I'M DOING THE AUCKLAND MARATHON!!!!
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Thought you'd snuck off to beijing for a training run with the Olympic marathon runners Hooroo - fuck they run fast the little bastards!!<br />
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Sounds like an interestint two weeks to say the least!!<br />
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Amazing how quick they can run mate!!! Staggering that I probably couldn't keep that pace for 500metres -
fuck yeah, around the mountain at Mount maunganui is 3300 metres. Takes me and the Mrs about 20 mintues on a good day 21 on a not so good day. Those batards would do two laps and still finish in front of us.<br />
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[quote name='BartMan']<br />
Thought you'd snuck off to beijing for a training run with the Olympic marathon runners Hooroo - fuck they run fast the little bastards!!<br />
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20kph for two hours <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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[quote name='BartMan']<br />
but can they prop a scrum eh? Eh?<br />
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Could you catch them to make them?Â
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Anyone know why I'm particularly happy?? <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
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:blob6: :hello2:<br />
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Anyone know why I'm particularly happy?? <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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:blob6: :hello2:<br />
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Anyone know why I'm particularly happy?? <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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THey cancelled the Auckland Marathon? -
No and No!!<br />
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My Ticker is tip top!! Strong one might say.<br />
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No idea what the chest pain is but my heart is strong. Did a magnitude of tests and I'm laughing.!!!<br />
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Had a beer, ciggie and pie to celebrate..................... -
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Bugger off. I mean no. but I will support you every step of the way...<br />
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What weekend that? The family moving to Whangamata (at last) on Sept the 19th (that weekend). Mrs was keen to run the 10k, but think she'll be working. If she can get that off and run the 10 or the 5, I'll join her.<br />
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Hmmm, zero training, and run a half marathon - it is the sort of thing I used to do in the good old days (got on the piss one friday night in the days of the Hamilton to Whangamata bike ride, me and a mate then did the ride the next day. The two who were in our 'sag wagon' drove past me on the final whangamata hill when I was writhing in the ditch with cramp to die for in both calf muscles, so I did finisih it, after a half hour break and 200 gallons of water. Lads were sitting in the pub having a beer when I got in, top blokes)!!!<br />
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But no, not this time soldier - maybe next year... :nta -
Yeah sorry. Just been too busy in the evening and weekends.<br />
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All training is complete but I have fucked me knee. Whangamata Half Marathon this weekend will be the tester.<br />
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First time yet that I have reservations about the whole marathon. After long runs it feels like bone on bone -
what are those fish oil suppliments etc that you can take for joints? That might help. And as you lose weight and there is less for the poor old knees to carry, the better it will be.<br />
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And yeah,<br />
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Hello hello hello my dear faithful and patient readers.<br />
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I'm so sorry for leaving you hanging, logging on each day hoping to see Marathon Man week 12, Marathon man week 13, only to see it wasn't there to read!! Please, I know it is easy to direct the blame towards Bartman for not posting the journal but no, alas, it was my fault for not writing it. Hooroo has been a busy bee! Both socially and on the training ground.<br />
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Firstly, socially I have been..... oh hang on, you want to hear about my training. Fair enough.<br />
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OK, for week 12 I had to complete only two, 1 hour weekday runs that went really well!! I did start to get a bit of pain in my knee though which was of concern but no real dramas to speak of.<br />
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The long run was 96 minutes which is short in terms of recent weeks. I picked the hilliest run imaginable and ran and ran and ran forever up these friggen hills but I didn't stop and when I got back I was smarting big time!! Thought somehow that I had coma'd out and they had transplanted my thighs with Arnies!!! Man they felt huge!!!!!!!! Took ages to be able to relax after this run!!!<br />
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So good boy Hooroo!!! You're still training well and still enjoying it.<br />
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Marathon week 13 wasn't so flash in terms of effort though.<br />
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I had three 48 minute runs to complete and while 2 of them were ok, the Wednesday one sucked big time!! Ran out of gas and didn't really complete it. I am trying to think of an excuse but one doesn't really come to hand except that I was flat all day and tried to run the flatness out of me at pace and went too fast at the beginning and just flopped (Figureatively speaking of course)<br />
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Was up in Auckland for the weekend and ran around the Domain for a couple of hours before going to the Shield Challenge!!! Went ok except for my knee really started to give me grief!!! Touch wood team for my knee!!<br />
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I have my first ever proper half Marathon this weekend over at Whangamata and there will be a few over there in support which will be nice!! A bit nervous because of my knee but still really super excited about the event!!<br />
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Spot Prizes look cool too! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /><br />
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One thing I have realised in training is that I am yet to pass another runner, aside from some geezer that was stretching. I hope I get to pass at least one person on Saturday!!! ha ha!!<br />
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OK so fingers crossed please team<br />
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I'm sure I'll be fine and I will try and keep you a bit more up to date.<br />
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Also, Thanks for all the kind words I receive about this Journal when it is being posted!!!<br />
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Have a great week<br />
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Love you long time!!<br />
Hooroo xx
