2 years of solid racing, particularly over the longer distances led me to think that my plans for 2011 would be radically different to the previous years, where Triathlon had completely dominated my life.
Running a sub 3 hr marathon has always been a target of mine, and I always felt trying to fit in swim, bike and run training around a demanding job would limit my chances of doing this. I decided that in order to achieve my target, I would need to focus all my energies into pure running. Rotterdam Marathon, a course known for super fast times, would give me a great opportunity to realize this goal.
I was able to start running again during December, and enjoyed a trip back to Cornwall over the Christmas period where I was able run over some of my favourite routes - coastal footpaths, sand dunes and hills. Lots and lots of hills!
January to be a tough month - 1 week in and I completed a 200 mile charity bike ride, in aid of a great fiend and ex work mate, Ben Trend, who sadly died earlier last year. It was an emotional day, and a great challenge, thought up by and also completed by Martin Gill.
It also saw me take on a challenge of trying out veganism for a month. 2 months of relative inactivity, a boozy Christmas period and a Ricky Hatton style approach to training saw me gain a few kg's, so I decided it might be an interesting way of losing weight.
31 days later, and my total weight loss for the month was 7.1kg. Back on target for marathon race weight.
My current weight is now 79kg, but I hope to get that down closer to 75/6 by April 10th. I'm now back on the normal diet, but am staying off coffee, and avoiding all refined carbohydrates.
Its good to be eating meat again ; )
So on to February, and the plan is to begin racing again having built up a solid base milage over January.
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