I had some good news from my recent webinar with the crew and participants for the run in June. The longest day is shorter than I thought! 40 miles rather than 44. That will make a huge difference. That made me smile. Also, I'm not sure whether this is good news or not, but with all the mileage I'm doing, everything else but my knee hurts! How to prevent injuries and treat anything that does occur has been part of my learning. With this in mind, a while ago I had a chat with Chris Finill (thanks for the introduction Graham). Google 'The 3000 mile men' and watch on youtube. 'Wow' is all I could say. He got me to read James Shapiro - Meditations from the Breakdown Lane: Running Across America - the book that inspired Chris to run across USA in 2011. 3100 miles in just under 80 days. Not that this is Chris's only achievement. He is no ordinary runner. He's the Guinness World Record holder for consecutive sub 3 ho...
My knee is improving. Too much strain on my medial collateral ligament from doing some lunges with weights incorrectly, twisting my knee inwards, the physio tells me. Exercises; rest from running; and some cycling for aerobic training.
My mind wanders as I cycle up How Hill, towering above Fountains Abbey. I'm in train with a buzzard again. Has it followed me from Shropshire? It's a sign!
The clock at the bottom of this page is counting down. Tick. Tock. 15 months seems like an age but it will be over in a flash. I have to use the time effectively to have any chance of succeeding.
But Procrastination is my middle name. I'm reminded of how I wrongly used to try and convince myself that the act of buying a revision book would give me the knowledge to pass an exam. Me paying for and entering this challenge does not mean I will succeed.
Time for a plan.
So I tell myself that instead of stressing and focusing on the ticking time to my tri-nation tour, I need to focus on ticking off. Ticking off some short term goals I just need to set myself which, if I manage to follow, will get me slowly but surely to the start line and beyond.
There. That's made me feel better already.
But my knee isn't better fully. I have 15 months to train, don't I? Maybe I'll put the plan together tomorrow?
Tick. Tock.
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