The Qwer Old Fella's Marathon Method

April 23, 2024

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Location:

Tralee,Ireland

Member Since:

Oct 01, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I've never worn compression socks.

Short-Term Running Goals:

To do a race.

Long-Term Running Goals:

1. Break the world record for the marathon in the 50+ age group, when I'm 50 in 2015.

2. Never wear compression socks.

Personal:

Married with two girls (6 and 10).

The Qwer Old Fella's Marathon Method is a four year experiment.

The first year (2012) was about getting back into running, staying off the smokes and booze, while sticking to a healthy eating plan and shedding mountains of lard. All boxes ticked.

Year two (2013 - age: 48) Injured Jan through March. Build back up and work on my 5k speed. Goal 15:45.

Year three (2014) will be about doing my first marathon in the spring. (Just for the experience and on a tough course - maybe Tralee; goal time, 2:30ish.) Then begins the prep work for Berlin 2015

Year four (2015) is all about breaking the world record for the marathon in the 50+ age group - it's only 2:19 :).

The above might sound nuts; it is, but then I'm nuts. Please do not copy any of the training I do: if you do, you are likely to end up running like me - not a good idea.

The idea is to have a laugh along the way. If I fail, I don't know what I'll do - my whole belief system will crumble and I suspect that this little rock might just stop spinning for a couple of seconds. Jakers, I better not fail for all our sakes. That's some burden, even for SuperBam.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sun, Jan 20, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.00

a.m. 5 miles not so easy.

Decided to have a little run out to see how the leg/buttock would hold out. Not great. My right buttock didn't know that it had had 6 days of no running. It ached from the outset and from 4.5 - 5 miles it began to tighten up. I stopped at the 5 mile mark and walked home. On the way home, I thought about what might be causing the discomfort. Psoas. Got home, did my my AIS and then released psoas (on the right side - the side that's been troubling me). Things seemed much improved. It then dawned on me that when this problem first started it was the left buttock. I therefore released my left psoas. My left psoas was far tighter and more painful than the right. Now, with both of my psoaseseseses released, I'm hoping things should be ok tomorrow, when I go for another test drive. I doubt things will be ok. I think I may have to dip into my iPad fund and pay some charlatan - like myself - to fiddle about with my buttock and talk nonsense to me for 30 mins before they rob me blind. That's life...

Oh yeah, I put on 5lbs in 6 days. The strap snapped on my Garmin 110. Great.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 138.00

Comments

From Derunzo on Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 08:15:52 from 24.218.176.97

Paying the "buttock fiddler" is a pain in the A$$! Good luck with tomorrow's test drive.

From Bam on Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 08:30:33 from 89.126.28.24

Now that made me laugh and cheered me up. Thanks Derunzo.

From SlowJoe on Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 14:44:08 from 69.131.141.92

I guess it's better that they talk nonsense to you than talk sweetly while they "fiddle about with your buttock".

Really hope it clears up for you - these things always seem to crop up right when we start to make real progress in training..

From Jake K on Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 16:36:51 from 98.165.228.80

Does all your weight go to your wrists? Mine goes to my face :-)

From Matt Poulsen on Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 17:29:39 from 98.202.242.213

Sorry about the "butt" -- sounds like you're on the right track to recovery though. I'm sure this will be short-lived and that you'll be donning those tights again soon :)

From bdase on Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 17:34:43 from 70.196.198.49

I pay for the sweet nothings they whisper more than the treatment but it makes me feel better. Hope you can find A good one. I may resort to voodoo soon. Good luck!

From Russ on Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 20:19:06 from 24.72.194.70

Sorry, mate. Hope you can quickly cure what ails you. You'll figure it out in the end.

From Bam on Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 04:19:11 from 89.126.28.24

Thanks chaps; some comedic lines in there, especially Joe's pearler - that's what we like to see:)

Thanks for the good wishes. I'm sure I'll be back on track within a couple of days, as it seems to be settling. Just itching to get out there and bang in some workouts so that I can start racing too.

Jake, I'm going to write to Mr Garmin and ask him if they do a stronger strap for the more rotund gentleman.

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