I'm following a marathon training regime set out by the marvellous Sam Murphy. I rate her running books more than most others. Her starting out training programmes are good and I've completed 2 marathons using her marathon plans.
Running is a complete release to me - it was a stunning morning - beautiful blue sky and Fife at its best. The plan said run for an hour at a steady pace. So that's what I did. Well almost an hour, 55 minutes and just over 7 miles done.
Running gives me the chance to think and relax. I enjoy the solitude of the road and the opportunity to listen to good music. The time passes easily and I feel exhilarated as the endorphins kick in. As they say old age doesn't come alone and my hips are evidence of this. I always felt my body had the mileage of a 25 year old on the clock. What I mean is that although I'm in my prime at 45 now I've only really been running for a few years and therefore my joints have only done the running of a younger person. Now I think I'm beginning to feel the miles and the reality of training hard may have to be given some thought....
Decided to do Ironman UK next year and I suspect that will be my last.....
Who knows....
I didn't get a stitch today but couldn't think of a better header!
Mountain biking tomorrow. Can't wait.
About Us
- Derek and John's Epic Caper
- The Absa Cape Epic 2010 takes place 20 - 27 March 2010. Approximately 800km with over 16,000m of climbing. Thoedore Roosevelt, the twenty sixth president of the United States in a speech given in Paris 1910 summed up the purpose of Derek and John's 'journey'. 'It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and the blood; who strives valiantly who errs and comes up short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring to greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.' On their exploration, they will drop into many dark valleys and crest many high peaks. In each circumstance , they have a strong pool of friends who will share these highs and lows and who are as important a part of their journey as the event itself. This is their story.
Derek's Bike
Trek 6700
John's Bike
Revolution Triad 2.0
The start....
Fresh and keen at Lands End
The end....
At John O Groats
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