Iron News Man - March 11, 2010
Iron News Man
“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.” - Brian Tracy
The LA Marathon is just 10 days away! I’m feeling better about my upcoming performance than I did just 24 hours ago when I was suffering from a head cold. I still am not 100 percent, but I can tell I’m on my way to a full recovery. Getting sick close to a big race or injuring myself are my two biggest fears. I’ve been very lucky over the years, both sickness and injury have hit when I have time to recover. In short, bring on the LA Marathon!
After my much-needed full off day yesterday (no running, biking, or swimming and no weight training), it’s back to the grind today. Here’s my training schedule for today:
Run 8-miles
The run will be based from the Santa Clarita Athletic Club and utilize both streets and a running path (The Santa Clarita Trail). The idea of this run is once again perform a negative split. I’m not sure if I’m dogging it on the way out, but my times on my negative split return legs have been faster by 2-5 minutes. That’s pretty substantial. I’ll be sure to give it more effort.
Are you familiar with Push Complexes? They’re a great way to get a great workout! In today’s Wakeup Workout Video Certified Trainer Jeff Bomberger demonstrates Push Complexes.
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-Chris
My race schedule (so far) for 2010:
13.1 Los Angeles (Half) Marathon
Students Run LA Friendship Run
Wildflower Triathlon (long course)
Ironman World Championships????
Why blog? To inspire others.
Simply put, three years ago I was overweight! At 6’1” I weighed 252, and wore size 40 pants. Few people really noticed, but I did. In pictures, on TV, I was not happy with my appearance. Covering the 2007 LA Marathon for NBC4 was the last straw. Every picture I was in highlighted just how out of shape I had become.
No more! Since that time, the guy who could barely run around the block has slowly built-up his endurance and completed numerous events. Among the big ones: the 2008 Long Beach International Marathon , 2009 Surf City Marathon in Huntington Beach, 2009 LA Marathon, 2009 Vineman Ironman 70.3, and 2009 Ironman Arizona!
I invite you to share this journey with me.
