Off The Wagon!

I have a confession to make ladies and gentlemen. I fell spectacularly off the wagon. Not the booze wagon, which I've factored into this thing but the doing anything else wagon.

I took a week off to allow my blisters after Liversedge to heal and now have a couple of nice calluses to show for it. Never mind, you need to rest and recuperate at times. This then stretched into another week, and I was ill. Nevermind, Microbes happen.

There was however no excuse for the 4 or maybe 5 McDonalds (I lost count) or 2 pizzas I ate over the last weekend of February. Now everything in moderation, but that diet in the previous sentence is not moderation.

This has the wonderful knock on effect that I felt sluggish and a wee bit depressed (Blog Post for another time) and that doesn't help get you back out on the training. So I'm going to start looking into food for Ironman over the next few weeks and hopefully get more of a balance. I'm not cutting out the junk entirely yet, as cold turkey may not be the best idea ever.

Anyway after some very sluggish times I finally made it back to the Gym yesterday for a quick run and some weight work. Nice and gentle back into the fray. The weekend holds doing some more, as I've wasted nearly 3 weeks of training time. That counter to the right is ever smaller every day. 

Excuses or Week Ending 8th February

I think that on the left just about sums it up. This week I just didn't do it and all I have are excuses. Its so bad I'm writing this Thursday night knowing full well I'm not getting anything done between here and Sunday evening.

All I did was a quick 2 mile run on Tuesday, as my mood was foul and I need some endorphins. I could give you the excuses but what's the point? I just didn't do it. That's the main way of getting there with this, the only way getting out there and doing the reps.

Anyway no point in looking back and moping, let's look forward.

I have been trying to build up to the Wrexham Marathon, but budgetary constraints mean I won't be going anymore. (Look out for the change to a shameful Did Not Start DNS on the race page). However this does mean I can change my focus onto the Sheffield Half Marathon, which is 9 weeks away. However before that I've the Liversedge Half Marathon on the 15th of February, so I suppose I better taper this week. Does that even work after a week off? Once again to my trusty friend Mr. Hal Higdon

Monday: Squash - That counts as stretch and strengthen
Tuesday:  4 mile on hills
Wednesday: 3 mile run
Thursday: 2m
Friday: Nowt
Satuday: Nowt
Sunday: Half Marathon then Beer Tasting

And then maybe next week I'll start at week 4 of Half Marathon Novice 2.