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MONKEY IS OFF MY BACK!

Posted by Johnbo , 07 May 2012 · 248 views

Went back to basics over the past twelve months:

Identify the recurrent injury problem, and sort it out.
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Establish new and better running pattern to avoid injury relapse
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Work on strength
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Work on endurance
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Re-discover the joy of running injury free!
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Don't focus on racing until ready
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Mix it up and Go bush and trail and away from road
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Run Trail marathons / ready and in great form!
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Enrolled for Glenbrook, six foot and Mt Solitary: all cancelled!
You can't win them all!

Heck, lets run a hilly 10 km race on no speedwork, no target or focused preparation....
Personal Best time of 38:42.
A course PB by 50 seconds. First 10 km PB in 3 years. Easy and comfortable run. lots in the tank!

Don't know where that came from!!

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vat
May 07 2012 10:52 PM

I'm going to go with training and hard work.

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Johnbo
May 08 2012 11:46 AM

Yep. But sometimes you just need to do the right training and the right hard work!
Finally back in the traps and ready to roll..

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walshy2
May 09 2012 08:44 PM

well done Johnbo. why not sign up for the M7 Mara and blitz a good mara time out in the golden west. You will have a few buddy's to keep you company too! :-)

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Johnbo
May 09 2012 09:13 PM

I am there mate! Only problem is that every A race i have signed up for this year has been cancelled! I am in for North Face marathon Pairs with burglar next week...you doing it?

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walshy2
May 09 2012 09:30 PM

no did Canberra Mara and so next event for me is M7. I will guarantee it won't get cancelled!!!

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Johnbo
May 10 2012 08:34 AM

Burglar Tropic and I will be @ M7 sporting natty Northern Beaches Trail runners shirts. Fish out of water, but we can run....
A match up Vs Hornet , you and runhard?

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TropicThunder
May 10 2012 08:45 PM

Bring on M7 - hopefully your target is not too "soft", though saying that looking forward to pacing band A, B & "C"

Fnd a good running buddy - CHECK
Patience is a virtue - CHECK

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Injured2010
May 13 2012 07:48 PM

Well Done Johnbo great 10k time and hope you stay injury free and I am sure there will be more PB's to come :-)

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2012 Goals

Marathon 3 04 59 (3:13:27 M7)

Half Marathon 85 mins (85:02 Blackmores Half)

10 km 38 mins (38:39 Willoughby)

Personal Best Times

North Face 100
2012 Marathon Pairs 12:24:08
CP3 to Finish 5:15:24

Six Foot

2010 Virgin Run 4:32:45

4th in Wave 2 Beer Bet.
King of the 'Beer Bet" Mountain!
Stewards Award (for unfounded
allegation of 'sand bagging'!)

Marathons

2012 M7 Cities 3 13 27

2009 Canberra 3 14 06

2010 M7 Cities 3 22 20
(Cramps @ 32!)
2009 Sydney 3 23 18

2011 M7 Cities 3 28 47
2008 Sydney 3 28 51

2008 Canberra 3 32 38

Willy to Billy

2009 35 km Bush Run 2 50 48

Woodford to Glenbrook

2009 25 km Bush Run 1 47 02

2010 25 km Bush Run 1 49 56

Half Marathons

2012 Sydney Half 1:25:02

2012 Sutho Half (trail) 1:28:28

2011 SMH 1 29 04

2010 SMH 1 27 35
2009 SMH 1 27 50
2008 SMH 1 31 00
2007 Sydney 1 33 41

10km

2012 Sept Willoughby 38:39

2012 May Striders LC 38:42

2011 May Striders NH 39 47

2009 June Striders NH 38 49
2009 May Striders ANSW HB 38 56
2009 Apr Striders LC 39 30
2008 Nov Striders LC 40 42