Scary! The 28km run from the Brandy Creek carpark to Airlie Beach is coming up for me and 102 others on Sunday. Not only have I not run 28km before (close, but not quite), I am told that the course will be quite hilly and somewhat rugged. This should prove to be an interesting adventure. I am also feeling somewhat out of shape at the moment, ever since moving house a few weeks ago. Due to the hectic schedule of moving, I sort of fell out of the loop with my running, and whilst I have gone for a few one hour long runs and some shorter 30 - 35 minute runs over the past couple of weeks, I know that I am not performing as well as I was prior to moving house. I also know that I cannot rectify this issue within the five days I have before the race, so that is making me a little nervous.
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As far as finishing the race goes, it really should not be a problem to make the finish line. There is a six hour cut off, and the event organisers reckon that you can make it over the whole course if you at least have a fast-paced walk happening over the entire course. I think my goal time will be somewhere in the vicinity of four hours.
I have purchased a new ruggedised case for my compact digital camera for the run, so I will try and get some photos on the course if I find anything interesting and can bring myself to break my stride during mid-run.
On the topic of finding time for training, I really think I need to get my ass into gear and start getting up an hour earlier in the morning. The main problem I am facing is fitting in my training after work. Under my old system, I would eat out a lot during the week, giving me time to go for a run after work, not having to worry about cooking food when I got home. I have recently changed a few things in my own life, a few of which affect my fitness and training plan. For one, I am trying to be more frugal in all areas, so eating out frequently is no longer an option. This brings me to another change, which is the food preparation at home. Not only am I putting together meals after work, but I am trying to make them inexpensive meals that pack a whole lot of healthy nutrients at the same time. The change of diet so far is making me feel really good, but it all takes extra time to plan, and cook. Fitting running into this schedule has become difficult to say the least. If I could just get up an hour earlier, I would be able to get the run in, and not have it impose on my life after work.
All in all, if I place terribly at the Whitsunday run, then I will just have to reflect on the experience and use it as fuel to train harder for the event in 2008. I am going to go into the event with an open mind and do my best to make myself proud.
I will keep you all informed.
-Brad
1 comments:
good luck (although luck really has nothing to do with it lol...although if you come across something like a snake, maybe luck would be handy...i may or may not have run over the end of one when i rode along the river monday afternoon :S either way it turned at me...momentary scariness lol)
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