Well I waited till Wednesday to have a deep sports massage - what an idiot!!!!! Why didnt I do it earlier :0( Popped out at lunchtime for a 30min sports massage -as basically I was still feeling like sh**.
After the massage - although I was nearly brought to tears a few times!! I now feel like I've got my legs back :0) and also think we may have identified my calf issues (looks like it down to the cycling shoes :0) - and at least thats an excuse to upgrade them anyway!!
Peer I thank you for that 30 minutes of pain :0)
http://mass-reflex.com/1508.html
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Amsterdam Marathon 2010 review
Well what a fantastic event - a great choice for my first marathon.
Well its two days now since I completed the marathon, and I'm still feeling it big style. My legs dont appear to work properly and I'm just really tired - some of this may have been due to the beer that was consumed on Sunday though :0(
What did I learn from my first marathon:-
1. Marathons are not easy to complete in any way
2. Marathons are psychologically challenging - especially the last few miles
3. I should of trained harder - by putting in more 20+ miles runs
4. Nutrition is essential for completing a marathon - and I may have undervalued it
5. If I think that was hard - the Ironman is going to emphasize these fivehold :0(
So although I went through an immense amount of pain in the final few miles of the marathon - at least I've learnt what will happen by not taking my training seriously enough - and I think I'll buy the video so I can remind myself how painful those last few hundred metres actually were !!!!
Well its two days now since I completed the marathon, and I'm still feeling it big style. My legs dont appear to work properly and I'm just really tired - some of this may have been due to the beer that was consumed on Sunday though :0(
What did I learn from my first marathon:-
1. Marathons are not easy to complete in any way
2. Marathons are psychologically challenging - especially the last few miles
3. I should of trained harder - by putting in more 20+ miles runs
4. Nutrition is essential for completing a marathon - and I may have undervalued it
5. If I think that was hard - the Ironman is going to emphasize these fivehold :0(
So although I went through an immense amount of pain in the final few miles of the marathon - at least I've learnt what will happen by not taking my training seriously enough - and I think I'll buy the video so I can remind myself how painful those last few hundred metres actually were !!!!
Friday, 15 October 2010
Amsterdam marathon weekend
Well its the weekend - and having not done any exercise for two weeks because of a groin strain, I'm slightly apprehensive. Thinking about going for a jog tonight - just to put my mind at rest before I fly out in the morning. So fingers crossed :0)
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Ironman Wales
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxjO52w830E
Well I've made the commitment and registered for Ironman Wales - and really looking forward to challenging myself beyond anything I've ever completed before. I decided that I wanted to do this to celebrate my 40th birthday, on the 25th September 2011.
Hopefully I've given myself enough time to train up to the distance - 11 months. Well before I start I need to get my first marathon out of the way this weekend in Amsterdam - this I'm sure will give me an idea of the pain I'm going to put myself through in the next year.
Well I've made the commitment and registered for Ironman Wales - and really looking forward to challenging myself beyond anything I've ever completed before. I decided that I wanted to do this to celebrate my 40th birthday, on the 25th September 2011.
Hopefully I've given myself enough time to train up to the distance - 11 months. Well before I start I need to get my first marathon out of the way this weekend in Amsterdam - this I'm sure will give me an idea of the pain I'm going to put myself through in the next year.
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