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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, July 28, 2013

Don't PANIC

It's that time of the year, the lead in to the Perth City to Surf, when distance runners of all shapes and sizes start to panic. Have I done enough training? Should I up my mileage? Do I need to put in more hills? ... you know the drill, I certainly do because I have been there many times before.

 These questions and these doubts are a wonderful part of being a distance runner however, the good runners see them as just that, questions and nothing more. At this late stage in your preparation for the 12km, half or full marathon there is little point in panic. Cramming will only make you tired and susceptible to injury or illness and these are far worse than worrying about not having trained enough. 

 Just stay your course, make every run you have left count and remember ... if you have missed it , it's gone , nothing you can do about it so move on and prepare for the next day.

 Barrel   on wombats...
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