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The big sleep in
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Tracymumto7
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17 August 2012
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This morning I didn't get out of bed until 11am! Peter got up and saw the kids out the door for school, got the nappies changed and everyone fed. I had the luxury of sleep.
Two days to go to the Adelaide marathon. I'm now getting to take it easy after all my training. I signed up with Marie from Lazy runner, I signed up for a 10 week speed training programme. When I signed up It was at a time when I was feeling powerless to set goal races. My father in law was dying of cancer and had been moved to a hospice, Peter was going back and forth from Adelaide to Melbourne to spend what precious time he had left with his father. It was a sad and uncertain time. A time of waiting.
We had been though a similar time with my dad when he was dying of cancer too. I hate the waiting, waiting for tests, waiting for results, waiting for treatments, waiting for death.
I didn't have running when my dad was dying, but I had it this time. Having Marie set my program for me Had me out the door 3 times a week, had me focused on something other than death and sadness. A month into the speed training program and Pete's dad passed away. I took a week off of training as we all travelled to Melbourne for the funeral. We got to spend time with family and we all got to remember and celebrate the life of a very special man.
I could once more set a goal race, something to focus on. I went and signed up for a half marathon. I love the distance. It sounds like a huge achievement when you tell others you've ran a half. I have run two before. I emailed Marie to let her know and then got a reply that encouraged me to change to the 10km. I learnt a lesson, if you employ a coach to set your program you really should let them do their job and not go booking into races without consulting them first. After a couple of emails to the SARRC I was changed from the half to the 10km.
The last 10 weeks have been an emotionally difficult time. My running gave me a focus outside of the sadness. Getting up each morning to run at times was hard. I did it knowing I'd have to email Marie at the end of the week with how my training was going and I didn't want that email to be full of excuses.
I'm so excited, I'm off to Adelaide tomorrow. I'm off to run my race. I'm off to have fun and celebrate that I'm strong and healthy both mentally and physically. I get to spend time with my sister and shop in the city. I get time away for the everyday so I can come home refreshed and ready to take on the everyday life of a mum of seven beautiful kids.
Two days to go to the Adelaide marathon. I'm now getting to take it easy after all my training. I signed up with Marie from Lazy runner, I signed up for a 10 week speed training programme. When I signed up It was at a time when I was feeling powerless to set goal races. My father in law was dying of cancer and had been moved to a hospice, Peter was going back and forth from Adelaide to Melbourne to spend what precious time he had left with his father. It was a sad and uncertain time. A time of waiting.
We had been though a similar time with my dad when he was dying of cancer too. I hate the waiting, waiting for tests, waiting for results, waiting for treatments, waiting for death.
I didn't have running when my dad was dying, but I had it this time. Having Marie set my program for me Had me out the door 3 times a week, had me focused on something other than death and sadness. A month into the speed training program and Pete's dad passed away. I took a week off of training as we all travelled to Melbourne for the funeral. We got to spend time with family and we all got to remember and celebrate the life of a very special man.
I could once more set a goal race, something to focus on. I went and signed up for a half marathon. I love the distance. It sounds like a huge achievement when you tell others you've ran a half. I have run two before. I emailed Marie to let her know and then got a reply that encouraged me to change to the 10km. I learnt a lesson, if you employ a coach to set your program you really should let them do their job and not go booking into races without consulting them first. After a couple of emails to the SARRC I was changed from the half to the 10km.
The last 10 weeks have been an emotionally difficult time. My running gave me a focus outside of the sadness. Getting up each morning to run at times was hard. I did it knowing I'd have to email Marie at the end of the week with how my training was going and I didn't want that email to be full of excuses.
I'm so excited, I'm off to Adelaide tomorrow. I'm off to run my race. I'm off to have fun and celebrate that I'm strong and healthy both mentally and physically. I get to spend time with my sister and shop in the city. I get time away for the everyday so I can come home refreshed and ready to take on the everyday life of a mum of seven beautiful kids.
