Best Laid Plans, etc
Posted: November 20th, 2008 | Author: Mark | Filed under: General | 2 Comments »Fresh from my Brighton 10k and the huge success of actually running a lot (more than 20%) of it, this week I decided I was ready to stretch beyond the 10k and try my hand at something longer (that’s what she said…). So obviously, my mind turned to a marathon.
Whoa, steady on, said my boss, maybe be a little more gradual. Try a half at least, or perhaps a 10 miler.
So I have picked out a half-marathon in March, which will give me 12 weeks or so to train, although it’s the Steyning Stinger which is on the South Downs, very hilly and muddy and right up my street really.
So, before then I actually need to train and get some shorter-than-a-half runs in as additional training and goody-bag-grabbers under my belt before then. Boss is trying to get me to do an 8-or-so-miler in December. I think it’s the Duck Pond Waddle down in Worthing, but I’m put off because I can’t sign up online, and I don’t have a cheque book, and why won’t they let me sign up online? This is the internet age for goodness sake!
But the ultimate aim is for a marathon sometime after June. I have an 18-week training schedule to start with next week, although I’ll stretch it out a bit as we’re going to Australia for 3 weeks in March/April, during which I’ll probably do no training at all (let’s be honest), so June might be doable?
So that’s the plan at least.
Mark, what a great plan, you can do it. Maybe you get some short runs in while you are in Oz, maybe some very long walks on the beach with your wife, mybe even your friends or Mum wants to join?
Keep the activity-level high, it is good for endorphines.
You are doing so great,
Juli
Hello mate! :)
Yes, that’s a plan for some short runs in Oz, just need to be mindful of the heat. There’s a great walking path along the beach not far from where my Mum lives, which I plan to do some plodding on :)
Nice to see you here, thanks for stopping by!