……… the first thing the new treadmill has shown me is that I cannot run for toffee, I could sit here and real off a list of excuses about shin splints, damaged vertebrae and dodgy right foot etc, but when it comes down to it I am just not in good enough condition.
I am not even going to commit to text my efforts on the treadmill, except to say so far it has been poor. I am trying to take some comfort in the fact that I can swim a kilometre without too much of a problem and cycle a reasonable distance, but it’s simply no good. I feel like going on a cheesecake binge, but I cannot shake the feeling that wont help much.
Just to add to my despair one of my friends has just entered three, yes three, Ironman events this year and I am flagging in my training for a sprint event, which breaks down as follows;
- Swim – 750 m
- Cycle – 20 km
- Run – 5 km
The swim/cycle element is good, I am confident I can manage those distances, as I regularly do up to 50% more than those distances as part of my weekly training (well before Christmas and exams I was).
Since my last summer holiday, however, I have barely run at all and don’t I know it now. Talking to those that know, skipping the running elements whilst pushing on with cycling and swimming may have been counter productive as I have been developing the leg muscles that are in opposition with those that I need build to be a good runner.
I think that after the time off training over christmas, this has probably been a bit of a wake up call. The other massive factor in this is that I am in the final 5 months of my last year of my studies at University. Ultimately I can train at any time, but I only have 5 months left to get my degree finished.
Hmmmm, some balance required me thinks.
