I'M DOING THE AUCKLAND MARATHON!!!!
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Hello my dear readers. <br />
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Sorry about the break in transmission. This was due to several factors but the main being that I had no idea what I was doing and just running willy nilly around the place with no real sense of direction. Finally I received my training plan and it's fair to say I panicked a bit when I read it through. But after week one, I have confidence back that the gradual process and incremental step ups are possible and very achievable.<br />
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SO!! What does that mean to my avid supporters?? Not a hell of alot but it will now be obvious when I slip up as I will give you my weeks training plan in advance and will also do the previous week in review.<br />
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A week in review and I FEEL GOOD! na na na na na na na! SO GOOD. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />Â Singing lessons not included in training plan however.<br />
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Week 1 plan was as follows:<br />
1 Jul 30 Mins easy flat COMPLETE!<br />
2 Jul 24 Mins Hill Run COMPLETE!!<br />
3 Jul (Happy Birthday Mum!!) 24 Mins Hill Run COMPLETE!!!<br />
5 Jul 72 Mins Easy on grass with Hills COMPLETE!!!! GET IN!!!!! Came through this run slightly knackered but completed without a stop and felt great at the end in terms of gas in tank. Did this on the beach which really works the ole calf muscles. Was also chased by one dog (puppy) and no seagulls which is a bonus as The Enemy (Seagulls) usually chase me and dive bomb me. Beats me why as I shower regularly and I have never been accused of being a Salty Ole Seadog.<br />
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Only one glass of Red consumed all week and my diet was tip top. There is a 12 week fat busters that started at work this week so I have entered that. Going to aim to have a beerless July in total.<br />
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This weeks training plan: (EASY PEASY FOR THIS KEEN ATHELTE, SEE BELOW) <br />
8 Jul 24 Mins Moderate/Easy Flat<br />
10 Jul 24 Mins Hilly Moderate/Easy<br />
12 Jul 48 Mins Hills and Grass<br />
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As you can see the final run of the week is always the longest and they will always be on the Saturday. I'm fairly sure out of the next 17 weeks of programmes there are only 2 weeks with three runs. The rest have four runs.<br />
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It finally feels as though it has properly begun and looking forward through the plan there are some really tough weeks coming up, but I am determined to do this.<br />
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Have a good week everyone and I will see you all next week<br />
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and finally, just to plagiarize a saying we have at work [i][color=red]OPEN MINDS, UNLIMITED BOUNDARIES[/color][/i] This has to apply to me at the moment.<br />
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Cheers<br />
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Hooroo -
Hello, Hello, Hello<br />
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PTW2 (Proper Training, Week 2 <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> ) down!!!!<br />
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8 Jul 24 Mins Moderate/Easy Flat COMPLETE. Woke at 6 am at a -4 degree frost. It's fairly safe to say that I double tucked myself into the flannelet sheets and reset the alarm an hour later for work. Ran at night instead<br />
10 Jul 24 Mins Hilly Moderate/Easy COMPLETE. See above but -3 instead of -4. Ran in the evening.<br />
12 Jul 48 Mins Hills and Grass COMPLETE. Just got back from this and it was also easy. First really wet run as it was raining steadily but not heavily. No wind to speak of either. Fired up for the weekend now.<br />
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This was a bit of a weird week for me as I knew I had to stick to theplan but I fund myself wanting to run further. I know there will be times that I wish I didn't have to run so far.<br />
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What I will be doing for the long runs is choosing somewhere different to run each time. I drove to the river this time and ran along the banks and next time may go to Whangamata for the weekend and run around the beach.<br />
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2 weeks without a beer as well and I can't say that I enjoy being the sober driver, but come Saturday morning when I am dressing up in the ole running gear, I smile at how fresh I'm feeling and how I would struggle to attempt these runs wit a hangover.<br />
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Lost 2.7 Kg's last week too. I haven't been perfect with my food, but I haven't been really bad either. No rubbish going into my Marathin Temple but I could maybe cut back the portions for a couple more weeks. Will attend the Monday weigh in again and see how I've gone for this week gone. If I haven't lost at least 1kg, I will completely revise the diet again. I'm fairly sure would have lost 1000grams though.<br />
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This weeks training plan is as follows.<br />
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15th July 30Mins easy/Flat with 4x1 minute moderate running<br />
16th July 24Mins Hill Run<br />
17th Jul 24 Mins Hill Run<br />
19th Jul 80Mins Easy on grass with Hills.<br />
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A tougher work out on the Saturday, that is for sure, but I find myself looking forward to it by then in anycase.<br />
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Well my dear readers, that's all for this week.<br />
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Have a great week and I will see you all next weekend<br />
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Ciao<br />
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Hooroo -
Hello all,<br />
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Wow! Can you feel it? That, my dear readers is the positive energy I am creating through running. I am PUMPED and loving it.<br />
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I trust you have all had a great week? No? Well I have, thanks for asking. Let me talk about me for a while. Been busy at work but haven't slackened off in the running or diet department (Well, one blip was KFC on Thursday I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF!!! (I can see you shaking your pretty face Cindy x <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> )). <br />
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I am just amping to get out for each run. I am also trying to run my Saturday runs in a different place each week and this weekend it was at Mount Maunganui as I had tickets to Op Shop (But the ticket was no good being left at home aye!!!!)<br />
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So a week in review:<br />
15th July 30Mins easy/Flat with 4x1 minute moderate running COMPLETE!!! Easy peasy!!<br />
16th July 24Mins Hill Run COMPLETE Easy Peasy<br />
17th Jul 24 Mins Hill Run COMPLETE but I ran this on the 18th instead as I was just shattered from work<br />
