27-02-2006, 05:08 PM,
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Sweder
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I think Suzie's on the right track. I'm going to try that strategy this weekend to see if I can up my performance over the last couple of miles on a hilly 18. I'm looking to boost my confidence before upping the anti in March.
Andy, your pain and self-doubt are tangible. You're not alone in harboring a nagging gremlin in your locker, however.
Is it possible you're under extra pressure because you've publicly identified your Holy Grail?
The folks here are right; we've run through some of the foulest weather I can recall and we're still standing. I believe you'll be fine if you give yourself a chance; it's not going to happen if you keep beating yourself up all the way to Zurich. You've got to relax a little, get the monkey off your back, convince yourself you really don't give a toss about the bloody 5 hours. Let go . . .
. . . use the force, Luke . . .
. . . I'll get me cloak.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph
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27-02-2006, 07:57 PM,
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Sweder Wrote:. . . I'll get me cloak.
I thought you usually used a raincoat, Sweder?
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27-02-2006, 08:29 PM,
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Sweder
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Obiwan wore a cloak.
No need for a raincoat here in Houston
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01-03-2006, 03:49 PM,
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Funny how things turn out Andy.
I've not so much fallen off the wagon as under its wheels and into the ravine below the rocky trail. Hung over and fat is not what I'm looking for and April 9 seems horribly close. I know, I know, I've had some decent times this 'season', but I've got this feeling of impending doom and it won't go away. It mostly comes from a lack of belief in my 'less is more' mantra; if only I'd applied that in Mi Luna last night; the tapas kept pace with the exotic latin cocktails to such an extent that I had to visit The Gingerman pub to balance things up with a few pints of Black Gold.
As punishment I'm about to flog my unsightly girth around a local park before completing my misery with 10 hours dehydrating on the flight home. This Sunday's hilly 20 is not a happy prospect
Note for the optimists out there:
Remember, the light at the end of the tunnel might be an on-rushing train
Pip pip!
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph
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01-03-2006, 10:39 PM,
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Hang on Sweder, you picked up a 10K PB just a couple of days ago....
Still, I do take some comfort from the thought that I've not been the only naughty one.
It's not really an alcohol thing with me. As I've often said, it's not that I drink much, or frequently, it's that my diet goes to pot. I find it hard to have a beer without gobbling crisps and peanuts, hard to have a glass of wine at home without wanting to get the cheese board out. It's these high-fat snacks late at night that seem to suck the enthusiam out of me at times. I wake up next day just feeling bloated and demotivated.
But let's not turn this into a crisis. It's a blip. In your case, if I'm honest, I don't think it matters that much. You'll get round Paris in a comfortable time. It doesn't matter overmuch if you're 5 or 10 outside your PB. I'm a bit more anxious because I'm likely to get hauled off the course, which I'll hate, but I suppose if it happens, it's not the end of the world. I'll just have to do an autumn marathon to get that qualifying time for next year.
There are worse things happening in the world than the temporary loss of rhythm in a running training plan.
El Gordo
Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
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02-03-2006, 09:40 AM,
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There's a big difference between a quick 10K and the full monty
I'm honest enough to know where I'm at compared to this time last year and it's not close, either in confidence or general performance. I'd hoped to log at least three twenty-milers pre-Paris. One of those should be in the bank already, which means either three successive toughies (no step back) or one less run. I suspect it will be the latter, accepting a PB is not the main aim of the race. Perhaps a chilly hilly post-flight five will restore the faith.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph
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