It actually IS a marathon not a sprint
MarathonMan1983
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It actually IS a marathon not a sprint
Hmm, training blog? Sounds like a reasonable way to let out the frustrations, achievements and frustrations of the whole training experience. And by the love of all things holy in the past couple of months I have learnt that there are enough of those.
I've been training (seriously) since December, and never really thought about writing one. But sitting at my computer unable to go to the gym, do any sort of running or go anywhere meaningful due to the heavy snow, I felt the need to let off some pent up energy.
I have of course had rest days before, but the fact that I cannot go anywhere has left me feeling rather depressed!!! Quite sad really. But this, my friends, is the love-hate relationship that is called marathon training. I never thought that I might pine for pounding the streets - even now my calves are screaming blue murder after a 9.2 mile run yesterday - but the new-found purpose I have derived from the whole experience has changed me profoundly. Laziness in my life has been marginalised to such an extent that i have gone from an Eastenders addict to completely despising the programme, such is the infrequency with which I now watch it. Looking after my body, for me used to be the sole domain of fitness 'freaks', but I now find myself nagging my mother to put oily fish, vegetables, pasta and chicken on the table regularly when I get home. I still eat curries every so often, but the excesses of student life are firmly in the past.
When I discovered I had a place in the race, I was - to put it mildly - 'cacking myself'. I have always been up for doing stupid things, and this seemed like something to add to the list. I applied, never believing I would get in, but such is life that on 12 December 2006, I found that I had little over four months to prepare for the greatest race on Earth. The scepticism over whether I had the will, was etched all over my parents' reserved reaction to the news, but a couple of months on, their admiration at what I have accomplished so far is evident in equal measure. Driven on by the determination not to let down my sponsors and my charity (Children with Leukaemia - please sponsor me at www.bmycharity.com/V2/Tariq), not since university final exams has the fear of failure been so motivating. So, 26.2 miles of adrenaline filled emotion (I am yet to realise if that 0.2 will be the hardest or most ecstatic part of my life) but it should be one hell of a ride. Here goes...
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