Happy New Year!!!!
The last time I posted anything I was on my way to Mexico and I was a little concerned as to how the training was actually going to go while on an all inclusive resort for a whole week. The truth is that is actually went really well. For five of the seven days I was up at 6:30am to go for a 45 minute run. Two of those five days I actually ran once in the morning and again in the afternoon. The amazing part to all of this is not really the fact that I was able to behave myself enough to get up at 6:30 every morning. The truly amazing part was the fact that I could actually run. Period!
My history as a runner is this. I wanted to get involved with the Team in Training program in 2006 and the only way I could do that in Canada was to run a marathon. My training consisted of running for 10 minutes at a time. That is correct. Ten minutes at a time. Not to mixed up with the highly technical running term of ten and ones, meaning that you run for ten minutes and walk for one. I just ran for ten minutes and walked for the rest. That was it. One of my legs would not allow me to do anymore than just that. So with all my training in 2006, or lack there of, I set out for San Diego to try and run a marathon. The good news is that I finished it. Barely. My body still hurts from that day. Seriously. I have a hip injury that will probably follow me to my grave from the lack of training for that event. Needless to say that the problem I had then is still a problem today and no matter what changes I make it just does not seem to want to go away. With the exception of that week in Mexico. For one week there was no tension that in my lower leg that prevented me from running for longer than ten minutes at a time. Your guess is as good as mine because as soon as I stepped on a treadmill back in Canada which was two days after I got back, the very same problem reared it’s ugly head and I found myself walking again after 15 minutes of running.
So Mexico ended up being great for training at the end of it all. Then Christmas showed up and ruined everything. To say that I have gotten off of the training program these last couple of weeks would be an understatement. There is good news at the end of it all though. There always is! I got back on the bike last week and have been on it every day for the last six for a minimum of an hour every day. Tonight I will be on the bike again for an hour and then it is off to the pool I go tomorrow.
Anyways. Just a quick note to wish you all happiness, good health, and all the very best in 2008!!