December December

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

The second Ashes test kicks off in a couple of hours here in Adelaide, but I just dropped in to post a quick note and see what was happening...

Managed to get out for a slow, gentle 12km leg loosener yesterday. It was quite challenging however, as the temperature was 30 C at dawn, and hitting 35 by the time I got out into it... a helluva contrast to the icy winds and sleet of Mt.Wellington just 5 days ago.

Still, draining though it may have been, it was good to get the legs moving again, and was enjoyable enough for me to realise I am far from burned out by the race and actually revving up for more, albeit after a bit of a break from serious training. Never the less, I don't want to let all that hill training just fizzle away, so I shall be endeavouring to maintain one weekly hill session just to keep the incline fitness simmering.

I'll be getting some expert medical advice on Monday re the knees, but my intent at this stage is to re-introduce a weekly proper training run and ever so slowly ramp things up. The way I feel at the moment is that I sense a major race still is definitely a possibility, but the training will have to remain 75% race walk to 25% running for a few months yet. These things never work out as planned of course, but I really do feel much more confident, even now in the cold hard light of day and with all the post-race euphoria long evaporated.

Never fear, MLC Man will attempt to remain that shining beacon of optimism that I am convinced comes from a healthy balanced diet comprising the four major food groups: beer, wine, spirits and miscellaneous. Oh, and a bit of lunch helps too.

Must away ... the start of play (and beer #1 for the day) is close at foot.

Ciao viewers.