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. – 5 miles with 4 easy and a 0.5 gentle pick-up in the final mile.
The best laid schemes of mice and men: intended to work hard after yesterday’s feast, but decided that it was better to knock out the 5 miles rather than bail out after 3.5 miles.
So the run went swimmingly. The big, bright, beautiful, insouciant moon (note: must stop employing adjectives to carry weak nouns) sat over Jupiter and while I plodded along I had an epiphany. But the veracity of the epiphany necessitated my digital scales delivering some unlikely information – I had to have dropped 1lb from yesterday. So I gave my new fangled scheme a boost and banged out the 0.5 mile pick-up and it worked. When I weighed myself, I’d shed 1lb. Ho, ho, I thought. I’m going to rake in some serious coin.
As with all great schemes, there’s a catch. Here’s the rub: I need to pluck up the courage to pitch my proposition to ACorn. ACorn is the missing link (metaphorically speaking – I don’t mean he’s gorillaesque because he bangs out thousands of push ups, I mean, I need him to facilitate my scheme/business idea).
For now, I need to think it through, but my idea will make me rich and famous (not so wise for a guy on a mafia hit-list - not that I am) and ACorn should make some serious wedge from the kickback I give him…
RHR 56 and rising with excitement.
Must make a batch of chia bars today and a pot of red lentil soup, lightly spiced with cayenne pepper and paprika - not quite the same as a Sausage and Egg McMuffin. Ho hum.
Night Sleep Time: 8.00
Nap Time: 0.00
Total Sleep Time: 8.00
Weight: 162.00
Comments
From aleph on Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 11:36:38 from 67.63.231.130
Yo, I think inappropriate anthropomorphism is more of a problem in that instance, despite centuries of literature illogically suggesting the agency of celestial bodies.
Yo, also, red lentil soup is so much better than McDonalds. It tastes better, it's fun to make, and you will feel like a million bucks. Not sure what chia bars are though.
From ACorn on Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 12:25:00 from 68.66.168.22
Bam,
Can't wait to hear your proposal. I'm sure we can make a deal.
5 miles isn't shabby, nicely done.
From Bam on Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 13:54:39 from 86.42.123.68
aleph - agree on the anthropomorphism. Have to disagree about the lentil soup and McDonalds. But hey, I've a vested interest - all of a sudden - in McDonalds, which will be revealed tomorrow.
ACorn - We have to make the deal: I'm already blowing the paper.
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