Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Like i mentioned before, i have a second chance at doing well for IMWA now. The other races are, well, training as far as i can see. For a 1st IM, it's going to be a cracker of an event. The field is deep, deep, deep. Some of these age groupers should be fully professional, according to Chris.
Bloody Upper Murray is giving me the shivers now. The urge to go hard, particularly on the run, and since i did this event last year, is hard to resist as a whole. Bugger this crook right foot... if it were not fot it, i woud be training hard on the trails right now.
I really should look into the training program and incorporate more off-road runs/bikes, plus time in the boat, in order to really shape up in time for a good shot at Coast to Coast. Remember folks, to complete the Coast to Coast is one task not yet mastered by an athlete from South East Asia, to my knowledge. It is my responsibility to sort out myself, in order to get it right next year, no injury and no disasters in the lead-up.
Running must be consistent... a theory that has to be applied from the world of AR. Time on one's feet is still key to surviving.
Low-impact sports = lots of mileage can be had, but focus has to be very specific - aka biking, swimming, and kayaking. I made the mistake of REMOVING TOO MUCH FOCUS from the run, especially off-road ability, aka 'trail fitness'. It came as no surprise that the unseasoned stabiliser muscles took too much of a beating, and a trail-induced injury surfaced.
I really should be kun-ing now, as there's a 615am ride tomorrow. We'll see how we go with the Monash team for Around the Bay.
Bloody Upper Murray is giving me the shivers now. The urge to go hard, particularly on the run, and since i did this event last year, is hard to resist as a whole. Bugger this crook right foot... if it were not fot it, i woud be training hard on the trails right now.
I really should look into the training program and incorporate more off-road runs/bikes, plus time in the boat, in order to really shape up in time for a good shot at Coast to Coast. Remember folks, to complete the Coast to Coast is one task not yet mastered by an athlete from South East Asia, to my knowledge. It is my responsibility to sort out myself, in order to get it right next year, no injury and no disasters in the lead-up.
Running must be consistent... a theory that has to be applied from the world of AR. Time on one's feet is still key to surviving.
Low-impact sports = lots of mileage can be had, but focus has to be very specific - aka biking, swimming, and kayaking. I made the mistake of REMOVING TOO MUCH FOCUS from the run, especially off-road ability, aka 'trail fitness'. It came as no surprise that the unseasoned stabiliser muscles took too much of a beating, and a trail-induced injury surfaced.
I really should be kun-ing now, as there's a 615am ride tomorrow. We'll see how we go with the Monash team for Around the Bay.
