Week 1 out of 16 - the race is on!

After last weeks final decision (and paying the fee) for Aviemore Half marathon on October 19.th - we have reached the point of no return. 16 weeks to go.
Luckily we have a training program for completing a half marathon - that runs for ... 16 weeks!

The hard facts are: 3 training sessions each week. (of varying length and training type)

Personally it is years since I have been out running three times in one week - but it happend this week. It must be imagination - but today after completing number three - a run on 25 Minutes (!) it felt OK ..!!! It was not a trip of Joy - but it was OK! Let's hope it continues....

... and now I am enjoing the semi final in euro 2008 - with a cold Tuborg...

( i dont take running that serious!!!)

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Adrian's first day of training

So, here we go. What turned out an idea has now turned into reality very quickly. Leif has now bought himself a new pair of trainers and a GPS watch so that early expenditure means no turning back now. Mind you given his past record at training I do not understand how he could possibly need another pair of new trainers and GPS watch - he has never run far enough to get lost!

Anyway, last night kids were taken care of by Fiona's mum, dad and sister, so we had a great night out at Champany Inn - you know - lovely starter, main course, 4 beers and to top it all off Cheese Cake!

So this morning? Well not up as early as normal but in any case feeling not too bad. Three cups of tea and toast and I find myself equipped with GPS watch for traditional Sunday run along Canal - around 7km. Full of enthusiam I spend 10 minutes trying to work out what course Sune has set for me only to find me finally racing against a virtual runner doing 30km per hour! So stop I did, spent another 10 minutes finding another course and so finally begin.

First 10 minutes not too bad, keeping pace nicely then slowly but surely the pace drops. Although you know it already it is heart breaking to look at the dam GPS watch for confirmation!

Finally complete the course in just over 40 minutes which is very depressing considering I used to do it in 36! Anyway it is a start......

Arrive back home to find Fiona wondering where the hell I have been! 20 minutes with GPS watch, 40 minute run plus 10 minute travel I respond to which I receive a shake of the head - mad - maybe she is right!

Reasons we should not do it

• we have never ran even close to the distance
• we have never been any races longer than 10 K
• we don't even know if our bodies will hold for that kind of distance...
• all of us have 10+ kilos to much 'bodymass' (each)

... (not complete)..to be continued

Why Blog?

To have a forum for this Crazy idea.

To inform and share our thougths , pain and joy (?) - in the training process.

To tell stories from both sides of the north sea when training, racing and resting...

The beginning - how did it happen?

First blog - it has to deal with the very interessting question.

How the heck did this happen?
How did a couple of guys (in modeate to extremely bad form) get the idea that we would go for a marathon - more specific London Marathon?

Is it a kind of 'man thing' ? To prove our mandlyhood? ...
Maybe it is because we want to say 'I have completed a marathon'
or 'before I die - I must run a marathon'..

I honestly do not know....it is not easy to say... when it was decided in Adrians office last tuesday (in a moment of temparily madness) we just laughed... probably not understanding what we just had decided. Looking back, I can not remember how we even got started - talking about London Marathon.



//Leif