Sydney Marathon 2005
With just 69 days to go I have just signed up for the Sydney Marathon (42.195km) for the 3rd year in a row. I have really just started running again with this event in mind. I was feeling pretty crap body wise, body stressed and struggling to relax on a run. After 3 runs in 3 days I can just begin to feel the cobwebs and bodily pollution clear out.
This morning I climbed out of bed and crossed the mental barrier of the cold and the dark and managed to get out for an 11k run before work. This is something that I have never really done in the past. I feel good now though so I think that it was worth it.
I have also been trying something else new. As I mentioned in an earlier post I have discovered the emerging world of podcasting. One of the problems that has emerged is that there is so much content out there that I would like to listen to that I just cant get through it as fast as I am downloading it. With the runs over the weekend I have strapped on my ear buds, clipped on the iPod and set off with the pod voices in my head. This has been great!! This morning I was listening to Endurance Radio, Dawn and Drew and the Rock and Roll Geek, while yesterday I had a dose of IT Conversations hosted by Moira Gunn and Dave Slusher. I am finding this to be a great way to get through the podcasts that I want to listen to and a really relaxing way to run.
I have previously sworn off listening to music while I run simply because it screwed with my rhythm, but listening to talking shows (even it if they have a bit of music) allows me to listen intently while relaxing into the run. I certainly seem to reduce the mental game of beating fatigue because I am just not thinking about it at all.
All in all it puts the fun back into the training and removes any potential boredom. Not to mention all of the information that I am exposed to as I listen.
