Its official - I'm insane....

[singledad]

So I've entered for a 25k race on the 9th of July. :err:

Until now, I've only done 10k's, and my times haven't been anything to get excited about. I believe I could crack the 1 hour mark at my next race, if all goes according to plan.

I have to start pushing myself, though. I want to be doing marathons by the end of the year, and next year June I have a date with a 90km bugger called "Comrades"...

:wacko:

 

[superman]

holy shit lol thats epic good luck dude

 

[Jeremy+3]

It's good you'll enjoy it, this is the first year since I was 19 that I haven't done the London marathon and I'm massively regretting it, the London marathon is 26M/42KM.

 

[singledad]

I hear the London Marathon is a really great race, I can imagine that you will regret not doing it after so many years.

42km is a nice distance - long enough to make you work really hard, but not so long that you start to hurt badly. There's one a week after the race I've entered for, but I'm not ready yet. I'm not sure I'm ready for 25km either, but I'm doing it anyway

I've done Comrades twice before, and Two Oceans @ 56km three times, but I only started running again at the beginning of the year after several years of laziness. Its good, but I'm not training enough. I really need to be doing around 5 min/km over 10km by now, but I strugge to go below 6min/km. At least I've bought a treadmill now - its a poor substitude for real road time, but at least I can get my legs working on the days I can't get out, so hopefully I'll begin to improve my times soon.

 

[Jeremy+3]

I only train for about 4 weeks for marathons, but then I do a lot anyone, where as I guess a lot of people only exercise for a specific thing, instead of doing it most of the time.

 

[singledad]

I used to be like that... before I became all work and no play.

Also - in my defence - its been less than a year since my liver transplant. Six months ago walking 2km exhausted me so much that I had to go lie down afterwards...

 

[IADad]

Wow, I was impressed by 25k, but 90, that''s, well, you said it, "insane." You go man. Your efforts inspire me to keep moving.

 

[Xero]

Wow good luck with that! I wish I could do that kind of running haha. I'd probably pass out somewhere right at the beginning lol. And 25k is pretty crazy, but 90k!? That's bonkers!

 

[mom2many]

I would lay down on the ground and die. I have never understood how people find running "fun" LOL

Good luck though!

 

[NancyM]

Good luck Singledad.

 

[detty]

I would lay down on the ground and die. I have never understood how people find running "fun" LOL

I wouldn't call it fun, but it can be reinforcing. Something about the brain chemistry of having a good work out makes you want to do it again - especially if it's in the sun.

 

[singledad]

LOL yeah - I guess its a lot about chemistry. It gets the endorphins pumping like nothing else, and then there's that feeling of accomplishment when you finish in a good time... Plus, if you train enough you get really fit, and that just feels great.

And... I ran 10k in 58:56 this morning, so I finally cracked one our! Yay me. LOL.

PS: 90k isn't that bad. As the saying goes: Its just the last 80k that hurt...

 

[teenage_parent]

you've got plenty of time for your 25K. once your run 15k, 25k isn't so hard.

 

[teenage_parent]

I would lay down on the ground and die. I have never understood how people find running "fun" LOL

Good luck though!

when you run until you can't run anymore... the feeling of helplessness is soooo good. like you don't give a care in the world.

 

[mom2many]

when you run until you can't run anymore... the feeling of helplessness is soooo good. like you don't give a care in the world.

I wouldn't have a care in the world..........I'd be dying! Lol

 

[singledad]

when you run until you can't run anymore... the feeling of helplessness is soooo good. like you don't give a care in the world.

Its the endorphins tjat make you feel like that . Yup, it feels pretty awesone, but I can understand that its nor for everybody.

 

[NancyM]

I wish I could get to that point. I'm a regular walker and jog inbetween but it's not easy for me. I think I could use a trainer, but I'm afraid he/she will kill me.

lol

 

[orel]

good luck to you all

 

[LookAtMeNow]

Holy cow... 25k, I've only ever done 5k! haha best of luck with that!