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James' Marathon Plan
In a mad moment, in April 2005, at the end of my first Journey Intensive, I made a commitment to run a marathon in 2006, in aid of the Journey Outreach Program.
- Run the
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Susan and I are now (21st June) (both!) officially enrolled in:
Thruxton 10K race, Sunday 17th July. It’s here if you want to come and cheer. We’re going to a Hash BBQ in Ludgershall afterwards! We did it in BAKING heat. We finished, we weren't last, and we weren't injured (and James ran 9 miles the following day, on schedule!) See the press release here.
New Forest Half Marathon, Sunday 18th September. It starts here and ends here. It seems strangely prescient that it should end in the Cemetery Sports Centre! It seems likely that Susan and I will take around 3.5 to 4 hours; it starts at 11:00am; we should be back by 3pm. Time for a leisurely picnic in the NewF while we’re sweating our way around! (we did it in 2:57, which delighted us!)
Clarendon Way Half Marathon, Sunday October 2nd. 12:00. Starts at Broughton and ends in Salisbury. Being one-way, this is one where we’d really appreciate some support. The absolute best for us would be if we could get a lift to Broughton, be cheered in Salisbury, and given a lift from Salisbury back to wherever our car is! The Clarendon Way is MUCH tougher than the NewF, so we’ll probably take at least four hours to do it. This is probably not a picnic day! The Clarendon is famous for having seriously bad weather EVERY year! But there’s plenty of time for a leisurely pub lunch somewhere between Broughton and Salisbury, I should think!
Walt Disney World Full Marathon, January 8th 2006 at 6:00am!!! If you’d like to come, it’s here: I’m afraid you get to pay for your own air fare!
We haven’t yet registered for the Cape Town Half Marathon … we thought we’d get a few more miles under our belts first! I've currently (22/6) done 173 miles on the training plan; see the details for the details.
This web page is here to record my progress, and to appeal for help in this project. I need help (at least) in these areas:
- Physical training and coaching
- Nutrition and weight loss
- Sports injury (and sports health!)
- Psychology of sport (and Journey Processes)
- Publicity
- Administration
- Fund raising
- Travel planning
I want publicity for the charities, and the work they do. I also want publicity for the programme itself, to show what an overweight (I was 70lbs--32Kg overweight at the start of this programme), redundant (I was made redundant, with no notice whatsoever, last November), 57 year old man, who has never been really fit in his life, and who was walking with a stick due to bad knees just two months ago, can do!
If I can do it, anyone can do it!
Here are some other links that are relevant:
The greatest trainers in the world, MBTs (Masai Barefoot Technology). I've just discovered them (bought two pairs, sandals and trainers, at the Festival of Mind, Body, Spirit. Susan bought a pair too, and so did two of my friends at the show. This weekend I discovered that even the Buddha wears MBTs!).- My Vision for this Program, as I outlined it in a letter to the Journey organisation in April 2005.
- My current training progress (Excel spreadsheet)
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(Click to see what the advertiser has on offer ... I make (miniscule) amounts of money every time some clicks the link, even if you don't buy anything!!
It goes without saying that I don't endorse any of these ads!)
