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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.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Bugger........

" To be a great champion you have to believe you are ..... if you can't , pretend." At the moment I am pretending.....

The last few weeks have been tough, even for a wombat, with Grandmother wombat suffering a fall and then going into hospital before passing away I spent a great deal of time at her bedside for extended periods. obviously training took a severe hit as did my sleep... No excuses I got through it but the confidence has been dented at a time when I need to be strong both physically and mentally.....

This week I have begun to establish some sort of routine again and have got my head back into a good space....

Spewing about the City to Surf, entered on line but not early enough to get my pack sent out to me so I have to make a trip into the convention centre in the lead up to pick up my race numbers .. bugger... The wombat has managed to jag an A start.

I have concerns about the starting format as it appears to be very messy with us all assembling on the esplanade then moving up to the start line.... Time will tell I guess.

And the Kenyans are in Town , young Courtney Carter seems to be on fire and has been running with them for a number of his sessions which has shown he is in outstanding shape. Running 8x1000m off a 200m float and leading this group was something to behold....

Well followers and occasional readers I will let you know how the wombat fairs in the next few days in an effort to get back on track.... My focus for the next few weeks will be long sustained running again with more of a sustained endurance approach to enable me to maintain a steady and even pace throughout the 12km City to Surf journey.. I have set some personal goals for this event and I have stated publicly that I am not there to make up numbers but then that goes without saying.. I mean anyone who toes the line does so with the belief that they are in with a chance.... " To be a great champion you have to believe you are......" Well I will be pretending and that's all part of the journey.....

Barrel on Wombats..
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2 comments:

  1. SiBoAugust 26, 2009 at 6:39 AM

    It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
    It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
    And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
    Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and tho’
    We are not now that strength which in old days
    Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
    One equal temper of heroic hearts,
    Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
    To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 27, 2009 at 5:53 AM

    Very True SiBo....

    The desire and passion to go the distance and to be able to finish the line with the knowledge that on the day that was the best you could give is all that I will be asking...

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