1. Break the world record for the marathon in the 50+ age group, when I'm 50 in 2015.
2. Never wear compression socks.
Personal:
Married with two girls (6 and 10).
The Qwer Old Fella's Marathon Method is a four year experiment.
The first year (2012) was about getting back into running, staying off the smokes and booze, while sticking to a healthy eating plan and shedding mountains of lard. All boxes ticked.
Year two (2013 - age: 48) Injured Jan through March. Build back up and work on my 5k speed. Goal 15:45.
Year three (2014) will be about doing my first marathon in the spring. (Just for the experience and on a tough course - maybe Tralee; goal time, 2:30ish.) Then begins the prep work for Berlin 2015
Year four (2015) is all about breaking the world record for the marathon in the 50+ age group - it's only 2:19 :).
The above might sound nuts; it is, but then I'm nuts. Please do not copy any of the training I do: if you do, you are likely to end up running like me - not a good idea.
The idea is to have a laugh along the way. If I fail, I don't know what I'll do - my whole belief system will crumble and I suspect that this little rock might just stop spinning for a couple of seconds. Jakers, I better not fail for all our sakes. That's some burden, even for SuperBam.
5:00 a.m. - 3.5 easy. gentle plod. Felt okay, considering the scant sleep I've had recently. Intend to drop in a nap today, prior to getting out again for another 3.5 miles.
Busy day today: got to go food shopping - we pass McDonalds on the way to the supermarket. Will I cave to temptation? Time will tell...
– 3.5 miles progressive without watch. Slow first mile but picked it up nicely as the run went along.
I’m starting to get more organized. I’ve bought in rucks of quinoa, buckwheat, lentils, seeds, nuts, peanut butter and a new discovery – almond butter. Almond butter on a toasted wholegrain bagel is ambrosial. I also invested in oats – something I’ve never eaten. Oats remind me of baby puke, but I’m going to give them a try.
Everything seems to be going to plan. My only concern is that my weight seems to have stuck on 162lbs. I suspect my new muscularity[ossityness] – from my push ups - might be responsible for the scales struggling to give an accurate reading of my progress. I’m sure my body fat has dropped. I’ll keep a close eye on this. I think the weight will drop as the muscle-fuelled furnace fires fervently forever.
Had a chia bar before we went shopping. Managed to give McDonalds a miss, but the beautiful smell of grease and fat lingering in the air from the restaurant was so very tempting. Sometimes, I surprise myself with my steadfast resoluteness. The truth is the old lady wouldn’t let me go to McDonalds. Said we didn’t have time. Yeah, right. When don’t you have time to slip in a cheeky McDonalds?
RHR 53
Night Sleep Time: 6.00
Nap Time: 0.00
Total Sleep Time: 6.00
Weight: 162.00
Comments
From DaleG on Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 02:22:09 from 152.216.11.5
BAM, I just read the past few entries on your blog. Congrats on quitting smoking and losing some weight.
When I read your posts, I find myself reading them with an Irish accent.
Did you give in to temptation and eat at McDonalds?
From Kam on Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 12:10:00 from 68.66.163.179
Go for the pancakes and sausage, and a healthy glass of orange juice.
From Bam on Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 15:11:31 from 86.42.116.116
Lads, I didn't succumb. I managed to resist temptation. Over here, you can only get pancakes with sausage and maple syrup with an OJ up until a certain time - I think about 11 a.m..
I did, however, make some healthy chocolate nut fudge. I'm about to have a slab in a minute. I'll tell you all about it tomorrow.
From allie on Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 16:23:00 from 24.10.191.18
as much as i love having my breakfast foods embossed with a giant M, the winning choice will always be almond butter. my favorite accompaniment: celery.
From DaleG on Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 22:22:56 from 152.216.11.5
I often read of people loving almond butter. I'm going to have to give it a try.
From aleph on Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 23:42:57 from 75.76.231.184
Oats are the best! I love them an unreasonable amount. Try them with mashed up banana, a dollop of maple syrup, and some raisins. and cinnamon, always. Apples are good if you lack the banana. Also, you wouldn't expect it, but for a post-run snack, cold oatmeal with peanut butter mixed in is super wonderful. (don't forget the cinnamon)
Do they make soy milk in Europe? I find it very helpful. Oats are a meal. No, they are like a BIG meal, a hearty dinner. Oats are the hearty dinner of breakfasts, mcdonald's be damned.
From Bam on Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 01:30:56 from 86.41.105.91
allie - celery dipped in almod butter - oh yes, I'll be trying that for my mid-morning graze. Thanks for that, sounds moreish!
Go on, Dale. Get in there and attack the almond butter. You know you wanna give it a go.
aleph - us Europeans invented soy milk and everything else - apart from McDonalds.
I'll give your oats idea a go. The old lady and kids eat it, but they only have slices of banana in it. I make sure I get my daily fix of ground cinnamon - one of the best things one can have, apparently.
You must try chia seeds. look them up, they are fandabbydozy.
From DaleG on Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 01:37:54 from 70.6.139.220
I believe I will give it A go tomorrow.
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