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The older I get the better I was... but after many years of idle burrowing the candle of desire is still burning and I have come to realise that running is as much a part of me as my heart and lungs... In Christmas 2008 I was 82kg and was not running a step..This is my journey , the journey of the wombat...Dogged...determined...persistent...and maybe a little grumpy.. but like the wombat my journey is territorial, its about running and I am going to work to protect it...Come along for the ride and see if I can become the wombat warrior. 2009 was a mixed bag for the wombat's journey.A top ten placing in both the Bridges and the City Surf brought a small sense of achievement but also a degree of frustration.... I think I can do better and better I will in 2010. A better run in the Busso Half iron man in support of TV in his swim and bike ride and that was about the extent of my racing. Lets see what happens in 2010 as "My journey Continues". Now in 2011 the wombat will continue his journey, but not alone the wombat has a youngling who knows how to dig. 2015 and its a new beginning , time goes on and the journey to the 2016 World Masters is under way.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Wombats train to succeed...


Whether we realise it or not we all set goals. Some of us are vocal about these goals while others choose to keep them personal. The disadvantage of making a goal public is that this adds a degree of pressure to the achievement of it.

By simply saying I am going to run to get fit you are setting a goal. many of us fail to achieve our goals not because we are not capable but simply because we failed to plan. The old saying "We don't plan to fail we fail to plan" holds very true.


Step one.

•Set a goal/Select the race.
•Identify barriers to achievement of the goal.
•Plan the program.
•Do the time.


Next ask yourself what are the barriers to me achieving this goal? These can include but are certainly not limited to those listed below.


•Days that I can train.
•Times that I can train.
•How long I can train for.
•Family commitments.
•Work commitments.


Once these are thought through Organise your training program and remember to...

•Be flexible with your program.
•Set aside an appropriate time of the day for training.
* Does it fit in with other commitments.
* Is it a time when I feel like training.
* Do I need to have a variety of times to train on differing days.


Now plan away and enjoy your journey.


Barrel on Wombats....

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