Going Old School......

I'm taking it back to the old school
'Cause I'm an old fool, who's so cool
If you want to get down
I'm gonna show you the way
Whoomp, there it is
(Let me hear you say)
Whoomp, there it is

Nothing like old tunes and this Sunday for the B&A Marathon I will be going Old School. In this day of high tech goodies I will be racing with just a simple stop-watch. The Garmin GPS watch has died in recent weeks and so no constant reminders of pace, how many miles to go current grade. Nope, none of that, just simply the amount of time spent running.....

I was thinking about going the whole hog with waffle soles, headband, knee length socks, vest and short shorts....pretty much my dad circa 1984! but decided against it :-)

Running in the dark....

This time of year isn't much fun for running. Don't get me wrong, I love running but the darkness descends and my running shoes don't get to see daylight until at least March. Early morning runs are in the dark and evenings runs are in the dark...

The lack of daylight severely limits the routes that I can run and I generally have to pound the sidewalks, a minority of which have lighting....good job I like eating carrots! No longer can I get out onto my long rural routes using the back lanes amongst the fields and farms. That's what I miss most, getting away from the traffic, the hustle and bustle, and being able to push the pace past the corn fields and the odd cow munching away on the grass. Not until the daylight comes back will I be able to do that and in the meantime I struggle to find new routes on the local sidewalks....

At least the sidewalks are generally snow and ice free and I'm able to get outside and not be stuck on the dreadmill until Winter's end!

You've been struck by...you've been struck by.....

A damn cold. Yep, on Monday I duly awoke with a sore throat, which continued into Tuesday and transformed into a full-blown cold on Wednesday. Now on Friday I still have it and feel as though my head is about to blow apart. Fortunately, this week was a recovery week from a training point of view and hopefully the cold will have receded enough to allow full training for the next few weeks as I build towards the next major goal on Oct 21st at the Duathlon World's.

It feels pretty odd to catch a cold when the temperatures are in the 80's and the sun has been shining, but there you go! Perhaps I managed to collect the virus from the race last weekend, you never know what is in some of the waters that we swim in (probably don't what to know to be fully honest!)

Well, I still have the 15km Larry Noel road race on Sunday and hopefully I will be back to full breathing capabilities for that race, after all there is a $100 prize on the line for 1st place. If not, then perhaps the hard run will be able to clear the system. Sarah is also making her long-awaited US running debut on Sunday in the adjoining 3km race. I'll let you know how she gets on.