London Marathon 2010 by Phoenixnight

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After a 21 year gap, 3 additional kids and 3 extar stone in weight, this is...

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Started: 21 Jun 2009

Last post: 13 Jul 2007

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Sep0920092:32 p.m.

Update 7

Well, the original intention of providing a weekly update to accompany my (ahem) weekly training session has well and truly bitten the dust. I've managed to keep exercising pretty regularly, though it's not always been running.

Perhaps someone else can answer this though. When both parents work, and you've got 3 kids, how on earth do you manage to find room for "us-time" in the marriage? Short of stretching the day to 30 hours I'm struggling. Walkinground Asda at 11.30pm doing the shopping is not my idea of fun.

I'm pretty sure in in mid-mid-life crisis mode. I've taken up Thai boxing again after a 25 year gap. I first did this in Manchester in the mid 80s under the legendary Master Toddy. I looked him up the other day, to see that he'd decamped some years ago and was now a trainer to the stars in Las Vegas. In terms of a total body workout Muay Thai takes some beating, as it exercises your entire body, and the 100 or so sit-ups we do each session helps the waist.

Today was a really big day, as it was little Benni's first day at school. I'm never sure whether it's more traumatic for the child or for the parent. It just makes you realise that they are not babies for ever, and how precious that time is.

Anyway, the good news is that I've found the Polar Heart Rate watch, so I can start to monitor with a degree of accuracy as to how far I am running and the times. 4 hours for the Virgin London Marathon is looking a long way away at the moment!!

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  • moose10 'no such thing as us time when there's kids involved i've just had the rude awakening of school re-starting and as well as the clubs,cubs,guides ect good luck with the running' added 9th Sep 2009

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  • Keith_L 'Time...well if we knew how to create more we would be rich. Basically I fit in running as much as possible before others are up so long runs tend to be off at around 6 am at weekends...not great but leaves rest of day free. Well done on the cross training but remember you are training to run a marathon and no substitute for getting the miles in your legs.' added 9th Sep 2009

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