without a second thought, he takes off after her. A few miles later puffing and puffing, he finally gives up.

The same girl shows up for the next four days and the same thing happens.
On the fifth day, he weighs himself and is delighted to find he has lost 5kg as promised.

He calls the company and orders their 5-day/10kg program. The next day there’s a knock at the door and there stands the most stunning, beautiful, sexy woman he has ever seen in his life. She is wearing nothing but Reebok running shoes and a sign around her neck that reads, “If you catch me you can have me”.

Well, he’s out the door after her like a shot. This girl is in excellent shape and he does his best, but no such luck.

So for the next four days, the same routine happens with him gradually getting in better and better shape.

Much to his delight on the fifth day when he weighs himself, he discovers that he has lost another 10kg as promised.

He decides to go for broke and calls the company to order the 7-day/25kg program.
“Are you sure?” asks the representative on the phone. “This is our most rigorous program.” “Absolutely, ” he replies, “I haven’t felt this good in years.”

The next day there’s a knock at the door; and when he opens it he finds a huge muscular guy standing there wearing nothing but pink running shoes and a sign around his neck that reads, “If I catch you, you are mine.”

He lost 33 kilos that week.