Return From Being AWOL
Well I've neglected this place for the last 3 mths - a couple of reasons why: A. I had moved house which turned out to be a bigger ordeal then I had thought B. I had 4 weeks of being quite sick (thyroid problem) C. Little to no running done in the last 3mths due to A and B.
Its hard to believe but since mid April I've managed to put on a couple of kilos - I dont know how because its not like I ate junk food in that time. I never really needed to lose weight before I started running but it was nice to trim down. Obviously because I didn't get to train very much I've lost all my condition and aerobic capacity. In a matter of 3mths I am right back to where I started - so strange and incredibly disappointing. Its been such a struggle to try and get back into running now that I realise I have to work so hard to get back to where I was before all this.
I missed out on going to Sydney for the Half-Marathon because of my illness. The next big goal was the Gold Coast Half Marathon but I wasn't in any sort of shape to even attempt that. I was recovered from my illness by about the first or second week of June but by then I was really struggling with motivation. I think I was doing a 40/50min run once a week if I was lucky and maybe 3 or 4 quick 15min runs with the dog around the block.
I was in a real running rut and even contemplated giving it away alltogther. But two of my mates reminded me a couple of weeks ago that we had commited to City 2 Surf earlier on in the year and that we had to honour that. Its no secret that I love the City 2 Surf so I decided I needed to really smarten up my act and pull it together so I could run a respectable time.
One of the things I've found really hard since I moved into the house is that its tough going for a run when I get home from work. I'm not the type of person who can go straight from work to gym to do a run on the treadmill - I need to come home and chill for half an hour before attempting any sort of physical exertion. Unfortunately for me my house is about 15mins from the city - so when I come home from work to go back into the city to gym thats another 30minute round trip and before you know it the night is over. So that leaves doing a road run - which I'm afraid I just don't enjoy. I dont care much for it (sorry running purists) - all that fresh air, feeling one with nature is just a big load of crap to me. But I understand it has its appeal to the majority of people.
So all this time that I was trying to work out how to get back into some sort of regime the clock was counting down to City 2 Surf and I still hadn't started any serious training. So I finally bit the bullet - I bought a treadmill. $3000 later I'm the proud owner of a snazzy new Tready. It didnt arrive until 2 weeks ago - so I've got 4 weeks to train for City 2 Surf! Not exactly ideal preparation.
The first night I got it I thought I'd have a crack at running 10kms in 52.30 which I thought was a realistic goal (only 3mths ago I ran a 10k PB of 46.14) how wrong was I. I was knocked up at 6.5kms and conceded defeat and quit. So its been a battle since then. But I've been consistent with my training and seen quite an improvement over the last week or so. I'm just so shocked that a 3mths break can result in such dramatic consequences.
Anyway, City 2 Surf here I come.
Its hard to believe but since mid April I've managed to put on a couple of kilos - I dont know how because its not like I ate junk food in that time. I never really needed to lose weight before I started running but it was nice to trim down. Obviously because I didn't get to train very much I've lost all my condition and aerobic capacity. In a matter of 3mths I am right back to where I started - so strange and incredibly disappointing. Its been such a struggle to try and get back into running now that I realise I have to work so hard to get back to where I was before all this.
I missed out on going to Sydney for the Half-Marathon because of my illness. The next big goal was the Gold Coast Half Marathon but I wasn't in any sort of shape to even attempt that. I was recovered from my illness by about the first or second week of June but by then I was really struggling with motivation. I think I was doing a 40/50min run once a week if I was lucky and maybe 3 or 4 quick 15min runs with the dog around the block.
I was in a real running rut and even contemplated giving it away alltogther. But two of my mates reminded me a couple of weeks ago that we had commited to City 2 Surf earlier on in the year and that we had to honour that. Its no secret that I love the City 2 Surf so I decided I needed to really smarten up my act and pull it together so I could run a respectable time.
One of the things I've found really hard since I moved into the house is that its tough going for a run when I get home from work. I'm not the type of person who can go straight from work to gym to do a run on the treadmill - I need to come home and chill for half an hour before attempting any sort of physical exertion. Unfortunately for me my house is about 15mins from the city - so when I come home from work to go back into the city to gym thats another 30minute round trip and before you know it the night is over. So that leaves doing a road run - which I'm afraid I just don't enjoy. I dont care much for it (sorry running purists) - all that fresh air, feeling one with nature is just a big load of crap to me. But I understand it has its appeal to the majority of people.
So all this time that I was trying to work out how to get back into some sort of regime the clock was counting down to City 2 Surf and I still hadn't started any serious training. So I finally bit the bullet - I bought a treadmill. $3000 later I'm the proud owner of a snazzy new Tready. It didnt arrive until 2 weeks ago - so I've got 4 weeks to train for City 2 Surf! Not exactly ideal preparation.
The first night I got it I thought I'd have a crack at running 10kms in 52.30 which I thought was a realistic goal (only 3mths ago I ran a 10k PB of 46.14) how wrong was I. I was knocked up at 6.5kms and conceded defeat and quit. So its been a battle since then. But I've been consistent with my training and seen quite an improvement over the last week or so. I'm just so shocked that a 3mths break can result in such dramatic consequences.
Anyway, City 2 Surf here I come.
posted by the_en4cer at 1:04 AM
2 Comments:
Sorry to hear you've been so sick, but happy to hear you are getting back into things.
Ignore the running purists. I do when they say its not right to run with music. If I couldn't do that I doubt I'd run much, if at all.
I'll be there for C2S as well. Though due to a couple of months off (stupid ITB injury) and stuff all hill training since I am not expecting to run a great time ... but I plan to have a great time :-)
Hey, your back. It's a shame to hear you have been crook but it sounds as though you are well on your way to recovery.
As with Tesso I too am venturing down to Sydney for the C2S. Should be a great race and something I am really looking forward too. Dont be too concerned about your time just enjoy the run and concentrate on getting well and your fitness back.
Are you still going to do the races with Cairns Road Runners every so often??
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