The Qwer Old Fella's Marathon Method

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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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Mon, Feb 18, 2013

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

a.m. No run. Some PT stuff and functional fitness malarkey. I'm being ultra cautious with my achilles - I'm not going to run until it has completely cleared. This will afford me time to start addressing the stability and mobility and strength and muscle firing and general decrepitednesseocity of my right leg and hip area.

Skipped my appointment with Doc Looper - had to mop the floors, cook a stew, and work on my 'new' training schedule - It's very nice!

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

Comments

From Russ on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 13:44:07 from 74.114.3.253

Two ideas to help with your achilles:

1) eccentric heel drops which Jake shared with me a few months ago: http://goo.gl/1YJUr

2) CEP socks or sleeves (Just Do It): http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=CEP&index=sports&search-type=ss

From ACorn on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 13:47:26 from 24.2.76.146

My goal is to use 'decrepitednesseocity' as much as possible this week in my daily conversations.

From Bam on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 14:46:25 from 89.126.28.24

Thanks Russ. I think the achilles issue is more about my body compensating for the decompositioneocitynesses that's happening with my hip, than tendonitis/tendinopathy. I'll be doing the calf raises once it clears up; as for the socks, I'd rather wear the Skunk eau de toilette:)

Acorn - that's a good goal to have and I bet every time you use it, you'll put a smile on somebody's face:) what more can you want out of the futility we call life?

From Russ on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 14:50:19 from 74.114.3.253

It's a known fact that CEP socks/calf sleeves miraculously heal the issue of decompositioneocityness.

From Bam on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 14:55:55 from 89.126.28.24

Ah, but I'm suffering with pluralocities not singularness. Socks no good. Socks for wierdos:)

From Russ on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 15:06:44 from 74.114.3.253

Bam, it feels like you're going through the 5 stages of grief before you'll accept the socks for the miracle cure that they are. You're currently in denial, second will be anger at how amazing everyone else is performing whilst wearing said socks, third will be the bargaining stage where you'll sell your soul if only you don't have to wear the socks, fourth depression that you don't have any socks, and fifth acceptance of the amazing socks. Not coincidentally, the 50+ world record marathon will then by taken by a compression sock-wearing Traleeian. I love happy endings.

From Janz on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 15:15:38 from 71.219.81.179

so much for meeting up! i waited for over an hour after my appointment!

From Bam on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 15:31:40 from 89.126.28.24

Russ - I'll give you that one: brilliant. Very funny.

Janz, my petit pois. I'm so sorry. I don't know where the day went and I had to cancel with the head doc. I was going to leave a message on your blog but then I lost internet connectionitivityness. I'll be there tomorrow and I'll take you to McDonalds and you can order whatever you like - hope that puts a smile on your cheeky little cherubean face. Sorry. C U 2Mor.

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