As Elton John said "I'm still standing"

Marathon S.

Well, it's been some time since my last blog, however, I've still been trying to improve my condition by having a run outside, lots of sessions on the cross-trainer and even taking part in the touch rugby training for the company team.

I've experienced a return of the shin splints as a compliment to my burning, painful knee, however, I've come to terms with the fact that I'll have to manage both until the 18th of May so I just need to get on with it.

I also now realise you can't force your heart to do anything it doesn't want to do. I set out on a 15k treadmill challenge with Marathon C yesterday in the sweltering heat of the Royal Yacht gym. I was feeling great, relaxed and making mince meat of the K's that is until I started to get a right sweat on with my heart climbing through the 170 bpm mark and heading into 180. Anyway, 5:41 in the 180 zone (I think this is like the dead zone people encounter on Everest) was enough for me and I had to call time having completed 6k in 41 mins. I have done 8k in 48 mins outside so you can see I was struggling.

Anyway, have checked my resting heart rate which was around 64 and my max which is around 194 so gonna do some heart rate training zones to get me in shape without destroying my body any further.

I've learnt that you can only do what your body will allow and you can't push it too much you have to wait for your body to come to you.

Anyway, 13 days to the 10k which I'm looking forward to so it's onwards and upwards.