“I am not discouraged, because every wrong
attempt discarded is another step forward”
Thomas Edison
After a good week to start November, things rapidly deteriorated.
I managed to back up after doing a 45km on the 6th November with a couple of short runs, before pain from a sore wisdom tooth made it too uncomfortable to even contemplate exercise. Every step I ran made the pounding in my tooth and head unbearable.
Having not been to a dentist in 19 years I was not pleased to firstly have to go visit a dentist, then to have extra scans and see a specialist. It seems bizarre not to exercise due to toothache!
It took a few weeks to get to the specialist a couple of times and get the surgical removal of 2 wisdom teeth. As I recover from this, I have not been able to exercise as I am not allowed to raise my blood pressure.
During this time we’ve also had to move, a process that took about a week and a half. Living in places with little gear hasn’t helped, although one really doesn’t need much to run! However I’ll use the fact that it was unsettling as my excuse!
With only 25 weeks left until Comrades 2010, now is the time that most Comrades training programs start to become serious.
Living in Australia it’s the time to start make travel arrangements. Unfortunately funds are a problem and it seems 80-90% likely that we won’t be able to afford the trip for Comrades 2010, or to return to our beloved South Africa and experience the once in a lifetime Soccer World Cup.
Whilst it is a sad reality that money dictates the choices we have in life, and we will hold onto to the hope that maybe a miracle will occur, the harsh realisation isComrades 2010 in all likelihood will not happen for me due to finances.
It seems strange that what could stop my Comrades dream may not even be a physical barrier at all.
It will make the mental aspect of continuing training that much harder, but if it doesn’t happen, then a plan will have to ensure Comrades 2011 doesn’t suffer the same fate.
My great concern is not whether you have failed,
but whether you are content with your failure”
Abraham Lincoln