19th Jul 80Mins Easy on grass with Hills. COMPLETE!!! I got over to The Mount and checked into the Hotel at 10am to go for a run along the beach and round the mountain. When getting changed I realised that I had left Hamilton without my watch and without a running top!!! SO out running I went in a Thermal skin tight top (I was batting the women away I tells ya!) and no watch. I'm not at he stage where I can judge how long I have been running for so I ran along the beach and then round the mount 4 times. Got back to the Hotel to check the time hoping I had been running for 80 minutes as I was absolutely shattered and I had ran for 105 minutes! Let me repeat that. ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE MINUTES!! GET IN!!!!! I was absolutely beaming. Had a few dirty Martinis to celebrate that evening, not at Op Shop! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' /><br />
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Suffering today though. Can't believe how tight my calf muscles are today and will be getting some extra stretching in this week.<br />
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This week is the hardest week yet on paper and the programme suggests that if I feel tired that I should miss one of the shorter ones but no way am I missing a run at this stage. Enjoying it too much. Extra motivation is that I have come to the end of my notches on one of my belts which now renders it useless!! That's great news for the ole weight loss.<br />
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So this week:<br />
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22 Jul 36mins inc 2 sets of 3min Moderate and 2 minutes easy<br />
23 Jul 22mins Hilly easy <br />
24 Jul 36mins Hilly easy<br />
26 Jul 90mins Hilly easy on grass.<br />
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Really looking forward to the challenge of this weeks runs. Hopefully not too many frosty mornings as I struggle to get out of my bed.<br />
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Ok, that's me for this week. Wish me luck and if there are any single lovely ladies looking for a running partner, please ring 0800 HOOROO (this isn't really my number, but feel free to register on the fern and drop me a message <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> ) -
Excellent stuff<br />
Except the soliciting for female running partners, they will only distract you from your work <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> -
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OH, I thought that was for anyone - I have set up a date for this weekend with the big guy - [b]get some running done in around the hills of Whangamata. There might be the odd uphill climb...[/b]  :coolsmiley:<br />
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Jaysus, i found it bad enough driving round that part last year, fuck running over them! <br />
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ended up on the end of a splitting axe last night sorry Hooroo, with many logs attacked!! Will look at trotting the track tomorrow morning - walked up the initial hill this morning, (13 minutes walk), and then walked on for 20 minutes, and then 20 mnutes back, SO am pretty sure it will be two laps come Saturday.<br />
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Will try and time the light right tomorrow - is still dark at 6:30!! But if I walk up the first hill an then start running, it should be right... -
51 minutes and 1 second for a lap. That includes a 12 minute walk up the first hill, which we would run the second time around, which would chop of about 5 minutes, which would then be lost by fatigue, so reckon both laps would be much the same time wise.<br />
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Took around 25 minutes to the 'top', then is all downhill, but for a couple of little upward slopes (300 metres or so). You finish with about a kilometre downhill on the road, before back into the forestry 4wd tracks.<br />
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And it bloody hurt this morning, so two laps on Saturday will kill me!! Hamstrings feel like coiled springs - although splitting wood over the last two days probably has more to do with that, and the deadlifts last night, than the run...!!<br />
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51 minutes and 1 second for a lap. That includes a 12 minute walk up the first hill, which we would run the second time around, which would chop of about 5 minutes, which would then be lost by fatigue, so reckon both laps would be much the same time wise.<br />
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Took around 25 minutes to the 'top', then is all downhill, but for a couple of little upward slopes (300 metres or so). You finish with about a kilometre downhill on the road, before back into the forestry 4wd tracks.<br />
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And it bloody hurt this morning, so two laps on Saturday will kill me!! Hamstrings feel like coiled springs - although splitting wood over the last two days probably has more to do with that, and the deadlifts last night, than the run...!!<br />
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All good to go though for the weekend, bring it on!<br />
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Fantastic!!! Any idea how far a lap is in total?<br />
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Excellent stuff Bart, if you guys want to see how far your running try this site out.<br />
Think someone must have mentioned here at fatbuster some time ago.<br />
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[url="http://www.mapmyrun.com/"]http://www.mapmyrun.com/[/url] -
7am or soon after would be cool - I will pick you up.<br />
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here's a map of the run.<br />
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A:Â Start<br />
B:Â End of the opening uphill cliff climb<br />
c: End of mainly uphill running - I think undulating would be best term, but going up most of the way. From here to D is all downhill but for that one little uphill stretch.<br />
d:Â onto the road for downhill back to start.<br />
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from d to a on the road is about a kilometre - so can roughly work out whole run that way...?? -
Not for the common man, but there is a mixture or moderate running mixed in...... or was that just a well placed dig about why I haven't turned up to touch rugby on Sundays???Â
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[quote name='Hooroo']<br />
Not for the common man, but there is a mixture or moderate running mixed in...... or was that just a well placed dig about why I haven't turned up to touch rugby on Sundays???ÂÂ <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /><br />
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Was thinking more of WTW's advice, but it could also have been a dig!Â
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[quote name='Donsteppa']<br />
[quote name='Hooroo']<br />
Not for the common man, but there is a mixture or moderate running mixed in...... or was that just a well placed dig about why I haven't turned up to touch rugby on Sundays???ÂÂ <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /><br />
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Was thinking more of WTW's advice, but it could also have been a dig!Â<br />
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Nah, I'm sticking to the plan provided from the pro. So far so good
