The Qwer Old Fella's Marathon Method

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Location:

Tralee,Ireland

Member Since:

Oct 01, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I've never worn compression socks.

Short-Term Running Goals:

To do a race.

Long-Term Running Goals:

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.

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Just a quick message to say thank you to those who have asked about my health. I had two teeth removed, ended up with a debilitating infection and an awful condition called 'Dry Socket'.

I'm on the mend and hope to be back running and blogging soon...

Thanks again for the concern and good wishes; it's nice to know that people care.

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Comments

From Russ on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 10:30:27 from 74.114.3.253

Good news! I was worried about Bam - thought we'd lost you to either the non-running devils or worse. Hope that dry socket is fixed and you're ready to roll soon.

From Bam on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 15:42:55 from 86.42.117.203

Russ - thanks. I'm hoping to get out tomorrow morning. I know the sensible thing to do is to wait a couple more days but I need to get out there and get rid of the timber I'm carrying.

I've got all the training planned out now; just hope the old body will be able to cope with my deluded sense of what I think I'm capable of...

2.25 2013 Cork marathon - don't put any money on it: I've never run a marathon. Come to think of it, I've never raced further than 10k. But one thing's for sure, the plan looks great.

From Kam on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 11:28:48 from 68.66.163.179

Your blog title reminds me of Whitman. Here's a taste:

"Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the open road,

Healthy, free, the world before me,

The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose.

Henceforth I ask not good-fortune—I myself am good fortune;

Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, 5

Strong and content, I travel the open road."

The rest is here: http://www.bartleby.com/142/82.html

From Bam on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 11:49:22 from 86.40.240.233

Don't tell anybody but I'm a big poetry reader and I'd put Whitman up there in my top ten. I like this line:

'I think I could stop here myself, and do miracles;'

The comma after 'myself' works beautifully; it mimics the pause referred to and gives oomph to the pronouncement that follows.

The idea of The Road was from McCarthy's book and that I hope to be travelling the road 'less traveled' - with apologies to Robert Frost.

Now you've got me thinking: will I read Whitman or Frost tonight?

From Kam on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 22:31:11 from 67.2.47.192

I read The Road, and skipped the movie. I could scarcely believe how much I loved reading a book called All the Pretty Horses. Cormac has a way with words, and the way he handles dialogue is unequaled.

From Bam on Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 05:18:48 from 86.40.14.211

Kam - McCarthy's my favourite author and in my opinion 'The Road' is the greatest book ever written.

McCarthy isn't for everybody: his world view is quite bleak. The ubiquitous and unflinching violence, which seams through his writing, is a harrowing and terrifying warning about the insidious ugliness that pervades mankind.

Yet the beauty and warmth he uncloses in the love between a nameless father and son travelling a 'post-apocalyptic' road, hints at a panacea to the pandemic evils of this world.

Me, I'm a happy chappy who believes in leprechauns.

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