Before I start, the first
thing to say about this month’s entry is that it was nearly called something else. It was originally
going to be called TCB (more about that later) but following the purchasing of
a very appropriate t-shirt, some of you may have seen it on Facebook, there was
only really one title I could use this time.
Anyway, hello and thanks (as
always) for taking the time out of your day to read the times and tribulations
of my build up to the New York Marathon in November. If you’re new to this or
would like to read the previous entries there are links at the bottom right
hand corner of this page. As usual it’s been a busy month that doesn’t exactly involve
lots of training or progress, however, there is hope for optimism – more on
that later. I’ve started my new job, which I’m really enjoying, and feel in
much better place now in terms of work / Trust / training / life balance.
Earlier this month mum and I
took dad on this rock ‘n’ roll pilgrimage to Memphis where we visited Elvis’ Graceland
and Sun Studios (where Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash recorded all
their stuff). It was an amazing trip. We had to change planes in Toronto so
made the most of it by having three days there. That’s where I managed to get
out and do some running. Running through a big city with skyscrapers seemed
like good practice for NYC – actually while we were on a tour guide we learnt that
Toronto is often used as New York in the filming of US dramas and films as it’s
cheaper to film there. Running along the harbour front was amazing and
certainly was a nice distraction. I’m hoping and guessing that running through
downtown Manhattan will prove the same...
The other, what I’m hoping
will be significant news, is that I’m currently 6 days in to the Dukan diet. A
few of my mates have done it so I thought I’d give it a go. So far it’s been
good. I think one of the problems about this whole marathon training so far is it
has always been so far in the future. Now it is only a few months anyway and although
I’ve probably left myself too much to do, it has helped getting my mind
focused. In fact, honestly, I have left myself too much to do, but I’m really
going to give my heart and soul in to this and do my best to make Brownie
proud. I only wish I’d have started this earlier, but then again, would / could
I have? Is the fact it’s only four months away the pressure I needed?
Another fairly big development
on the training front is my training buddy, Hoops, has moved house. Therefore
no longer round the corner to drag me out running or to the gym. So from now on
I’m on my own...
I want to leave the final word
of this month’s entry to the King himself, Elvis. As I mentioned at the start,
this was originally going be entitled ‘TCB’ which is what Elvis called his
band. It stands for Taking Care of Business and I feel that is appropriate at
the moment.
It’s time to take care of
business....
