“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you,
they’re supposed to help you discover who you are”
Bernice Johnson Reagon

FEBRUARY 2010

Resting HR (average): 53
Resting HR range: 46-59

Neural mobility: 34/30cm

Average weekly mileage: 24km
Average training load: 79

Running time:km range: 4:50 – 5:29

After a good January and averaging 67km a week, February has been a disappointment with an average of only 24km a week.

The main reasons were finding it hard to sleep and consequently wake up and losing momentum.

With Comrades 2010 an unlikely reality now, establishing a routine is the most important thing to me and my schedule. The challenge for March is to build the routine up and perhaps not push quite as hard as January. With regular training I can build a base and start to prepare properly for a strong 2011 Comrades marathon!

“To be tested is good.
The challenged life may be the best therapist”
Gail Sheehy

“Most of life is routine – dull and grubby,
but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going”
Ben Nicholas

Not a great week once again. It started well with a 8km on Monday and a reasonable quick 15km on Tuesday.

Thursday was a 6km tempo run which was quicker than I have been but Friday morning was too hard to get up after some late nights. In the weekend there was minimal training due to the rugby and have an Internet Marketing workshop all weekend.

When you don’t fit in the longer training sessions, you don’t get the gains you want. With Comrades 2010 become more and more unlikely, I can start to focus on running the Comrades Marathon in 201.1. For that I need to start laying a strong base now!

“There is no challenge more challenging
than the challenge to improve yourself”
Michael F Staley