I have to do a long run today or tomorrow. I guess because I’m not looking forward to it I put it off until tomorrow. Read Graeme Hilditch on motivation. Nor much there for me really. He has nine tips for staying motivated and I immediately discount six of them. Decide to read the Lance Armstrong book I’ve got and also to buy the other one that I haven’t read. Particularly like the quote “Pain is temporary, quitting is forever”. Not sure I’m ready to live up to that just yet though. Also decide to go and watch an event of two and get a second hand feeling of satisfaction from watching other runners. It would be nice to remind myself how the frontrunners look when they’re going for it.
I’m becoming a fruitaholic. Once I can get past the hassle of eating fruit I’m ok. It is a lot easier to open a bag of crisps and throw them down your throat than peeling a messy orange, particularly when you have to take off all the pith like I do. I know it’s not much hassle, but it has been an excuse in the past. Now I’m straight in there. They’re a bit unpredictable though. Two oranges can be identical to look at but one’s delicious and the other’s a dog. Same with satsumas and clems. For no apparent reason one can be bursting with freshness and another bursting with pips.
I’ve given up this only eating food that’s in season nonsense though. I like berries so why should I have to wait until they’re in season in Yorkshire? That’s hardly going to help me with my Spring marathon training. Not keen on this “ripen in the bowl” stuff that some of the supermarkets are promoting. One day it’s rock hard and inedible, next day it’s soft and mushy. Avocados seem to change in a blink.
In the evening I head off with my eldest for a look at the new gym facilities at the University, but soon hit traffic. I arrive late and immediately get lost on campus. As I’m on my way to an evening football match I abandon all hope of finding the facilities and head off for the M62. Apologies to George for temporarily suspending my no swearing resolution. There were exacerbating circumstances (aren’t there always).
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Interesting post.
ReplyDeleteI too have read Graeme Hilditch's book to get me into marathon shape. I've been following the book since i started training and although i agree the section on motivation wasn't the strongest chapter (but might be very useful for some) am i alone in thinking that pound for pound, its the best value training book you can buy? I bought 3 or 4 at the start of training, and its always Hilditch's i come back to again and again for food, injury and training advice!
Not long to go now and training is on track. Injury free and i can't wait.