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.
– 3.5 miles. Lay in the scratcher and listened to the wind howling and the rain peppering the windowpane. Didn’t fancy it. But up I got and away I went. Legs felt heavy and tired.
Made quinoa (as a cereal) for the three ladies. Added some organic pear and organic apple, milled goji berries and flaxseed, a sprinkle of ground cinnamon (great stuff) and simmered in almond milk. Compliments to the chef.
Thought some more about the idea I want to pitch to ACorn…
Magazines and chat shows and reality TV are bloated with blancmange[rs] who have molted lard by eating healthy and exercising. Fair play and all that. What if you took a 46 year-old man who smoked and boozed and ate rubbish food and presented with high cholesterol and high blood pressure, and you managed to transform him into a sub marathon runner in 20 months? Perhaps at the 2013 Cork marathon. Sounds amazing. Hold on, there’s more. The sub is merely a piece of the jigsaw…
When the aforementioned fella turns fifty, he breaks the world record for the 50-55 year-old master’s category, which currently stands at . Sweet as an almond. But there’s more. What if, and only if, (apologies to the wise guy and Godfather of modal logic, John Lemmon) the amazing chap does all of this by eating Sausage and Egg McMuffins as part of a balanced and healthy diet. Now we are getting somewhere.
McDonalds will want more than a quarter pound’s worth of flesh from this fella. They’ll want him all over the world eating Sausage and Egg McMuffins. Ho, ho. You with me ACorn?
So what ACorn needs to do is whisper the secret in his good lady's ear who, in turn, needs to have a chat with her good father – who has some serious connections with McDonalds – and he drops the proposal on the CEO’s desk, over a Latte. Oh yes – rubs hands.
Nothing in life’s easy. Lots could go wrong with this plan (I will present and address those concerns tomorrow). One thing’s for sure - imho - we get one chance at this adventure, so we should grab the quarter pounder with both hands and get munching.
RHR 56.
Night Sleep Time: 8.00
Nap Time: 0.00
Total Sleep Time: 8.00
Weight: 162.00
Comments
From allie on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 07:44:17 from 24.10.191.18
excellent idea. jared and subway? he's still cashing in on that one. you better get on this, acorn...
as for the quinoa breakfast -- sounds delicious. my favorite additions are dried cranberries and pistachios.
From Bam on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 08:27:44 from 86.40.150.68
I'd never heard of Jared. Googled him - interesting.
We have many things in our favour (age, smoking, drinking, bad diet etc and then we have the killer: the sub 2:20 aged 50). I've started scripting my motivational talks.
Like the idea of dried cranberries and pistachios; I'll give your suggestion a try and report back, unless, of course, I'm too busy meeting the CEO of McDonalds. I suspect I'll be reporting back to you sooner rather than later.
From Kam on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 09:32:59 from 174.23.210.238
Clearly this plan cannot fail. Can I be your agent/rep?
From Bam on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 10:13:30 from 86.40.150.68
Kam - your belief in 'the plan' is humbling. First-come-first-served; how's usual agent rates: 15% - oops, everything's dependent upon the facilitator, Mr ACorn. He may be a hard nut to crack. And then, there's his team. As it stands, they're an unknown quantity, to me at least. Ah, wait a second. ACorn can be the first man on the other side - McDonalds. I'll sweeten him with the earlier mentioned kickback. Happy days, Kam. Consider yourself on Team Bam-Bam - The team for geriatric dreamers, where anything and everything is possible.
From Jake K on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:12:31 from 155.100.226.53
I love this idea. I've been telling Andrea all year that we need to find a way to get sponsored by an ice cream company.
"McRunner" raised about $30K earlier this year, and it was essentially a grassroots movement that didn't much publicity until the very end.
With the right plan in place, this could be HUGE!!
From Bam on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:40:39 from 86.40.150.68
Jake - I googled McRunner - excellent.
I suppose I'll have to tweak the idea, put a different spin on it. Or maybe, with all the 'stuff' together there's an angle. Needs a tad more planning. I'll get onto my agent/manager, The Kamster.
I agree that you and Andrea should contact ice cream companies. The pair of you would be an advertiser's dream team.
I have an idea for you and Andrea, but it'll have to wait. The three ladies, whom I skivvy for, are screaming for their dinner.
From ACorn on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 12:51:24 from 68.66.168.22
Don't worry Kam, I'll deal with McDonald's and you deal with Bam. They'll probably be equally difficult to manage. No offense Bam. I propose that we split the 15% and take 7.5% each. No need for greed.
I'm willing to do anything to get Jared off TV and put a winner in the spotlight. Not that Jared isn't a winner, just not the motivator that I know Bam could be.
I'll work on my proposal to the corporate office of McDonald's. In the meantime, I'd appreciate any thoughts or pertinent points that may help my pitiful proposal to the purveyors of all Mcthings.
From Bam on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 13:28:24 from 86.40.150.68
Superdooper ACorn. I agree, no need for greed. 15% for The Kamster (agent and manager) and 15% for Mr ACorn (The Negotiator, AKA The Nut Cracker).
I'll have a think about some points that may help your pitiful proposal.
Apropos of The Kamster managing me, how about a suggested time for a 15 mile race in August 2012? Don't forget, I'm struggling to knock out 8:00 min pace for 5 miles at the moment. I'd suggest something under 1hr 30, for starters.
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