What a week.....

My body feels like it’s just been to a pool party at Michael Barrymore’s. My legs feel numb, feet bruised and there is some serious chaffing going on down stairs! That’s what happens after a 90 mile week.

Training has been very hard this week but I’m still fighting against my arch enemy – Mr Fatigue! Aerobically things are going well I am just waiting for the body to catch up. As i mentioned I have taken a different approach to my training and think it is going to pay dividends in a few weeks. In the last two weeks I have been slowly getting rid of the last bit of track mentality in me and in the near future hope to be reborn as a marathon runner.

Sounds like I am joining a religious cult or something but in a strange way that is what marathon running is – A Marathon cult! Every decision I make has to be considerate to who I worship aka training my body!

Look at all the similarities....

·         Religious Diet Restrictions / Runners diet -Low fat, high complex carbs and lots of protein (no Mac Donald’s)

·         Religious services/ Long runs – A long run is just like prayer at a religious service, you cannot replace a long run with quality it does not matter how much you believe or don’t believe. (You shall run for 2hours!)

·         Charity/Stretching- You know it is good but you sometimes need other people to help you make the right decision and do it! (How many people would give to charity if no one was around!)

·         Sins- Beer/ hangovers- You do the crime, you do the time. You feel the pain regardless of how much you repent ones sins! (I am never drinking again!)

·         Religious festivals (xmas day)/ A big marathon- Everyone is excited to be there at the start but that will all change in the afternoon when everyone falls out with each other and you realise why you don’t do this more often! (Are you always a drunk or do you just choose to be on special occasions?)

I will do you some research about starting a Marathon religion up and probably get a government grant!

I need some ideas though.....

·         A Church/ place of worship- running track/ park?

·         Who should be the marathon God or God’s?

·         A sacred book/Bible- Will this be in paperback or in a form of a blog?

Who wants to be a disciple of the Marathon God’s?