“It’s not whether you get knocked down…
it’s whether you get up”
Justin Herald
This week has seen more pain and effort when all I want to do is sleep, rest and have a few days off! However the dream of running Comrades gets me out of bed and striving harder.
At the end of last week I could feel some tightness in my left hamstring, and have managed to push through it all week. I figure I need to learn how to run with pain and visualise myself running as if it is the last 10-20km of Comrades. After all you can’t be an ultramarathoner without experiencing some pain.
On sunday though I felt it was a bit sore and curtailed my run. It may have been a bit aggravated from the strong work Rheanna did to it on saturday. It is due to nerve tightness and comes from my back so it isn’t anything serious to worry about. At least I am not damaging my body at all.
Although the last few weeks have been progressing well, the pounding on the body has probably signalled it may be time to have a few days rest. We’ll see how the body responds in the next few days.
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Training for week Mon 5 Nov – Sun 11 Nov |
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Mon 5 Nov |
6km intervals, 1 hour total trainer |
| Tues 6 Nov |
15km |
| Wed 7 Nov | 12km, weights |
| Thurs 8 Nov | 2 hours total trainer |
| Fri 9 Nov | 32km, 30′ cycle |
| Sat 10 Nov | 16km |
| Sun 11 Nov | 4km, weights |
| Weekly mileage | 85km |
“Only those who risk going too far
can possibly know how far one can go”
T S Elliot
November 12th, 2007 at 1:33 am
Hi there Sanjay
You are a very serious man. You are surely pushing yourself to the limits. You need to be careful, you are only human. Allow your body to rest as well otherwise you are going to suffer burn out. I can see that you are into it heart and soul. Keep on the hard work but allow yourself a bit of rest as well. Have a good steak and “Boere wors” this weekend.
Your friend
Deon
November 28th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Your page is very inspiring. I hope you go through and achieve everything you are aiming to. You seem to be working very hard. Keep it up!