First brick

Tippy toed into a first brick tonight.40min on the tt bike(started to feel fast, albeit only in a straight line) with 40 min easy run afterwards.

First rolled ankle of this campaign, but no serious Damage.

Still pumped

"Me and Shrek drank this magic potion, and now we're SEXY!!"

New TT bike acquired, and giddy up! it looks sexy!!!!.

What a horrible ride though:

Ø  I can’t steer it

Ø  I can’t do cross winds on it

Ø  I can’t do downhills on it

Ø  And the seat is so uncomfortable I’m not sure whether it needs more padding or a condom. I might nick name it Bubba. It's big and hard and doing me up the freckle while I’m in no position to do defend myself.

Got a year to get used to it I guess.

The training numbers look shabby for the end of Week 1, but not a problem. Sick all week, but still banged out 5.5 hours, including a 75minute run yesterday.

The world is still good.

W

Where's it coming from?

Diet into Day 3, with a significant increase in fruit, nut and vegetable intake.

Seriously, there is a FAR greater volume exiting than entering. Where’s it coming from? Have started to keep an eye out for the 5c piece I swallowed for a dare on Year 6 excursion to Canberra in 1976.

The advantage of a journal is that you can hold yourself accountable.

Didn’t want to write “I am a pussy” so dragged my miserable snot bucket head out for a 7k’r on the path at lunch today.  

There are only 348 steps to the start line. Barney Rubble’s twin brother can’t afford to waste any.

Thanks God for Witch Doctors

What a way to kick this thing off – Day 1 - Upper respiratory tract infection (head cold).

60min in the Gym this morning probably isn’t a key IM training, but felt good getting something done in any case.

On the significant upside, I can’t actually recall a time when my body was as so completely pain free – joints, muscles, tendons, bones – all PERFECT. Six weeks now of gym, glute exercises, fish oil tablets, and that shark’s fin witch doctor stuff seem to be weaving a little magic.

Happy days

W

Launch

50 weeks to the cannon (or Drew hitting the hooter) and its time to hook-up with the fellow Class of 2012 virgins. To my current knowledge, Shano, Ads, JP, Leo, John - buckle up chaps.

Whether this thing fails into a screaming heap in Week 1 or Week 50, or whether its a thorough success won;t change the future. This is definitely a once only endevour for me. Youtan Poluo

Today marks official commencement, though a "launch" would seem appropriate at some point soon. A minor head cold on Day 1 might end up slowing things down a bit this week in any case, but its a minor aside.

Blacktown 10k yesterday. Even accounting for not having many miles in the training legs, I didn’t understand why I ran so slow (47.11), at least until the photos came out today confirming that my morphus into Barney Rubble is now complete.

HABITS - 10 weeks until the end of July, and the goal for this phase is simply to get the right habits in place - nothing hard - nothing long - just 10 consistent weeks:

 > Up by 5:45am – and be into sessions EVERY morning by 6:00, finishing 60minutes later at 7:00. 

 > Get diet in order – "eat real food"

§  Get work food organized the day before to save eating junk from the machine

§  Daily bananas and raisin for alkaline to assist in arresting nitrogen bleaching from my aging body

§  Almonds and fish oil tablet for inflammation and Omega 3

§  Green vegies and Vit C&E for management of cell damage and free radicals

 > Stretch and basic strength exercises EVERY night for 20minutes

 > Get next morning clothes out the night before to assist int he early morning organisation process.

 > Get to bed by 10:00 every night

Here goes