“I find that many people are afraid to dream big.
They are reluctant to hope for too much because
they don’t want to be disappointed”
John C Maxwell
Resting HR (average): 57
Injury status: Tight right butt and hamstring 4/10
Neural stretching (knee to nose. averages in cm): 34/29
After doing very little for the last 2 months and barely training in March, I knew this week was going to be tough. With just 8 weeks until Comrades, I have 6 weeks to build up distance and get quality in.
It’s going to be painful!
Tuesday I started with a run from St Lucia hoping to do 20km, but the pain in the butt was just too intense and my hamstring felt like it was going to snap so I didn’t push too far. I have to admit to huffing and puffing a lot! My fitness is terrible!
Wednesday was fairly light just to ensure there was not too much muscle soreness.
Thursday was a shorter tempo run. Friday I was tired and slept in, but knew I had to do a long run. In the heat of the day it was tough. I couldn’t run greater than 12km’s before I had to resort to walking. I remember when 20km without stopping was a doddle! Oh to be fit again.
In total I walked about 5km, the pain was just intense. Mostly through my feet, and it got slower and slower and slower. 32km took me 3:28. At least I recovered enough to do a 50 minute walk up to the Mt Gravatt lookout in the evening.
Saturday was about more time on the feet and me and Rheanna walked just over 3 hours, managing 17km and a couple of decent hills. I really need to get my walking speed up. I averaged about 11mins/km, but for Comrades it needs to be closer to 10 mins/km.
Sunday was another 18km, and once again the fitness is lacking. I managed to complete it with no walking, but there were a few stops in there (I have to say I was glad to stop for traffic lights!)
The Hamstrings and butt are tight, the feet sore , but at least the mind is fresh and desperate to ensure a Comrades Marathon finishers medal. That’s enough motivation to keep pushing through the pain!
| Mon 29 Mar | |
| Tue 30 Mar | 16km |
| Wed 31Mar | 30 Min walk, 1/2 hour total trainer, Abs |
| Thur 1 Apr | 6km, Abs |
| Fri 2 Apr | 32km, 50 min walk |
| Sat 3 Apr | 3 hour 10 min walk (17km) |
| Sun 4 Apr | 18km, Abs, 40 min walk |
| Mileage | 72km |
| Running Load | 264 |
“Don’t follow your dreams.
Let them follow you”
Justin Herald
April 5th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Good going Sanjay, I think this is good progress from the previous weeks… you are slowly but surely getting there! One 50K run and you are all set. All the best.
April 6th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Hey Tanvir,
Thanks for your comments, although I’d hardly say I was slowly getting there after practically no training in March!
Look forward to seeing you there!